²⁸ They caused the cry of the poor to come before him,
    so that he heard the cry of the needy.^(A)
29 But if he remains silent,^(B) who can condemn him?^(C)
    If he hides his face,^(D) who can see him?
Yet he is over individual and nation alike,^(E)
30     to keep the godless^(F) from ruling,^(G)
    from laying snares for the people.^(H)

³¹ “Suppose someone says to God,
    ‘I am guilty^(I) but will offend no more.
³² Teach me what I cannot see;^(J)
    if I have done wrong, I will not do so again.’^(K)
33 Should God then reward you on your terms,
    when you refuse to repent?^(L)
You must decide, not I;
    so tell me what you know.