Job 24
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1“I wish God All-Powerful would set a time for judging.
People who know God look for such a day, but they do not see it.
2Wicked people take other people’s land.
They steal flocks of sheep and take them to new pastures.
3They chase away the orphan’s donkey.
And they take the widow’s ox when she cannot pay what she owes.
4They push needy people off the path.
So all the poor people of the land hide from them.
5The poor become like wild donkeys in the desert.
They go about their job of finding food.
The desert gives them food for their children.
6They gather hay and straw in the fields.
And they pick up leftover grapes from the evil man’s vineyard.
7They spend the night naked, because they have no clothes.
They have nothing to cover themselves in the cold.
8They are soaked from mountain rains.
They stay near the large rocks because they have no shelter.
9The child who has no father is grabbed from its mother’s breast.
They take a poor mother’s baby to pay for what she owes.
10So the poor go around naked because they have no clothes.
They carry bundles of grain for evil people, but they still go hungry.
11They crush olives to get oil.
And they crush grapes in the winepresses, but they still are thirsty.
12Dying people groan in the city.
People who are injured cry out for help.
But God accuses no one of doing wrong.
13“There are people who fight against the light.
God’s ways are strange to them.
And they do not stay in the lighted path.
14When the light of day is gone, the murderer gets up.
He kills poor and needy people.
At night he goes about like a thief.
15The person who is guilty of adultery watches for the night.
He thinks, ‘No one will see me.’
And he keeps his face covered.
16In the dark, evil people break into houses.
But in the daytime they shut themselves up in their own houses.
They want nothing to do with the light.
17Darkness is like morning to all these evil people.
They make friends with the terrors of darkness.
18“They are like foam floating on the water.
Their part of the land is cursed.
No one uses the road that goes by their vineyards.
19Heat and dryness quickly take away the melted snow.
In the same way, the place for the dead quickly takes away those who have sinned.
20The evil person’s mother will even forget him.
The worms will eat his body.
He will no longer be remembered.
So wickedness is broken in pieces like a stick.
21These evil men are unfair to women who cannot have children.
And they show no kindness to widows.
22God drags away strong men by his power.
But even though they seem strong, they do not know how long they will live.
23God may let these evil people feel safe.
But he is watching their ways.
24For a little while they are important, and then they are gone.
They are made unimportant and gathered up like everyone else.
They are cut off like the tops of stalks of grain.
25If this is not true, who can prove I am wrong?
And who can show that my words are worth nothing?”
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Job 24
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Job Says God Seems to Ignore Wrongs
1“Why does the Almighty not set seasons for judgment?
Why do those who know Him not see His days [for punishment of the wicked]? [Acts 1:7]
2“Some remove the landmarks;
They [violently] seize and pasture flocks [appropriating land and flocks openly].
3“They drive away the donkeys of the orphans;
They take the widow’s ox for a pledge.
4“They crowd the needy off the road;
The poor of the land all hide themselves.
5“Behold, as wild donkeys in the desert,
The poor go to their work, diligently seeking food;
As bread for their children in the desert.
6“They harvest their fodder in a field [that is not their own],
And glean the vineyard of the wicked.
7“They spend the night naked, without clothing,
And have no covering against the cold.
8“They are wet from the rain of the mountains
And cling to the rock for lack of shelter.
9“Others snatch the fatherless [infants] from the breast [to sell or make them slaves],
And against the poor they take a pledge [of clothing].
10“They cause the poor to go about naked without clothing,
And they take away the sheaves [of grain] from the hungry.
11“Within the walls [of the wicked] the poor make [olive] oil;
They tread [the grapes in] the wine presses, but thirst.
12“From the [populous and crowded] city men groan,
And the souls of the wounded cry out for help;
Yet God [seemingly] does not pay attention to the wrong [done to them].
13¶“Others have been with those who rebel against the light;
They do not want to know its ways
Nor stay in its paths.
14“The murderer rises at dawn;
He kills the poor and the needy,
And at night he becomes a thief.
15“The eye of the adulterer waits for the twilight,
Saying, ‘No eye will see me,’
And he covers his face.
16“In the dark they dig into [the penetrable walls of] houses;
They shut themselves up by day;
They do not know the light [of day].
17“For the morning is the same to him as the thick darkness [of midnight];
For he is familiar with the terrors of thick darkness.
18¶“They are insignificant on the surface of the water;
Their portion is cursed on the earth;
They do not turn toward the vineyards.
19“Drought and heat consume the snow waters;
So does Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead) [consume] those who have sinned.
20“A mother will forget him;
The worm feeds on him until he is no longer remembered.
And wickedness will be broken like a tree [which cannot be restored]. [Prov 10:7]
21“He preys on the barren (childless) woman
And does no good for the widow.
22“Yet God draws away the mighty by His power;
He rises, but no one has assurance of life.
23“God gives them security, and they are supported;
And His eyes are on their ways.
24“They are exalted for a little while, and then they are gone;
Moreover, they are brought low and like everything [they are] gathered up and taken out of the way;
Even like the heads of grain they are cut off.
25“And if this is not so, who can prove me a liar
And make my speech worthless?”
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