Job 24
1 Why are not times [of punishment] treasured up by the Almighty, and why do his adorers not see his days [of retribution]?
Why? from [the] Almighty not have they been stored up times (and [those who] know him *Q(K)*) not have they seen? days his.
2 [The wicked] remove landmarks: they rob flocks, and feed them.
Boundaries people reach flock[s] they seize and they have pastured [them].
3 They drive away the ass of the fatherless, they take in pledge the widow's ox.
[the] donkey of Fatherless ones they drive away they take as pledge [the] ox of a widow.
4 They chase the needy out of the highway: altogether hide themselves the poor of the earth.
They thrust aside needy [people] from [the] path together they are made to hide themselves [the] poor [people] of [the] earth.
5 Behold, as wild asses in the wilderness go they forth to their work, rising betimes after [their] prey: the desert yieldeth food for them and for their young men.
There! wild donkeys - in the wilderness they go forth in work their seeking for food a desert plain to it food for the children.
6 In the field they reap their food; and in the vineyard of the wicked they gather the fruit.
In the field fodder its (they harvest *Q(K)*) and [the] vineyard of [the] wicked they glean.
7 They cause [the poor] to spend the night naked, without clothing and without any covering in the cold.
Naked they spend [the] night because not clothing and there not [is] covering in the coldness.
8 Through the sweeping rain of the mountains are they made wet, and for want of a shelter do they embrace the rock.
From [the] rain of [the] mountains they are wet and because not shelter they embrace [the] rock.
9 The others pluck from the breast the fatherless, and the garment of the poor they take in pledge.
People tear away from [the] breast a fatherless one and on [the] poor they take pledges.
10 They cause him to go naked without clothing, and from the hungry they take away the sheaf:
Naked they go about not clothing and hungry they carry a sheaf.
11 Within their walls do they make oil, they tread their wine-presses, and suffer thirst.
Between rows their they press out oil wine-presses they tread and they were thirsty.
12 Out of a populous city is groaning heard, and the soul of the deadly wounded crieth out: yet God regardeth it not as an offence.
From [the] city men - they groan and [the] throat of [those] fatally wounded it cries for help and God not he puts offensiveness.
13 Yon men are of those that rebel against the light: they know not its ways, nor abide in its paths.
They - they are among [those who] rebel against [the] light not they pay regard to ways its and not they dwell in paths its.
14 With the earliest light riseth the murderer, he slayeth the poor and needy, and in the night he becometh like the thief.
To the light he rises a murderer he kills [the] poor and [the] needy and in the night he is like thief.
15 And the eye of the adulterer watcheth for the twilight, saying, No eye will see me; and placeth a covering on his face.
And [the] eye of an adulterer - it watches for twilight saying not it will observe me an eye and covering of face he puts.
16 They break into houses in the dark, in the daytime they lock themselves in: they know not the light.
He digs into in darkness houses by day they seal up for themselves not they know light.
17 For to all of these alike is the morning as the shadow of death; for they are familiar with the terrors of the shadow of death.
For together - [is] morning for them deep darkness for he is acquainted with [the] terrors of deep darkness.
18 Swift are such men [to flee] on the face of the water; accursed is their field on the land; none of them turneth himself to the way, of the vineyards.
[is] swift He - on [the] surface of [the] waters it is cursed portion their in the land not anyone turns [the] direction of vineyards.
19 Drought and heat speedily consume the snow-waters: so doth the grave those who have sinned. (Sheol h7585)
Drought also heat they snatch away [the] waters of snow Sheol [those who] they have sinned. (Sheol h7585)
20 The mother that bore such a one will forget him; the worm will feed sweetly on him; he will be no more remembered; and like a tree will wickedness be broken.
It forgets him [the] womb - it sucks on him maggot[s] again not he is remembered and it was broken like tree injustice.
21 He ill-treateth the barren that heareth not; and to the widow he acteth not well.
[he] feeds on A barren [woman] [who] not she gives birth and a widow not he does good to.
22 But he also draweth down the mighty with his power: he riseth up, no one is sure of life.
And he drags off mighty [ones] by power his he rises and not anyone trusts in life.
23 To such [God] granteth to be in safety, that he may find support; and His eyes are upon their ways.
He gives to him to security so he may support himself and eyes his [are] on ways their.
24 They are exalted; in but a little while they are no more; and they are brought down low: like all others are they gathered in, and like the top of the ear of corn are they cut off.
They are exalted a little - and there not [is] he and they are brought low like everyone they are contracted! and like a head of grain they wither.
25 But if it be not so, who will prove me a liar, and render nought my word?
And if not then who? will he prove a liar me and will he make? into nothing speech my.
