Job 34:17

Modern

Could one who hates justice govern? Will you condemn the just and mighty One,

Traditional

Shall even he that hateth right govern? and wilt thou condemn him that is most just?

Literal

And shall one hating justice govern? Or will you declare wicked the just and mighty One?

Latin

…numquid qui non amat judicium sanari potest? et quomodo tu eum qui justus est in tantum condemnas?

Hebrew

English

Could one who hates justice govern? Will you condemn the just and mighty One,

The implication was that God could not rule if he hated justice (see Romans 3:4–7; 7:7, 13; 9:14; Galatians 2:17; 6:14).
Later, God also asked if Job intended to condemn the mighty judge (Job 40:8).

Romans 9:14
What then shall we say? Is God unjust? Certainly not!
Job 40:8
Would you really annul My justice? Would you condemn Me to justify yourself?
2 Samuel 23:3
The God of Israel spoke; the Rock of Israel said to me, ‘He who rules the people with justice, who rules in the fear of God,
Genesis 18:25
Far be it from You to do such a thing—to kill the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous and the wicked are treated alike. Far be it from You! Will not the Judge of all the earth do what is right?”
Romans 3:5–7
But if our unrighteousness highlights the righteousness of God, what shall we say? That God is unjust to inflict His wrath on us? I am speaking in human terms.
Job 1:22
In all this, Job did not sin or charge God with wrongdoing.
2 Samuel 19:21
But Abishai son of Zeruiah said, “Shouldn’t Shimei be put to death for this, because he cursed the LORD’s anointed?”