Ecclesiastes 3:16

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And moreover I saw under the sun the place of judgment, that wickedness was there; and the place of righteousness, that iniquity was there.

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So I returned and considered all the violence that is done under the sun and behold the tears of such as are oppressed, and they have no comforter; and on the side of their oppressors there was power; but the oppressed had no comforter.

If thou seest violence unto the poor and the extortion of rights and justice in a province, do not marvel at the matter, for height is looking upon height; and there is one higher than they.

And she wrote in the letters, saying, Proclaim a fast and set Naboth at the head of the people

Do ye indeed speak righteousness, O congregation? do ye judge uprightly, O ye sons of Adam?

How long will ye judge unjustly and accept the persons of the wicked? Selah.

They gather themselves together as an army against the life of the righteous and condemn the innocent blood.

and that which is right has departed, and righteousness withdrew afar off: for truth is fallen in the street, and equity could not enter.

And they coveted fields and stole them, and houses and took them away; so they oppressed the man and his house, even the man and his heritage.

To complete the evil with their hands, the prince demands, and the judge judges for a reward; and the great man speaks the desires of his heart: and they confirm it.

Her princes within her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves; they do not leave a bone for tomorrow.

Now the princes of the priests and the elders and all the council sought false witness against Jesus, to put him to death;

Then Paul said unto him, God shall smite thee, thou whitewashed wall, for dost thou sit to judge me after the law and command me to be smitten contrary to the law?

But ye have despised the poor. Do not the rich oppress you with tyranny and draw you with violence to the courts?