14. If it were his intention and he withdrew his spirit and breath,
15. all humanity would perish together and mankind would return to the dust.
16. “If you have understanding, hear this; listen to what I say.
17. Can someone who hates justice govern? Will you condemn the just and mighty One?
18. Is he not the One who says to kings, ‘You are worthless,’ and to nobles, ‘You are wicked,’
19. 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. 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. “His eyes are on the ways of mortals; he sees their every step.