³ Doth God pervert judgment? And doth the Mighty One pervert justice?

⁷ and now, let fear of Jehovah be upon you, observe and do, for there is not with Jehovah our God perverseness, and acceptance of faces, and taking of a bribe.'

⁴ The Rock! -- perfect `is' His work, For all His ways `are' just; God of stedfastness, and without iniquity: Righteous and upright `is' He.

²⁵ Far be it from Thee to do according to this thing, to put to death the righteous with the wicked; that it hath been -- as the righteous so the wicked -- far be it from Thee; doth the Judge of all the earth not do justice?'

¹⁰ Therefore, O men of heart, hearken to me; Far be it from God to do wickedness, And `from' the Mighty to do perverseness:

¹¹ For the work of man he repayeth to him, And according to the path of each He doth cause him to find.

¹² Yea, truly, God doth not do wickedly, And the Mighty doth not pervert judgment.

¹⁴ And Jehovah doth watch for the evil, and bringeth it upon us, for righteous `is' Jehovah our God concerning all His works that He hath done, and we have not hearkened to His voice.

⁴ let it not be! and let God become true, and every man false, according as it hath been written, `That Thou mayest be declared righteous in Thy words, and mayest overcome in Thy being judged.'

⁵ And, if our unrighteousness God's righteousness doth establish, what shall we say? is God unrighteous who is inflicting the wrath? (after the manner of a man I speak)

⁶ let it not be! since how shall God judge the world?

⁷ and I heard another out of the altar, saying, `Yes, Lord God, the Almighty, true and righteous `are' Thy judgments.'

³ and they sing the song of Moses, servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, `Great and wonderful `are' Thy works, O Lord God, the Almighty, righteous and true `are' Thy ways, O King of saints,

⁵ but, according to thy hardness and impenitent heart, thou dost treasure up to thyself wrath, in a day of wrath and of the revelation of the righteous judgment of God,

²⁰ And ye have said: The way of the Lord is not pondered, Each according to his ways do I judge you, O house of Israel.'

¹⁷ And the sons of thy people have said: The way of the Lord is not pondered, As to them -- their way is not pondered.

²⁵ And ye have said, Not pondered is the way of the Lord. Hear, I pray you, O house of Israel, My way -- is it not pondered? Are not your ways unpondered?

⁴ And the strength of the king Hath loved judgment, Thou -- Thou hast established uprightness; Judgment and righteousness in Jacob, Thou -- Thou hast done.

¹⁴ Righteousness and judgment `Are' the fixed place of Thy throne, Kindness and truth go before Thy face.

² Truly I have known that `it is' so, And what -- is man righteous with God?

³ Is it good for Thee that Thou dost oppress? That Thou despisest the labour of Thy hands, And on the counsel of the wicked hast shone?

⁷ Lo, I cry out -- violence, and am not answered, I cry aloud, and there is no judgment.

¹⁵ What `is' the Mighty One that we serve Him? And what do we profit when we meet with Him?'

²⁰ His own eyes see his destruction, And of the wrath of the Mighty he drinketh.

⁵ For Job hath said, `I have been righteous, And God hath turned aside my right,

¹⁷ Yea, doth one hating justice govern? Or the Most Just dost thou condemn?

¹⁸ Who hath said to a king -- `Worthless,' Unto princes -- `Wicked?'

¹⁹ That hath not accepted the person of princes, Nor hath known the rich before the poor, For a work of His hands `are' all of them.

¹³ Surely vanity God doth not hear, And the Mighty doth not behold it.

² Is the striver with the Mighty instructed? The reprover of God, let him answer it.

⁸ Dost thou also make void My judgment? Dost thou condemn Me, That thou mayest be righteous?

¹⁷ `Is mortal man than God more righteous? Than his Maker is a man cleaner?