Job 24
1 Why are not times treasured up by the Almighty? And why do not they who know him see his days?
Howe should not the times be hid from the Almightie, seeing that they which knowe him, see not his dayes?
2 They remove landmarks; They take away flocks by violence, and pasture them.
Some remoue the land marks, that rob the flockes and feede thereof.
3 They drive away the ass of the fatherless, And take the widow's ox for a pledge.
They leade away the asse of the fatherles: and take the widowes oxe to pledge.
4 They push the needy from the way; All the poor of the land are forced to hide themselves.
They make the poore to turne out of the way, so that the poore of the earth hide themselues together.
5 Behold, like wild asses of the desert, they go forth to their work; They search for prey; The wilderness supplieth them food for their children.
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.
6 In the fields they reap the harvest, And gather the vintage of the oppressor.
They reape his prouision in the fielde, but they gather the late vintage of the wicked.
7 They lodge naked, without clothing, And without covering from the cold.
They cause the naked to lodge without garment, and without couering in the colde.
8 They are drenched with the mountain showers, And embrace the rock for want of shelter.
They are wet with the showres of the moutaines, and they imbrace the rocke for want of a couering.
9 The fatherless are torn from the breast, And the garment of the needy is taken for a pledge.
They plucke the fatherles from the breast, and take the pledge of the poore.
10 They go naked, without clothing, And carry the sheaf hungry.
They cause him to go naked without clothing, and take the glening from the hungrie.
11 They make oil within their walls, And tread the wine-vat, yet suffer thirst.
They that make oyle betweene their walles, and treade their wine presses, suffer thirst.
12 From anguish the dying groan, And the wounded cry aloud; And God regardeth not their prayer!
Men cry out of the citie, and the soules of the slayne cry out: yet God doth not charge them with follie.
13 Others hate the light; They know not its ways, And abide not in its paths.
These are they, that abhorre the light: they know not the wayes thereof, nor continue in the paths thereof.
14 With the light ariseth the murderer; He killeth the poor and needy; In the night he is as a thief.
The murtherer riseth earely and killeth the poore and the needie: and in the night he is as a theefe.
15 The eye of the adulterer watcheth for the twilight; He saith, “No eye will see me,” And putteth a mask upon his face.
The eye also of the adulterer waiteth for the twilight, and sayth, None eye shall see me, and disguiseth his face.
16 In the dark they break into houses; In the daytime they shut themselves up; They are strangers to the light.
They digge through houses in the darke, which they marked for themselues in the daye: they knowe not the light.
17 The morning is to them the very shadow of death; They are familiar with the terrors of the shadow of death.
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.
18 Light are they on the face of the waters; They have an accursed portion in the earth; They come not near the vineyards.
He is swift vpon the waters: their portion shalbe cursed in the earth: he will not behold the way of the vineyardes.
As the dry ground and heate consume the snowe waters, so shall the graue the sinners. (Sheol h7585)
20 His own mother forgetteth him; The worm feedeth sweetly on him; He is no more remembered, And iniquity is broken like a tree.
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.
21 He oppresseth the barren, that hath not borne, And doeth not good to the widow.
He doth euil intreat ye barren, that doeth not beare, neither doeth he good to the widowe.
22 He taketh away the mighty by his power; He riseth up, and no one is sure of life.
He draweth also the mighty by his power, and when he riseth vp, none is sure of life.
23 God giveth them security, so that they are confident; His eyes are upon their ways.
Though men giue him assurance to be in safetie, yet his eyes are vpon their wayes.
24 They are exalted; —in a little while they are gone! They are brought low, and die, like all others; And like the topmost ears of corn are they cut off.
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.
25 If it be not so, who will confute me, And show my discourse to be worthless?
But if it be not so, where is he? or who wil proue me a lyer, and make my words of no value?
