^{19 Ref} Who has no respect for rulers, and who gives no more attention to those who have wealth than to the poor, for they are all the work of his hands.

^{20 Ref} Suddenly they come to an end, even in the middle of the night: the blow comes on the men of wealth, and they are gone, and the strong are taken away without the hand of man.

^{21 Ref} For his eyes are on the ways of a man, and he sees all his steps.

^{22 Ref} There is no dark place, and no thick cloud, in which the workers of evil may take cover.

^{23 Ref} For he does not give man a fixed time to come before him to be judged.

^{24 Ref} He sends the strong to destruction without searching out their cause, and puts others in their place.

^{25 Ref} For he has knowledge of their works, overturning them in the night, so that they are crushed.

^{26 Ref} The evil-doers are broken by his wrath, he puts his hand on them with force before the eyes of all onlookers.

^{27 Ref} Because they did not go after him, and took no note of his ways,

^{28 Ref} So that the cry of the poor might come up to him, and the prayer of those in need come to his ears.

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