Ecclesiastes 3:16
And moreover I saw under the sun the place of judgment, that wickedness was there; and the place of righteousness, that iniquity was there. And moreover I saw under the sun the place of judgment, that wickedness was there; and the place of righteousness, that iniquity was there.
The Hebrew word mishpat in the verse means a place of judgment. In human courts and other places meant for judgment and righteousness, wickedness and iniquity are found instead. That corruption includes treating a poor person harshly while showing favor to a wealthy offender.
In America it meant tyranny in halls of justice, with law and courts upholding slavery through the chaining of the slave, the plundering of peaceful homes, the sundering of families, the sale of parents and children at the auction block, and the brutal overthrow of men who used freedom to oppose slavery. This failure of human justice belongs to the world's recurring order of events. In contrast, the verse points to God's judgment, who has set a time for every purpose and work to judge both the righteous and the wicked without partiality or iniquity.
Although God knows every heart, that judgment involves thorough investigation with records opened, so that angels and people can see hidden motives and sins through impartial records and recognize that God's judgments are just. Therefore a person is blessed for enduring an unjust judgment rather than violating conscience by doing wrong.