| New King James Version | English Standard Version |
| 1“Since times are not hidden from the Almighty, Why do those who know Him see not His days? | 1“Why are not times of judgment kept by the Almighty, and why do those who know him never see his days? |
| 2“Some remove landmarks; They seize flocks violently and feed on them; | 2Some move landmarks; they seize flocks and pasture them. |
| 3They drive away the donkey of the fatherless; They take the widow’s ox as a pledge. | 3They drive away the donkey of the fatherless; they take the widow’s ox for a pledge. |
| 4They push the needy off the road; All the poor of the land are forced to hide. | 4They thrust the poor off the road; the poor of the earth all hide themselves. |
| 5Indeed, like wild donkeys in the desert, They go out to their work, searching for food. The wilderness yields food for them and for their children. | 5Behold, like wild donkeys in the desert the poor go out to their toil, seeking game; the wasteland yields food for their children. |
| 6They gather their fodder in the field And glean in the vineyard of the wicked. | 6They gather their fodder in the field, and they glean the vineyard of the wicked man. |
| 7They spend the night naked, without clothing, And have no covering in the cold. | 7They lie all night naked, without clothing, and have no covering in the cold. |
| 8They are wet with the showers of the mountains, And huddle around the rock for want of shelter. | 8They are wet with the rain of the mountains and cling to the rock for lack of shelter. |
| 9“Some snatch the fatherless from the breast, And take a pledge from the poor. | 9(There are those who snatch the fatherless child from the breast, and they take a pledge against the poor.) |
| 10They cause the poor to go naked, without clothing; And they take away the sheaves from the hungry. | 10They go about naked, without clothing; hungry, they carry the sheaves; |
| 11They press out oil within their walls, And tread winepresses, yet suffer thirst. | 11among the olive rows of the wicked they make oil; they tread the winepresses, but suffer thirst. |
| 12The dying groan in the city, And the souls of the wounded cry out; Yet God does not charge them with wrong. | 12From out of the city the dying groan, and the soul of the wounded cries for help; yet God charges no one with wrong. |
| 13“There are those who rebel against the light; They do not know its ways Nor abide in its paths. | 13“There are those who rebel against the light, who are not acquainted with its ways, and do not stay in its paths. |
| 14The murderer rises with the light; He kills the poor and needy; And in the night he is like a thief. | 14The murderer rises before it is light, that he may kill the poor and needy, and in the night he is like a thief. |
| 15The eye of the adulterer waits for the twilight, Saying, ‘No eye will see me’; And he disguises his face. | 15The eye of the adulterer also waits for the twilight, saying, ‘No eye will see me’; and he veils his face. |
| 16In the dark they break into houses Which they marked for themselves in the daytime; They do not know the light. | 16In the dark they dig through houses; by day they shut themselves up; they do not know the light. |
| 17For the morning is the same to them as the shadow of death; If someone recognizes them, They are in the terrors of the shadow of death. | 17For deep darkness is morning to all of them; for they are friends with the terrors of deep darkness. |
| 18“They should be swift on the face of the waters, Their portion should be cursed in the earth, So that no one would turn into the way of their vineyards. | 18“You say, ‘Swift are they on the face of the waters; their portion is cursed in the land; no treader turns toward their vineyards. |
| 19As drought and heat consume the snow waters, So the grave consumes those who have sinned. | 19Drought and heat snatch away the snow waters; so does Sheol those who have sinned. |
| 20The womb should forget him, The worm should feed sweetly on him; He should be remembered no more, And wickedness should be broken like a tree. | 20The womb forgets them; the worm finds them sweet; they are no longer remembered, so wickedness is broken like a tree.’ |
| 21For he preys on the barren who do not bear, And does no good for the widow. | 21“They wrong the barren, childless woman, and do no good to the widow. |
| 22“But God draws the mighty away with His power; He rises up, but no man is sure of life. | 22Yet God prolongs the life of the mighty by his power; they rise up when they despair of life. |
| 23He gives them security, and they rely on it; Yet His eyes are on their ways. | 23He gives them security, and they are supported, and his eyes are upon their ways. |
| 24They are exalted for a little while, Then they are gone. They are brought low; They are taken out of the way like all others; They dry out like the heads of grain. | 24They are exalted a little while, and then are gone; they are brought low and gathered up like all others; they are cut off like the heads of grain. |
| 25“Now if it is not so, who will prove me a liar, And make my speech worth nothing?” | 25If it is not so, who will prove me a liar and show that there is nothing in what I say?” |
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