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15 All flesh shall perish together, and man shall turn again unto dust.
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all humanity would perish together and mankind would return to the dust.
16 If now thou hast understanding, hear this: hearken to the voice of my words.
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“If you have understanding, hear this; listen to what I say.
17 Shall even he that hateth right govern? and wilt thou condemn him that is most just?
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Can someone who hates justice govern? Will you condemn the just and mighty One?
18 Is it fit to say to a king, Thou art wicked? and to princes, Ye are ungodly?
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Is he not the One who says to kings, ‘You are worthless,’ and to nobles, ‘You are wicked,’
19 How much less to him that accepteth not the persons of princes, nor regardeth the rich more than the poor? for they all are the work of his hands.
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who shows no partiality to princes and does not favor the rich over the poor, for they are all the work of his hands?
20 In a moment shall they die, and the people shall be troubled at midnight, and pass away: and the mighty shall be taken away without hand.
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They die in an instant, in the middle of the night; the people are shaken and they pass away; the mighty are removed without human hand.
21 For his eyes are upon the ways of man, and he seeth all his goings.
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“His eyes are on the ways of mortals; he sees their every step.
22 There is no darkness, nor shadow of death, where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.
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There is no deep shadow, no utter darkness, where evildoers can hide.
23 For he will not lay upon man more than right; that he should enter into judgment with God.
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God has no need to examine people further, that they should come before him for judgment.
24 He shall break in pieces mighty men without number, and set others in their stead.
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Without inquiry he shatters the mighty and sets up others in their place.
25 Therefore he knoweth their works, and he overturneth them in the night, so that they are destroyed.
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Because he takes note of their deeds, he overthrows them in the night and they are crushed.
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