As for upheaval, there is only contempt by the one who acts at ease, But it is prepared for those whose feet slip.

When He acts on the left, I cannot behold Him; He turns on the right, I cannot see Him.

Truly, God will not act wickedly, And the Almighty will not pervert justice.

Sing praises to Yahweh, who abides in Zion; Declare among the peoples His acts.

The wicked fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They act corruptly, they commit abominable deeds; There is no one who does good.

Oh, love Yahweh, all you His holy ones! Yahweh guards the faithful But repays fully the one who acts in lofty pride.

The wicked fool says in his heart, “There is no God,” They act corruptly, and commit abominable injustice; There is no one who does good.

So they forgot His acts And His wondrous deeds that He had shown them.

But turned back and acted treacherously like their fathers; They turned aside like a treacherous bow.

He made known His ways to Moses, His acts to the sons of Israel.

Oh give thanks to Yahweh, call upon His name; Make known His acts among the peoples.

We have sinned with our fathers, We have committed iniquity, we have acted wickedly.

It is time for Yahweh to act, For they have broken Your law.

Men shall speak of the strength of Your fearsome acts, And I will recount Your greatness.

He who gathers in summer is a son who acts insightfully, But he who sleeps in harvest is a son who acts shamefully.

A righteous man hates a lying word, But a wicked man acts odiously and is humiliated.

Every prudent man acts with knowledge, But a fool spreads out folly.

A quick-tempered man acts in folly, And a man of evil schemes is hated.

The king’s favor is toward a servant who acts insightfully, But his fury is toward him who acts shamefully.

A slave who acts insightfully will rule over a son who acts shamefully, And will share in the inheritance among brothers.

“Arrogant,” “Haughty,” “Scoffer,” are his names, Who acts with arrogant fury.

And who knows whether he will be a wise man or a man of simpleminded folly? Yet he will have power over all the fruit of my labor for which I have labored and for which I have acted wisely under the sun. This too is vanity.

Then I looked again at all the acts of oppression which were being done under the sun. And behold, I saw the tears of the oppressed and that they had no one to comfort them; and on the side of their oppressors was power, but they had no one to comfort them.