Ecclesiastes 3:16

"Furthermore,. have seen under the sun that in the place of justice there is wickedness, and in the place of righteousness there is wickedness."in the place of justice" -in the place where justice is supposed to be administered, i.e. among lawyers, judges, the courts and so on. "crime is where law should be" (Jerus). In the place where godly, righteous and fair-minded men should be, there are liars, thieves and outright criminals. And we see the same thing today! We know that there are judges and legislators who are outright ungodly individuals, who care little for true justice, but rather are only interested in pushing an agenda which agrees with their own selfishness.

Solomon is anticipating an objection to the fact that God rules this world. Solomon isn't ignorant, he knows that plenty of corruption is found, even in his own administration. But he knows something else too: