Job 34:21-30

New Century Version

²¹ “God watches where people go;
    he sees every step they take.
²² There is no dark place or deep shadow
    where those who do evil can hide from him.
²³ He does not set a time
    for people to come before him for judging.
²⁴ Without asking questions, God breaks powerful people into pieces
    and puts others in their place.
²⁵ Because God knows what people do,
    he defeats them in the night, and they are crushed.
²⁶ He punishes them for the evil they do
    so that everyone else can watch,
²⁷ because they stopped following God
    and did not care about any of his ways.
²⁸ The cry of the poor comes to God;
    he hears the cry of the needy.
²⁹ But if God keeps quiet, who can blame him?
    If he hides his face, who can see him?
God still rules over both nations and persons alike.
³⁰ He keeps the wicked from ruling
    and from trapping others.