Job 24
1 Why are not times treasured up with the Almighty? why do not they that know him see his days?
Why are times not laid up by the Almighty? And why do not they that know Him see His days?
2 They remove the landmarks; they violently take away the flocks and pasture them;
There are that remove the landmarks; they violently take away flocks, and feed them.
3 They drive away the ass of the fatherless, they take the widow's ox for a pledge;
They drive away the ass of the fatherless, they take the widow's ox for a pledge.
4 They turn the needy out of the way: the afflicted of the land all hide themselves.
They turn the needy out of the way; the poor of the earth hide themselves together.
5 Lo, [as] wild asses in the desert, they go forth to their work, seeking early for the prey: the wilderness [yieldeth] them food for [their] children.
Behold, as wild asses in the wilderness they go forth to their work, seeking diligently for food; the desert yieldeth them bread for their children.
6 They reap in the field the fodder thereof, and they gather the vintage of the wicked;
They cut his provender in the field; and they despoil the vineyard of the wicked.
7 They pass the night naked without clothing, and have no covering in the cold;
They lie all night naked without clothing, and have no covering in the cold.
8 They are wet with the showers of the mountains, and for want of a shelter embrace the rock...
They are wet with the showers of the mountains, and embrace the rock for want of a shelter.
9 They pluck the fatherless from the breast, and take a pledge of the poor:
There are that pluck the fatherless from the breast, and take a pledge of the poor;
10 These go naked without clothing, and, hungry, they bear the sheaf;
So that they go about naked without clothing, and being hungry they carry the sheaves;
11 They press out oil within their walls, they tread their winepresses, and suffer thirst.
They make oil within the rows of these men; they tread their winepresses, and suffer thirst.
12 Men groan from out of the city, and the soul of the wounded crieth out; and God imputeth not the impiety.
From out of the populous city men groan, and the soul of the wounded crieth out; yet God imputeth it not for unseemliness.
13 There are those that rebel against the light; they know not the ways thereof, nor abide in the paths thereof.
These are of them that rebel against the light; they know not the ways thereof, nor abide in the paths thereof.
14 The murderer riseth with the light, killeth the afflicted and needy, and in the night is as a thief.
The murderer riseth with the light, to kill the poor and needy; and in the night he is as a thief.
15 And the eye of the adulterer waiteth for the twilight, saying, No eye shall see me; and he putteth a covering on [his] face.
The eye also of the adulterer waiteth for the twilight, saying: 'No eye shall see me'; and he putteth a covering on his face.
16 In the dark they dig through houses; by day they shut themselves in; they know not the light:
In the dark they dig through houses; they shut themselves up in the day-time; they know not the light.
17 For the morning is to them all [as] the shadow of death; for they are familiar with the terrors of the shadow of death.
For the shadow of death is to all of them as the morning; for they know the terrors of the shadow of death.
18 He is swift on the face of the waters; their portion is cursed on the earth: he turneth not unto the way of the vineyards.
He is swift upon the face of the waters; their portion is cursed in the earth; he turneth not by the way of the vineyards.
Drought and heat consume the snow waters; so doth the nether-world those that have sinned. (Sheol h7585)
20 The womb forgetteth him; the worm feedeth sweetly on him: he shall be no more remembered; and unrighteousness is broken as a tree, —
The womb forgetteth him; the worm feedeth sweetly on him; he shall be no more remembered; and unrighteousness is broken as a tree.
21 He that despoileth the barren that beareth not, and doeth not good to the widow:
He devoureth the barren that beareth not; and doeth not good to the widow.
22 He draweth also the mighty with his power; he riseth up, and no [man] is sure of life.
He draweth away the mighty also by his power; he riseth up, and he trusteth not his own life.
23 [God] setteth him in safety, and he resteth thereon; but his eyes are upon their ways.
Though it be given him to be in safety, whereon he resteth, yet His eyes are upon their ways.
24 They are exalted for a little, and are no more; they are laid low; like all [other] are they gathered, and are cut off as the tops of the ears of corn.
They are exalted for a little while, and they are gone; yea, they are brought low, they are gathered in as all others, and wither as the tops of the ears of corn.
25 If it be not so now, who will make me a liar, and make my speech nothing worth?
And if it be not so now, who will prove me a liar, and make my speech nothing worth?
