Job 34:19
That respecteth not the persons of princes, nor regardeth the rich more than the poor? For they all are the work of His hands.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
In Context
18Is it fit to say to a king: 'Thou art base'? Or to nobles: 'Ye are wicked'? —
Cross References
Exodus 30:15The rich shall not give more, and the poor shall not give less, than the half shekel, when they give the offering of the LORD, to make atonement for your souls.
Deuteronomy 10:17For the LORD your God, He is God of gods, and Lord of lords, the great God, the mighty, and the awful, who regardeth not persons, nor taketh reward.
Job 10:3Is it good unto Thee that Thou shouldest oppress, that Thou shouldest despise the work of Thy hands, and shine upon the counsel of the wicked?
Job 12:21He poureth contempt upon princes, and looseth the belt of the strong.
Job 31:15Did not He that made me in the womb make him? And did not One fashion us in the womb?
Psalms 2:2The kings of the earth stand up, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against His anointed:
Matthew Henry on Job 34:17-31
16 If now thou hast understanding, hear this: hearken to the voice of my words. 17 Shall even he that hateth right govern? and wilt thou condemn him that is most just? 18 Is it fit to say to a king, Thou art wicked? and to princes, Ye are ungodly? 19 How much less to him that accepteth not the persons of princes, nor regardeth the rich more than the poor? for they all are the work of his hands. 20 In a moment shall they die, and the people shall be troubled at midnight, and pass away: and the mighty shall be taken… Read the whole commentary →