Job 34:19
Whereas he is one that showeth no favor to chieftains, and distinguisheth not the rich before the indigent; for all of them are the work of his hands.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
In Context
18[Is it fit] to say to a king, Thou art worthless? and to princes, Ye are wicked?
Cross References
Exodus 30:15The rich shall not give more, and the poor shall not give less than the half of a shekel, as a tribute unto the Lord, to make an atonement for your souls.
Deuteronomy 10:17For the Lord your God is the God of gods, and the Lord of lords, the great, the mighty, and the terrible God, who hath no regard to persons, and taketh no bribe;
Job 10:3Is it well for thee that thou shouldst oppress, that thou shouldst reject the labor of thy hands, and shed light upon the counsel of the wicked?
Job 12:21He poureth contempt upon princes, and the belt of the mighty be looseneth.
Job 31:15Did not he that made me make him born or a woman? and did not the same one fashion us in the womb?
Psalms 2:2The kings of the earth raise themselves up, and 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 →