Job 24
1 why? from Almighty not to treasure time (and to know him *Q(K)*) not to see day his
“For this reason from the Mighty One Times have not been hidden, And those knowing Him have not seen His days.
2 border to overtake flock to plunder and to pasture
They reach the borders, They have taken a drove away violently, Indeed, they do evil.
3 donkey orphan to lead to pledge cattle widow
They lead away the donkey of the fatherless, They take in pledge the ox of the widow,
4 to stretch needy from way: road unitedness to hide poor land: country/planet
They turn aside the needy from the way, Together have hid the poor of the earth.
5 look! wild donkey in/on/with wilderness to come out: come in/on/with work their to seek to/for prey plain to/for him food to/for youth
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 in/on/with land: country fodder his (to reap *Q(K)*) and vineyard wicked to glean
They reap his provender in a field, And they glean the vineyard of the wicked.
7 naked to lodge from without clothing and nothing covering in/on/with cold
They cause the naked to lodge without clothing. And there is no covering in the cold.
8 from storm mountain: mount be moist and from without refuge to embrace rock
From the inundation of hills they are wet, And without a refuge—have embraced a rock.
9 to plunder from breast orphan and upon afflicted to pledge
They take away violently The orphan from the breast, And they lay a pledge on the poor.
10 naked to go: went without clothing and hungry to lift: bear sheaf
Naked, they have gone without clothing, And hungry—have taken away a sheaf.
11 between: among wall their to press wine to tread and to thirst
They make oil between their walls, They have trodden winepresses, and thirst.
12 from city man to groan and soul slain: wounded to cry and god not to set: put folly
Men groan because of enmity, And the soul of pierced ones cries, And God does not give praise.
13 they(masc.) to be in/on/with to rebel light not to recognize way: conduct his and not to dwell in/on/with path his
They have been those rebelling against light, They have not discerned His ways, Nor abided in His paths.
14 to/for light to arise: rise to murder to slay afflicted and needy and in/on/with night to be like/as thief
The murderer rises at the light, He slays the poor and needy, And in the night he is as a thief.
15 and eye to commit adultery to keep: look at twilight to/for to say not to see me eye and secrecy face to set: make
And the eye of an adulterer Has observed the twilight, Saying, No eye beholds me. And he puts the face in secret.
16 to dig in/on/with darkness house: home by day to seal to/for them not to know light
He has dug in the darkness—houses; By day they shut themselves up, They have not known light.
17 for together morning to/for them shadow for to recognize terror shadow
When together, morning [is] death-shade to them, When he discerns the terrors of death-shade.
18 swift he/she/it upon face: surface water to lighten portion their in/on/with land: country/planet not to turn way: road vineyard
He [is] light on the face of the waters, Their portion is vilified in the earth, He does not turn the way of vineyards.
Drought—also heat—consume snow-waters, Sheol—[those who] have sinned. (Sheol h7585)
20 to forget him womb be sweet him worm still not to remember and to break like/as tree injustice
The womb forgets him, The worm sweetens [on] him, He is remembered no more, And wickedness is broken as a tree.
21 to pasture barren not to beget and widow not be good
Treating evil the barren [who] does not bear, And he does no good [to] the widow,
22 and to draw mighty: strong in/on/with strength his to arise: rise and not be faithful in/on/with life
And [God] has drawn the mighty by His power, He rises, and none believes in life.
23 to give: give to/for him to/for security and to lean and eye his upon way: conduct their
He gives to him confidence, and he is supported, And His eyes [are] on their ways.
24 be exalted little and nothing he and to sink like/as all to gather [emph?] and like/as head ear to languish
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 and if not then who? to lie me and to set: accuse to/for not speech my
And if not now, who proves me a liar, And makes my word of nothing?”
