if so be that it is a righteous thing with God to recompense affliction to them that afflict you,
seeing it is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you;
[It is a fair decision] since it is a righteous thing with God to repay with distress and affliction those who distress and afflict you,
After all, it’s right for God to pay back the ones making trouble for you with trouble
For certainly, it is just for God to repay trouble to those who trouble you,
Seeing it is a just thing with God to repay tribulation to them that trouble you: