Job 24
1 why? from Almighty not to treasure time (and to know him *Q(K)*) not to see day his
Wherefore 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
The borders they reach, A drove they have taken violently away, Yea, they do evil.
3 donkey orphan to lead to pledge cattle widow
The ass of the fatherless they lead away, 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
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 in/on/with land: country fodder his (to reap *Q(K)*) and vineyard wicked to glean
In a field his provender they reap, And the vineyard of the wicked they glean.
7 naked to lodge from without clothing and nothing covering in/on/with cold
The naked they cause 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 violently away From the breast the orphan, And on the poor they lay a pledge.
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
Between their walls they make oil, Wine-presses they have trodden, and thirst.
12 from city man to groan and soul slain: wounded to cry and god not to set: put folly
Because of enmity men do groan, And the soul of pierced ones doth cry, And God doth 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 among rebellious ones of light, They have not discerned His ways, Nor abode 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
At the light doth the murderer rise, He doth slay 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 Hath observed the twilight, Saying, 'No eye doth behold me.' And he putteth 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 hath 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] to them death shade, When he discerneth 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
Light he [is] on the face of the waters, Vilified is their portion in the earth, He turneth not 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
Forget him doth the womb, Sweeten [on] him doth the worm, No more is he remembered, And broken as a tree is wickedness.
21 to pasture barren not to beget and widow not be good
Treating evil the barren [who] beareth not, And [to] the widow he doth no good,
22 and to draw mighty: strong in/on/with strength his to arise: rise and not be faithful in/on/with life
And hath drawn the mighty by his power, He riseth, and none believeth in life.
23 to give: give to/for him to/for security and to lean and eye his upon way: conduct their
He giveth 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
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 and if not then who? to lie me and to set: accuse to/for not speech my
And if not now, who doth prove me a liar, And doth make of nothing my word?
