³⁸ Is it not from the mouth of the Most High
    that evil and good come?^(A)

⁷ I form light and create darkness,
    I make weal and create woe;
    I the Lord do all these things.^(A)

⁶ Is a trumpet blown in a city,
    and the people are not afraid?
Does disaster befall a city
    unless the Lord has done it?^(A)

⁷ but it is God who executes judgment,
    putting down one and lifting up another.^(A)

²⁶ Many seek the favor of a ruler,
    but it is from the Lord that one gets justice.^(A)