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18 the one who says to a king,
‘You worthless man,’ to noblemen, ‘You wicked man,’
19 who shows no partiality to officials[a]
and who does not take note of the noble more than of the insignificant,[b]
for all of them are the work of his hands?
20 In a moment they die,
and in the middle of the night the people are shaken, and they pass away,
and they take away the mighty effortlessly.[c]

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Footnotes

  1. Job 34:19 Literally “he does not lift the face of officials”
  2. Job 34:19 Literally “he does not regard the eminent to the face of the poor/insignificant”
  3. Job 34:20 Literally “not by a hand”

18 Is he not the One who says to kings, ‘You are worthless,’
    and to nobles,(A) ‘You are wicked,’(B)
19 who shows no partiality(C) to princes
    and does not favor the rich over the poor,(D)
    for they are all the work of his hands?(E)
20 They die in an instant, in the middle of the night;(F)
    the people are shaken and they pass away;
    the mighty are removed without human hand.(G)

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