18 God condemns kings and rulerswhen they are worthless or wicked.
19 He does not take the side of rulersnor favor the rich over the poor,for he created everyone.
20 We may suddenly die at night.God strikes us down and we perish;he kills the mighty with no effort at all.
21 He watches every step we take.
22 There is no darkness dark enoughto hide a sinner from God.
23 God does not need to set a timefor us to go and be judged by him.
24 He does not need an investigationto remove leaders and replace them with others.