Ecclesiastes 5:8

zIf you see in a province the oppression of the poor and the violation of justice and righteousness, ado not be amazed at the matter, bfor the high official is watched by a higher, and there are yet higher ones over them.

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1 Peter 4:12
Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial when it comes upon you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you.

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“Because the poor are plundered, because the needy groan, I will now arise,” says the LORD; “I will place him in the safety for which he longs.”

Psalm 58:11
Mankind will say, “Surely there is a reward for the righteous; surely there is a God who judges on earth.”

Psalm 82:1
A Psalm of Asaph. God has taken his place in the divine council; in the midst of the gods he holds judgment:


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