'Justice' in the Bible
“His children are far from safety [and included in their father’s ruin],They are oppressed and crushed in the [court of justice in the city’s] gate,And there is no one to rescue them.
Doth God pervert judgment? or doth the Almighty pervert justice?
If it is a matter of strength, look, He is the Mighty One!If it is a matter of justice, who can summon Him?
“The earth is given into the hands of the wicked;He covers the faces of its judges [so that they are blind to justice].If it is not He, then who is it [that is responsible for all this injustice]?
“But the eyes of the wicked will fail,And they will not escape [the justice of God];And their hope is to breathe their last [and die].”
I cry out: “Violence!” but get no response;I call for help, but there is no justice.
As God lives, who has deprived me of justice,and the Almighty who has made me bitter,
Righteousness I have put on, and it clotheth me, As a robe and a diadem my justice.
let him weigh me in [the] balance of justice, and let God know my blamelessness.
"The aged aren't always wise, nor do the elderly always understand justice.
Let us choose justice for ourselves; let us determine among ourselves what [is] good--
For Job has declared, “I am righteous,yet God has deprived me of justice.
Have I lied concerning the justice that I deserve? My wound is incurable, though transgression cannot be attributed to me.'
Indeed, it is true that God does not act wickedlyand the Almighty does not pervert justice.
Could one who hates justice govern the world?Will you condemn the mighty Righteous One,
“Do you think this is according to justice?Do you say, ‘My righteousness is more than God’s’?
He does not keep the wicked alive,but He gives justice to the afflicted.
But thou hast fulfilled the judgment of the wicked: judgment and justice take hold on thee.
Touching the Almighty, we cannot find him out: he is excellent in power, and in judgment, and in plenty of justice: he will not afflict.
Would you really challenge My justice?Would you declare Me guilty to justify yourself?
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