Job 24:23
{Though} it be given him {to be} in safety, whereon he resteth; yet his eyes {are} upon their ways.
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The eyes of the LORD {are} in every place, beholding the evil and the good.
For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.
And I will kill her children with death; and all the churches shall know that I am he which searcheth the reins and hearts: and I will give unto every one of you according to your works.
For I was envious at the foolish, {when} I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
The LORD hath sworn by the excellency of Jacob, Surely I will never forget any of their works.
Wherefore doth the wicked contemn God? he hath said in his heart, Thou wilt not require {it}.
Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil.
Come ye, {say they}, I will fetch wine, and we will fill ourselves with strong drink; and to morrow shall be as this day, {and} much more abundant.
If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:
For he saith, {Are} not my princes altogether kings?
For the ways of man {are} before the eyes of the LORD, and he pondereth all his goings.
{Thou art} of purer eyes than to behold evil, and canst not look on iniquity: wherefore lookest thou upon them that deal treacherously, {and} holdest thy tongue when the wicked devoureth {the man that is} more righteous than he? {iniquity: or, grievance}
For he knoweth vain men: he seeth wickedness also; will he not then consider {it}?
The tabernacles of robbers prosper, and they that provoke God are secure; into whose hand God bringeth {abundantly}.
Righteous {art} thou, O LORD, when I plead with thee: yet let me talk with thee of {thy} judgments: Wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper? {wherefore} are all they happy that deal very treacherously? {talk...: or, reason the case with thee}
Though they dig into hell, thence shall mine hand take them; though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down:
And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:
But and if that servant say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; and shall begin to beat the menservants and maidens, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken;
If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and violent perverting of judgment and justice in a province, marvel not at the matter: for {he that is} higher than the highest regardeth; and {there be} higher than they. {at the... Heb. at the will, or, purpose}
The LORD {is} in his holy temple, the LORD'S throne {is} in heaven: his eyes behold, his eyelids try, the children of men.