Job 24
1 Why? from [the] Almighty not have they been stored up times (and [those who] know him *Q(K)*) not have they seen? days his.
Times are not hid from the Almighty: but they that know him, know not his days.
2 Boundaries people reach flock[s] they seize and they have pastured [them].
Some have removed landmarks, have taken away flocks by force, and fed them.
3 [the] donkey of Fatherless ones they drive away they take as pledge [the] ox of a widow.
They have driven away the ass of the fatherless, and have taken away the widow’s ox for a pledge.
4 They thrust aside needy [people] from [the] path together they are made to hide themselves [the] poor [people] of [the] earth.
They have overturned the way of the poor, and have oppressed together the meek of the earth.
5 There! wild donkeys - in the wilderness they go forth in work their seeking for food a desert plain to it food for the children.
Others like wild asses in the desert go forth to their work: by watching for a prey they get bread for their children.
6 In the field fodder its (they harvest *Q(K)*) and [the] vineyard of [the] wicked they glean.
They reap the field that is not their own, and gather the vintage of his vineyard whom by violence they have oppressed.
7 Naked they spend [the] night because not clothing and there not [is] covering in the coldness.
They send men away naked, taking away their clothes who have no covering in the cold:
8 From [the] rain of [the] mountains they are wet and because not shelter they embrace [the] rock.
Who are wet, with the showers of the mountains, and having no covering embrace the stones.
9 People tear away from [the] breast a fatherless one and on [the] poor they take pledges.
They have violently robbed the fatherless, and stripped the poor common people.
10 Naked they go about not clothing and hungry they carry a sheaf.
From the naked and them that go without clothing, and from the hungry they have taken away the ears of corn.
11 Between rows their they press out oil wine-presses they tread and they were thirsty.
They have taken their rest at noon among the stores of them, who after having trodden the winepresses suffer thirst.
12 From [the] city men - they groan and [the] throat of [those] fatally wounded it cries for help and God not he puts offensiveness.
Out of the cities they have made men to groan, and the soul of the wounded hath cried out, and God doth not suffer it to pass unrevenged.
13 They - they are among [those who] rebel against [the] light not they pay regard to ways its and not they dwell in paths its.
They have been rebellious to the light, they have not known his ways, neither have they returned by his paths.
14 To the light he rises a murderer he kills [the] poor and [the] needy and in the night he is like thief.
The murderer riseth at the very break of day, he killeth the needy, and the poor man: but in the night he will be as a thief.
15 And [the] eye of an adulterer - it watches for twilight saying not it will observe me an eye and covering of face he puts.
The eye of the adulterer observeth darkness, saying: No eye shall see me: and he will cover his face.
16 He digs into in darkness houses by day they seal up for themselves not they know light.
He diggeth through houses in the dark, as in the day they had appointed for themselves, and they have not known the light.
17 For together - [is] morning for them deep darkness for he is acquainted with [the] terrors of deep darkness.
If the morning suddenly appear, it is to them the shadow of death: and they walk in darkness as if it were in light.
18 [is] swift He - on [the] surface of [the] waters it is cursed portion their in the land not anyone turns [the] direction of vineyards.
He is light upon the face of the water: cursed be his portion on the earth, let him not walk by the way of the vineyards.
19 Drought also heat they snatch away [the] waters of snow Sheol [those who] they have sinned. (Sheol h7585)
Let him pass from the snow waters to excessive heat, and his sin even to hell. (Sheol h7585)
20 It forgets him [the] womb - it sucks on him maggot[s] again not he is remembered and it was broken like tree injustice.
Let mercy forget him: may worms be his sweetness: let him be remembered no more, but be broken in pieces as an unfruitful tree.
21 [he] feeds on A barren [woman] [who] not she gives birth and a widow not he does good to.
For he hath fed the barren that beareth not, and to the widow he hath done no good.
22 And he drags off mighty [ones] by power his he rises and not anyone trusts in life.
He hath pulled down the strong by his might: and when he standeth up, he shall not trust to his life.
23 He gives to him to security so he may support himself and eyes his [are] on ways their.
God hath given him place for penance, and he abuseth it unto pride: but his eyes are upon his ways.
24 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.
They are lifted up for a little while and shall not stand, and shall be brought down as all things, and shall be taken away, and as the tops of the ears of corn they shall be broken.
25 And if not then who? will he prove a liar me and will he make? into nothing speech my.
And if it be not so, who can convince me that I have lied, and set my words before God?
