Ratapan 3:35

3:35 to deprive a person ¹  of his rights ² 

in the presence of the Most High,

Ratapan 3:38

3:38 Is it not from the mouth of the Most High that everything comes –

both calamity and blessing? ³ 

[3:35]  ¹ tn The speaking voice is still that of the גֶּבֶר (gever, “man”), but the context and line are more universal in character.

[3:35]  ² tn Heb “to turn away a man’s justice,” that is, the justice or equitable judgment he would receive. See the previous note regarding the “man.”

[3:38]  ³ tn Heb “From the mouth of the Most High does it not go forth, both evil and good?”