neither does hunger press upon right-judging men,
nor ruin, but in prosperity they share their beloved works.

οὐδέ ποτ᾽ ἰθυδίκῃσι μετ᾽ ἀνδράσι λιμὸς ὀπηδεῖ
οὐδ᾽ ἄτη, θαλίῃς δὲ μεμηλότα ἔργα νέμονται.

(Hes. Op. 225-231)

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Peace that nurtures youths fills the land, and never for them does
far-seeing Zeus ordain grievous war;

Εἰρήνη δ᾽ ἀνὰ γῆν κουροτρόφος, οὐδέ ποτ᾽ αὐτοῖς
ἀργαλέον πόλεμον τεκμαίρεται εὐρύοπα Ζεύς·

but justice is somewhere here, nearby, if you are willing to see it.

ἀλλ᾿ ἡ Δίκη
ἐνταῦθά πού ᾿στιν ἐγγύς, εἰ βούλεσθ᾿ ὁρᾶν.

Euripides fr. 506 (from _Melanippe Wise or Captive_) = Stobaeus 1.3.14a.

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Nay, all of heaven would not suffice for Zeus to write the sins of mortals, nor could the god investigate and send punishment to each;

οὐδ᾿ ὁ πᾶς ἂν οὐρανὸς
Διὸς γράφοντος τὰς βροτῶν ἁμαρτίας
ἐξαρκέσειεν, οὐδ᾿ ἐκεῖνος ἂν σκοπῶν
πέμπειν ἑκάστῳ ζημίαν·

Carum esse civem, bene de re publica mereri, laudari, coli, diligi gloriosum est; metui vero et in odio esse invidiosum, detestabile, imbecillum, caducum.
(Cic. Phil. 1.33f)

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(Krumbacher, Epigramme der Kasia, ll. 74-76)

et clamabitis in die illa a facie regis vestri quem elegistis vobis et non exaudiet vos Dominus in die illa.
(Vul. 1 Sam. 8.18)

καὶ βοήσεσθε ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ἐκείνῃ ἐκ προσώπου βασιλέως ὑμῶν, οὗ ἐξελέξασθε ἑαυτοῖς, καὶ οὐκ ἐπακούσεται κύριος ὑμῶν ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις ἐκείναις, ὅτι ὑμεῖς ἐξελέξασθε ἑαυτοῖς βασιλέα.
(LXX, 1 Sam. 8.18)