24 ^aHe breaks in pieces mighty men without inquiry,
And sets others in their place. ‡

25 Therefore He knows their works;
He overthrows them in the night,
And they are crushed.

29 When He gives quietness, who then can make trouble?
And when He hides His face, who then can see Him,
Whether it is against a nation or a man alone?—

30 That the hypocrite should not reign,
Lest the people be ensnared.