You could not possibly do such a thing: to kill the righteous with the wicked, treating the righteous and the wicked alike. You could not possibly do that! Won’t the Judge of the whole earth do what is just? ’
Job 34:12 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Indeed, it is true that God does not act wickedly and the Almighty does not pervert justice. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Yea, surely God will not do wickedly, Neither will the Almighty pervert judgment. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Truly God will not do wickedly, neither will the Almighty pervert justice. American Standard Version (1901) Yea, of a surety, God will not do wickedly, Neither will the Almighty pervert justice. Common English Bible Surely God doesn’t act wickedly; the Almighty doesn’t distort justice. Catholic Public Domain Version For truly, God will not condemn in vain, nor will the Almighty repudiate judgment. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For in very deed God will not condemn without cause, neither will the Almighty pervert judgment. |
You could not possibly do such a thing: to kill the righteous with the wicked, treating the righteous and the wicked alike. You could not possibly do that! Won’t the Judge of the whole earth do what is just? ’
Therefore listen to me, you men of understanding. It is impossible for God to do wrong, and for the Almighty to act unjustly.
Who has appointed his way for him, and who has declared, ‘You have done wrong’?