Job 24
1 Howe should not the times be hid from the Almightie, seeing that they which knowe him, see not his dayes?
“For this reason from the Mighty One Times have not been hidden, And those knowing Him have not seen His days.
2 Some remoue the land marks, that rob the flockes and feede thereof.
They reach the borders, They have taken a drove away violently, Indeed, they do evil.
3 They leade away the asse of the fatherles: and take the widowes oxe to pledge.
They lead away the donkey of the fatherless, They take in pledge the ox of the widow,
4 They make the poore to turne out of the way, so that the poore of the earth hide themselues together.
They turn aside the needy from the way, Together have hid the poor of the earth.
5 Behold, others as wilde asses in the wildernesse, goe forth to their businesse, and rise early for a praye: the wildernesse giueth him and his children foode.
Behold, wild donkeys in a wilderness, They have gone out about their work, Seeking early for prey, A mixture for himself—food for young ones.
6 They reape his prouision in the fielde, but they gather the late vintage of the wicked.
They reap his provender in a field, And they glean the vineyard of the wicked.
7 They cause the naked to lodge without garment, and without couering in the colde.
They cause the naked to lodge without clothing. And there is no covering in the cold.
8 They are wet with the showres of the moutaines, and they imbrace the rocke for want of a couering.
From the inundation of hills they are wet, And without a refuge—have embraced a rock.
9 They plucke the fatherles from the breast, and take the pledge of the poore.
They take away violently The orphan from the breast, And they lay a pledge on the poor.
10 They cause him to go naked without clothing, and take the glening from the hungrie.
Naked, they have gone without clothing, And hungry—have taken away a sheaf.
11 They that make oyle betweene their walles, and treade their wine presses, suffer thirst.
They make oil between their walls, They have trodden winepresses, and thirst.
12 Men cry out of the citie, and the soules of the slayne cry out: yet God doth not charge them with follie.
Men groan because of enmity, And the soul of pierced ones cries, And God does not give praise.
13 These are they, that abhorre the light: they know not the wayes thereof, nor continue in the paths thereof.
They have been those rebelling against light, They have not discerned His ways, Nor abided in His paths.
14 The murtherer riseth earely and killeth the poore and the needie: and in the night he is as a theefe.
The murderer rises at the light, He slays the poor and needy, And in the night he is as a thief.
15 The eye also of the adulterer waiteth for the twilight, and sayth, None eye shall see me, and disguiseth his face.
And the eye of an adulterer Has observed the twilight, Saying, No eye beholds me. And he puts the face in secret.
16 They digge through houses in the darke, which they marked for themselues in the daye: they knowe not the light.
He has dug in the darkness—houses; By day they shut themselves up, They have not known light.
17 But the morning is euen to them as the shadow of death: if one knowe them, they are in the terrours of the shadowe of death.
When together, morning [is] death-shade to them, When he discerns the terrors of death-shade.
18 He is swift vpon the waters: their portion shalbe cursed in the earth: he will not behold the way of the vineyardes.
He [is] light on the face of the waters, Their portion is vilified in the earth, He does not turn the way of vineyards.
19 As the dry ground and heate consume the snowe waters, so shall the graue the sinners. (Sheol h7585)
Drought—also heat—consume snow-waters, Sheol—[those who] have sinned. (Sheol h7585)
20 The pitifull man shall forget him: the worme shall feele his sweetenes: he shalbe no more remembered, and the wicked shalbe broke like a tree.
The womb forgets him, The worm sweetens [on] him, He is remembered no more, And wickedness is broken as a tree.
21 He doth euil intreat ye barren, that doeth not beare, neither doeth he good to the widowe.
Treating evil the barren [who] does not bear, And he does no good [to] the widow,
22 He draweth also the mighty by his power, and when he riseth vp, none is sure of life.
And [God] has drawn the mighty by His power, He rises, and none believes in life.
23 Though men giue him assurance to be in safetie, yet his eyes are vpon their wayes.
He gives to him confidence, and he is supported, And His eyes [are] on their ways.
24 They are exalted for a litle, but they are gone, and are brought lowe as all others: they are destroyed, and cut off as the toppe of an eare of corne.
They were high [for] a little, and they are not, And they have been brought low. They are shut up as all [others], And cut off as the head of an ear of grain.
25 But if it be not so, where is he? or who wil proue me a lyer, and make my words of no value?
And if not now, who proves me a liar, And makes my word of nothing?”
