Job 24
24
1Wherefore from the Mighty One Times have not been hidden, And those knowing Him have not seen His days.
2The borders they reach, A drove they have taken violently away, Yea, they do evil.
3The ass of the fatherless they lead away, They take in pledge the ox of the widow,
4They turn aside the needy from the way, Together have hid the poor of the earth.
5Lo, wild asses in a wilderness, They have gone out about their work, Seeking early for prey, A mixture for himself — food for young ones.
6In a field his provender they reap, And the vineyard of the wicked they glean.
7The naked they cause to lodge Without clothing. And there is no covering in the cold.
8From the inundation of hills they are wet, And without a refuge — have embraced a rock.
9They take violently away From the breast the orphan, And on the poor they lay a pledge.
10Naked, they have gone without clothing, And hungry — have taken away a sheaf.
11Between their walls they make oil, Wine-presses they have trodden, and thirst.
12Because of enmity men do groan, And the soul of pierced ones doth cry, And God doth not give praise.
13They have been among rebellious ones of light, They have not discerned His ways, Nor abode in His paths.
14At the light doth the murderer rise, He doth slay the poor and needy, And in the night he is as a thief.
15And the eye of an adulterer Hath observed the twilight, Saying, ‘No eye doth behold me.’ And he putteth the face in secret.
16He hath dug in the darkness — houses; By day they shut themselves up, They have not known light.
17When together, morning [is] to them death shade, When he discerneth the terrors of death shade.
18Light he [is] on the face of the waters, Vilified is their portion in the earth, He turneth not the way of vineyards.
19Drought — also heat — consume snow-waters, Sheol [those who] have sinned.
20Forget him doth the womb, Sweeten [on] him doth the worm, No more is he remembered, And broken as a tree is wickedness.
21Treating evil the barren [who] beareth not, And [to] the widow he doth no good,
22And hath drawn the mighty by his power, He riseth, and none believeth in life.
23He giveth to him confidence, and he is supported, And his eyes [are] on their ways.
24High they were [for] a little, and they are not, And they have been brought low. As all [others] they are shut up, And as the head of an ear of corn cut off.
25And if not now, who doth prove me a liar, And doth make of nothing my word?
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Job 24
24
Futility of Injustice
1“Why are times not stored up by Shaddai? And why do those who know Him not see His days?
2Some remove the boundary-stones; they steal flocks and pasture them.
3They drive away the orphan’s donkey and take the widow’s ox as a pledge.
4They turn the needy off the path; they force the poor of the land into hiding.
5Behold, like wild donkeys in the desert, they go about their work, foraging prey in the desert as food for their children.
6They reap their fodder in the field and glean in the vineyard of the wicked.
7Without clothing they spend the night naked, without covering against the cold.
8They are drenched by mountain rains, and hug the rock for lack of shelter.
9The orphan is snatched from the breast; the infant of the poor is taken as a pledge.
10They wander about naked, without clothing and go hungry while they carry sheaves.
11They press oil between the terraces; they tread winepresses, but are thirsty.
12From the city men groan, and the souls of the wounded cry out; yet God charges no one with folly.
13These are those who rebel against the light, who do not recognize its ways or stay in its paths.
14The murderer rises with the light, kills the poor and needy, and in the night becomes a thief.
15The eye of the adulterer waits for twilight, thinking, ‘No eye will see me,’ and he disguises his face.
16When it is dark, they break into houses, but by day, they shut themselves in; they do not know the light.
17For to all of them, morning is as thick darkness; they are familiar with the terrors of thick darkness.
18“He is foam on the surface of water; their portion of the land is cursed; no one turns toward their vineyards.
19As heat and drought snatch away the melted snow, so Sheol, takes away those who have sinned.
20The womb forgets him, the worm feasts on him, no longer will he be remembered. But like a tree, wickedness is broken.
21He feeds on the barren and childless woman, and shows no kindness to the widow.
22But He drags off the mighty by His power; He raises up, yet no one has assurance of life.
23He allows him to rest in a sense of security, but His eyes are on their ways.
24They are exalted for a little while and then they are gone; they are brought low and gathered up like all others, they are like heads of grain they wither.
25Now if it is not so, who can prove me a liar, and reduce my speech to nothing?”
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