Job 24
1 Howe should not the times be hid from the Almightie, seeing that they which knowe him, see not his dayes?
Wherefore 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.
The borders they reach, A drove they have taken violently away, Yea, they do evil.
3 They leade away the asse of the fatherles: and take the widowes oxe to pledge.
The ass of the fatherless they lead away, 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.
Lo, wild asses 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.
In a field his provender they reap, And the vineyard of the wicked they glean.
7 They cause the naked to lodge without garment, and without couering in the colde.
The naked they cause 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 violently away From the breast the orphan, And on the poor they lay a pledge.
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.
Between their walls they make oil, Wine-presses they have trodden, 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.
Because of enmity men do groan, And the soul of pierced ones doth cry, And God doth 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 among rebellious ones of light, They have not discerned His ways, Nor abode in His paths.
14 The murtherer riseth earely and killeth the poore and the needie: and in the night he is as a theefe.
At the light doth the murderer rise, He doth slay 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 Hath observed the twilight, Saying, 'No eye doth behold me.' And he putteth 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 hath 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] to them death shade, When he discerneth 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.
Light he [is] on the face of the waters, Vilified is their portion in the earth, He turneth not 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.
Forget him doth the womb, Sweeten [on] him doth the worm, No more is he remembered, And broken as a tree is wickedness.
21 He doth euil intreat ye barren, that doeth not beare, neither doeth he good to the widowe.
Treating evil the barren [who] beareth not, And [to] the widow he doth no good,
22 He draweth also the mighty by his power, and when he riseth vp, none is sure of life.
And hath drawn the mighty by his power, He riseth, and none believeth in life.
23 Though men giue him assurance to be in safetie, yet his eyes are vpon their wayes.
He giveth 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.
High 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.
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 doth prove me a liar, And doth make of nothing my word?
