| New Living Translation | New Living Translation |
| 1“Why doesn’t the Almighty bring the wicked to judgment? Why must the godly wait for him in vain? | 1“Why doesn’t the Almighty bring the wicked to judgment? Why must the godly wait for him in vain? |
| 2Evil people steal land by moving the boundary markers. They steal livestock and put them in their own pastures. | 2Evil people steal land by moving the boundary markers. They steal livestock and put them in their own pastures. |
| 3They take the orphan’s donkey and demand the widow’s ox as security for a loan. | 3They take the orphan’s donkey and demand the widow’s ox as security for a loan. |
| 4The poor are pushed off the path; the needy must hide together for safety. | 4The poor are pushed off the path; the needy must hide together for safety. |
| 5Like wild donkeys in the wilderness, the poor must spend all their time looking for food, searching even in the desert for food for their children. | 5Like wild donkeys in the wilderness, the poor must spend all their time looking for food, searching even in the desert for food for their children. |
| 6They harvest a field they do not own, and they glean in the vineyards of the wicked. | 6They harvest a field they do not own, and they glean in the vineyards of the wicked. |
| 7All night they lie naked in the cold, without clothing or covering. | 7All night they lie naked in the cold, without clothing or covering. |
| 8They are soaked by mountain showers, and they huddle against the rocks for want of a home. | 8They are soaked by mountain showers, and they huddle against the rocks for want of a home. |
| 9“The wicked snatch a widow’s child from her breast, taking the baby as security for a loan. | 9“The wicked snatch a widow’s child from her breast, taking the baby as security for a loan. |
| 10The poor must go about naked, without any clothing. They harvest food for others while they themselves are starving. | 10The poor must go about naked, without any clothing. They harvest food for others while they themselves are starving. |
| 11They press out olive oil without being allowed to taste it, and they tread in the winepress as they suffer from thirst. | 11They press out olive oil without being allowed to taste it, and they tread in the winepress as they suffer from thirst. |
| 12The groans of the dying rise from the city, and the wounded cry for help, yet God ignores their moaning. | 12The groans of the dying rise from the city, and the wounded cry for help, yet God ignores their moaning. |
| 13“Wicked people rebel against the light. They refuse to acknowledge its ways or stay in its paths. | 13“Wicked people rebel against the light. They refuse to acknowledge its ways or stay in its paths. |
| 14The murderer rises in the early dawn to kill the poor and needy; at night he is a thief. | 14The murderer rises in the early dawn to kill the poor and needy; at night he is a thief. |
| 15The adulterer waits for the twilight, saying, ‘No one will see me then.’ He hides his face so no one will know him. | 15The adulterer waits for the twilight, saying, ‘No one will see me then.’ He hides his face so no one will know him. |
| 16Thieves break into houses at night and sleep in the daytime. They are not acquainted with the light. | 16Thieves break into houses at night and sleep in the daytime. They are not acquainted with the light. |
| 17The black night is their morning. They ally themselves with the terrors of the darkness. | 17The black night is their morning. They ally themselves with the terrors of the darkness. |
| 18“But they disappear like foam down a river. Everything they own is cursed, and they are afraid to enter their own vineyards. | 18“But they disappear like foam down a river. Everything they own is cursed, and they are afraid to enter their own vineyards. |
| 19The grave consumes sinners just as drought and heat consume snow. | 19The grave consumes sinners just as drought and heat consume snow. |
| 20Their own mothers will forget them. Maggots will find them sweet to eat. No one will remember them. Wicked people are broken like a tree in the storm. | 20Their own mothers will forget them. Maggots will find them sweet to eat. No one will remember them. Wicked people are broken like a tree in the storm. |
| 21They cheat the woman who has no son to help her. They refuse to help the needy widow. | 21They cheat the woman who has no son to help her. They refuse to help the needy widow. |
| 22“God, in his power, drags away the rich. They may rise high, but they have no assurance of life. | 22“God, in his power, drags away the rich. They may rise high, but they have no assurance of life. |
| 23They may be allowed to live in security, but God is always watching them. | 23They may be allowed to live in security, but God is always watching them. |
| 24And though they are great now, in a moment they will be gone like all others, cut off like heads of grain. | 24And though they are great now, in a moment they will be gone like all others, cut off like heads of grain. |
| 25Can anyone claim otherwise? Who can prove me wrong?” | 25Can anyone claim otherwise? Who can prove me wrong?” |
| Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved. | Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved. |
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