26. Where the wicked are, he strikes them,in a place where all can see,
27. Because they turned away from himand did not understand his ways at all:
28. And made the cry of the poor reach him,so that he heard the cry of the afflicted.
29. If he is silent, who then can condemn?If he hides his face, who then can behold him,whether nation or individual?
30. Let an impious man not rule,nor those who ensnare their people.
31. Should anyone say to God,“I accept my punishment; I will offend no more;
32. What I cannot see, teach me:if I have done wrong, I will do so no more,”
33. Would you then say that God must punish,when you are disdainful?It is you who must choose, not I;speak, therefore, what you know.
34. Those who understand will say to me,all the wise who hear my views: