< Job 24 >
1 Why are times not stored up by the Ruler of all, and why do those who have knowledge of him not see his days?
why? from Almighty not to treasure time (and to know him *Q(K)*) not to see day his
2 The landmarks are changed by evil men, they violently take away flocks, together with their keepers.
border to overtake flock to plunder and to pasture
3 They send away the ass of him who has no father, they take the widow's ox for debt.
donkey orphan to lead to pledge cattle widow
4 The crushed are turned out of the way; all the poor of the earth go into a secret place together.
to stretch needy from way: road unitedness to hide poor land: country/planet
5 Like asses in the waste land they go out to their work, looking for food with care; from the waste land they get bread for their children.
look! wild donkey in/on/with wilderness to come out: come in/on/with work their to seek to/for prey plain to/for him food to/for youth
6 They get mixed grain from the field, and they take away the late fruit from the vines of those who have wealth.
in/on/with land: country fodder his (to reap *Q(K)*) and vineyard wicked to glean
7 They take their rest at night without clothing, and have no cover in the cold.
naked to lodge from without clothing and nothing covering in/on/with cold
8 They are wet with the rain of the mountains, and get into the cracks of the rock for cover.
from storm mountain: mount be moist and from without refuge to embrace rock
9 The child without a father is forced from its mother's breast, and they take the young children of the poor for debt.
to plunder from breast orphan and upon afflicted to pledge
10 Others go about without clothing, and though they have no food, they get in the grain from the fields.
naked to go: went without clothing and hungry to lift: bear sheaf
11 Between the lines of olive-trees they make oil; though they have no drink, they are crushing out the grapes.
between: among wall their to press wine to tread and to thirst
12 From the town come sounds of pain from those who are near death, and the soul of the wounded is crying out for help; but God does not take note of their prayer.
from city man to groan and soul slain: wounded to cry and god not to set: put folly
13 Then there are those who are haters of the light, who have no knowledge of its ways, and do not go in them.
they(masc.) to be in/on/with to rebel light not to recognize way: conduct his and not to dwell in/on/with path his
14 He who is purposing death gets up before day, so that he may put to death the poor and those in need.
to/for light to arise: rise to murder to slay afflicted and needy and in/on/with night to be like/as thief
15 And the man whose desire is for the wife of another is waiting for the evening, saying, No eye will see me; and he puts a cover on his face. And in the night the thief goes about;
and eye to commit adultery to keep: look at twilight to/for to say not to see me eye and secrecy face to set: make
16 In the dark he makes holes in the walls of houses: in the daytime they are shutting themselves up, they have no knowledge of the light.
to dig in/on/with darkness house: home by day to seal to/for them not to know light
17 For the middle of the night is as morning to them, they are not troubled by the fear of the dark.
for together morning to/for them shadow for to recognize terror shadow
18 They go quickly on the face of the waters; their heritage is cursed in the earth; the steps of the crusher of grapes are not turned to their vine-garden.
swift he/she/it upon face: surface water to lighten portion their in/on/with land: country/planet not to turn way: road vineyard
19 Snow waters become dry with the heat: so do sinners go down into the underworld. (Sheol )
dryness also heat to plunder water snow hell: Sheol to sin (Sheol )
20 The public place of his town has no more knowledge of him, and his name has gone from the memory of men: he is rooted up like a dead tree.
to forget him womb be sweet him worm still not to remember and to break like/as tree injustice
21 He is not kind to the widow, and he has no pity for her child.
to pasture barren not to beget and widow not be good
22 But God by his power gives long life to the strong; he gets up again, though he has no hope of life.
and to draw mighty: strong in/on/with strength his to arise: rise and not be faithful in/on/with life
23 He takes away his fear of danger and gives him support; and his eyes are on his ways.
to give: give to/for him to/for security and to lean and eye his upon way: conduct their
24 For a short time they are lifted up; then they are gone; they are made low, they are pulled off like fruit, and like the heads of grain they are cut off.
be exalted little and nothing he and to sink like/as all to gather [emph?] and like/as head ear to languish
25 And if it is not so, now, who will make it clear that my words are false, and that what I say is of no value?
and if not then who? to lie me and to set: accuse to/for not speech my