16 “If you understand, listen to this.Open your ears to my words!
17 Should anyone who hates justice be allowed to govern?Will you condemn the one who is righteous and mighty?
18 Should anyone ⌊even⌋ say to a king,‘You good-for-nothing scoundrel!’or to nobles, ‘You wicked people!’
19 The one who is righteous and mightydoes not grant special favors to princesor prefer important people over poor peoplebecause his hands made them all.
20 They die suddenly in the middle of the night.People have seizures and pass away.Mighty people are taken away but not by human hands.
21 God’s eyes are on a person’s ways.He sees all his steps.
22 There’s no darkness or deep shadowwhere troublemakers can hide.