16If you are wise, take note of this; give ear to the voice of my words.
17How may a hater of right be a ruler? and will you say that the upright Ruler of all is evil?
18He who says to a king, You are an evil-doer; and to rulers, You are sinners;
19Who has no respect for rulers, and who gives no more attention to those who have wealth than to the poor, for they are all the work of his hands.
20Suddenly they come to an end, even in the middle of the night: the blow comes on the men of wealth, and they are gone, and the strong are taken away without the hand of man.
21For his eyes are on the ways of a man, and he sees all his steps.
22There is no dark place, and no thick cloud, in which the workers of evil may take cover.
