Job 24
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1"Why are times not appointed by the Almighty? Why do those who know him not see his days? 1"Why are times not stored up by the Almighty, And why do those who know Him not see His days?
2Men move boundary stones; they seize the flock and pasture them. 2"Some remove the landmarks; They seize and devour flocks.
3They drive away the orphan's donkey; they take the widow's ox as a pledge. 3"They drive away the donkeys of the orphans; They take the widow's ox for a pledge.
4They turn the needy from the pathway, and the poor of the land hide themselves together. 4"They push the needy aside from the road; The poor of the land are made to hide themselves altogether.
5Like wild donkeys in the desert they go out to their labor, seeking diligently for food; the wasteland provides food for them and for their children. 5"Behold, as wild donkeys in the wilderness They go forth seeking food in their activity, As bread for their children in the desert.
6They reap fodder in the field, and glean in the vineyard of the wicked. 6"They harvest their fodder in the field And glean the vineyard of the wicked.
7They spend the night naked because they lack clothing; they have no covering against the cold. 7"They spend the night naked, without clothing, And have no covering against the cold.
8They are soaked by mountain rains and huddle in the rocks because they lack shelter. 8"They are wet with the mountain rains And hug the rock for want of a shelter.
9The fatherless child is snatched from the breast, the infant of the poor is taken as a pledge. 9"Others snatch the orphan from the breast, And against the poor they take a pledge.
10They go about naked, without clothing, and go hungry while they carry the sheaves. 10"They cause the poor to go about naked without clothing, And they take away the sheaves from the hungry.
11They press out the olive oil between the rows of olive trees; they tread the winepresses while they are thirsty. 11"Within the walls they produce oil; They tread wine presses but thirst.
12From the city the dying groan, and the wounded cry out for help, but God charges no one with wrongdoing. 12"From the city men groan, And the souls of the wounded cry out; Yet God does not pay attention to folly.
13There are those who rebel against the light; they do not know its ways and they do not stay on its paths. 13"Others have been with those who rebel against the light; They do not want to know its ways Nor abide in its paths.
14Before daybreak the murderer rises up; he kills the poor and the needy; in the night he is like a thief. 14"The murderer arises at dawn; He kills the poor and the needy, And at night he is as a thief.
15And the eye of the adulterer watches for the twilight, thinking, 'No eye can see me,' and covers his face with a mask. 15"The eye of the adulterer waits for the twilight, Saying, 'No eye will see me.' And he disguises his face.
16In the dark the robber breaks into houses, but by day they shut themselves in; they do not know the light. 16"In the dark they dig into houses, They shut themselves up by day; They do not know the light.
17For all of them, the morning is to them like deep darkness; they are friends with the terrors of darkness. 17"For the morning is the same to him as thick darkness, For he is familiar with the terrors of thick darkness.
18"You say, 'He is foam on the face of the waters; their portion of the land is cursed so that no one goes to their vineyard. 18"They are insignificant on the surface of the water; Their portion is cursed on the earth. They do not turn toward the vineyards.
19The drought as well as the heat carry away the melted snow; so the grave takes away those who have sinned. 19"Drought and heat consume the snow waters, So does Sheol those who have sinned.
20The womb forgets him, the worm feasts on him, no longer will he be remembered. Like a tree, wickedness will be broken down. 20"A mother will forget him; The worm feeds sweetly till he is no longer remembered. And wickedness will be broken like a tree.
21He preys on the barren and childless woman, and does not treat the widow well. 21"He wrongs the barren woman And does no good for the widow.
22But God drags off the mighty by his power; when God rises up against him, he has no faith in his life. 22"But He drags off the valiant by His power; He rises, but no one has assurance of life.
23God may let them rest in a feeling of security, but he is constantly watching all their ways. 23"He provides them with security, and they are supported; And His eyes are on their ways.
24They are exalted for a little while, and then they are gone, they are brought low like all others, and gathered in, and like a head of grain they are cut off.' 24"They are exalted a little while, then they are gone; Moreover, they are brought low and like everything gathered up; Even like the heads of grain they are cut off.
25"If this is not so, who can prove me a liar and reduce my words to nothing?" 25"Now if it is not so, who can prove me a liar, And make my speech worthless?"
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