Job 24
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1"Why does the Almighty not set times for judgment? Why must those who know him look in vain for such days?1“Why does the Almighty not reserve times for judgment? Why may those who know Him never see His days?
2There are those who move boundary stones; they pasture flocks they have stolen.2Men move boundary stones; they pasture stolen flocks.
3They drive away the orphan's donkey and take the widow's ox in pledge.3They drive away the donkey of the fatherless and take the widow’s ox in pledge.
4They thrust the needy from the path and force all the poor of the land into hiding.4They push the needy off the road and force all the poor of the land into hiding.
5Like wild donkeys in the desert, the poor go about their labor of foraging food; the wasteland provides food for their children.5Indeed, like wild donkeys in the desert, the poor go to work foraging for food; the wasteland is food for their children.
6They gather fodder in the fields and glean in the vineyards of the wicked.6They gather fodder in the fields and glean the vineyards of the wicked.
7Lacking clothes, they spend the night naked; they have nothing to cover themselves in the cold.7Without clothing, they spend the night naked; they have no covering against the cold.
8They are drenched by mountain rains and hug the rocks for lack of shelter.8Drenched by mountain rains, they huddle against the rocks for want of shelter.
9The fatherless child is snatched from the breast; the infant of the poor is seized for a debt.9The fatherless infant is snatched from the breast; the nursing child of the poor is seized for a debt.
10Lacking clothes, they go about naked; they carry the sheaves, but still go hungry.10Without clothing, they wander about naked. They carry the sheaves, but still go hungry.
11They crush olives among the terraces; they tread the winepresses, yet suffer thirst.11They crush olives within their walls; they tread the winepresses, but go thirsty.
12The groans of the dying rise from the city, and the souls of the wounded cry out for help. But God charges no one with wrongdoing.12From the city, men groan, and the souls of the wounded cry out, yet God charges no one with wrongdoing.
13"There are those who rebel against the light, who do not know its ways or stay in its paths.13Then there are those who rebel against the light, not knowing its ways or staying on its paths.
14When daylight is gone, the murderer rises up, kills the poor and needy, and in the night steals forth like a thief.14When daylight is gone, the murderer rises to kill the poor and needy; in the night he is like a thief.
15The eye of the adulterer watches for dusk; he thinks, 'No eye will see me,' and he keeps his face concealed.15The eye of the adulterer watches for twilight. Thinking, ‘No eye will see me,’ he covers his face.
16In the dark, thieves break into houses, but by day they shut themselves in; they want nothing to do with the light.16In the dark they dig through houses; by day they shut themselves in, never to experience the light.
17For all of them, midnight is their morning; they make friends with the terrors of darkness.17For to them, deep darkness is their morning; surely they are friends with the terrors of darkness!
18"Yet they are foam on the surface of the water; their portion of the land is cursed, so that no one goes to the vineyards.18They are but foam on the surface of the water; their portion of the land is cursed, so that no one turns toward their vineyards.
19As heat and drought snatch away the melted snow, so the grave snatches away those who have sinned.19As drought and heat consume the melting snow, so Sheol steals those who have sinned.
20The womb forgets them, the worm feasts on them; the wicked are no longer remembered but are broken like a tree.20The womb forgets them; the worm feeds on them; they are remembered no more. So injustice is like a broken tree.
21They prey on the barren and childless woman, and to the widow they show no kindness.21They prey on the barren and childless, and show no kindness to the widow.
22But God drags away the mighty by his power; though they become established, they have no assurance of life.22Yet by His power, God drags away the mighty; though rising up, they have no assurance of life.
23He may let them rest in a feeling of security, but his eyes are on their ways.23He gives them a sense of security, but His eyes are on their ways.
24For a little while they are exalted, and then they are gone; they are brought low and gathered up like all others; they are cut off like heads of grain.24They are exalted for a moment, then they are gone; they are brought low and gathered up like all others; they are cut off like heads of grain.
25"If this is not so, who can prove me false and reduce my words to nothing?"25If this is not so, then who can prove me a liar and reduce my words to nothing?”
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