Job 24
1 Why, seeing times [are] not hid from the Almighty, do they that know him not see his days?
Howe should not the times be hid from the Almightie, seeing that they which knowe him, see not his dayes?
2 [Some] remove the landmarks: they violently take away flocks, and [their] feed.
Some remoue the land marks, that rob the flockes and feede thereof.
3 They drive away the ass of the fatherless, they 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 turn the needy out of the way: the poor of the earth hide themselves together.
They make the poore to turne out of the way, so that the poore of the earth hide themselues together.
5 Behold, [as] wild asses in the desert, they go forth to their work; rising betimes for a prey: the wilderness [yieldeth] food for them [and] 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 They reap [every one] his corn in the field: and they gather the vintage of the wicked.
They reape his prouision in the fielde, but they gather the late vintage of the wicked.
7 They cause the naked to lodge without clothing, that [they have] no covering in the cold.
They cause the naked to lodge without garment, and without couering in the colde.
8 They are wet with the showers of the mountains, and embrace the rock for want of a shelter.
They are wet with the showres of the moutaines, and they imbrace the rocke for want of a couering.
9 They pluck the fatherless from the breast, and take a pledge of the poor.
They plucke the fatherles from the breast, and take the pledge of the poore.
10 They cause [him] to go naked without clothing, and they take away the sheaf [from] the hungry;
They cause him to go naked without clothing, and take the glening from the hungrie.
11 [Who] make oil within their walls, [and] tread [their] wine-presses, and suffer thirst.
They that make oyle betweene their walles, and treade their wine presses, suffer thirst.
12 Men groan from out of the city, and the soul of the wounded crieth out: yet God layeth not folly [to them].
Men cry out of the citie, and the soules of the slayne cry out: yet God doth not charge them with follie.
13 They are of those that rebel against the light; they know not its ways, nor abide in its paths.
These are they, that abhorre the light: they know not the wayes thereof, nor continue in the paths thereof.
14 The murderer rising with the light killeth the poor and needy, and in the night 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 also of the adulterer waiteth for the twilight, saying, No eye shall see me: and disguiseth [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 dig through houses, [which] they had marked for themselves in the day-time: they know not the light.
They digge through houses in the darke, which they marked for themselues in the daye: they knowe not the light.
17 For the morning [is] to them even as the shades of death: if [one] knoweth [them], [they are in] the terrors of the shades 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 He [is] swift as the waters; their portion is cursed in the earth: he beholdeth not the way of the vineyards.
He is swift vpon the waters: their portion shalbe cursed in the earth: he will not behold the way of the vineyardes.
19 Drouth and heat consume the snow-waters: [so doth] the grave [those who] have sinned. (Sheol h7585)
As the dry ground and heate consume the snowe waters, so shall the graue the sinners. (Sheol h7585)
20 The womb shall forget him; the worm shall feed sweetly on him; he shall be no more remembered; and wickedness shall be broken as 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] beareth not: 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 draweth also the mighty with his power: he riseth up, and no [man] is sure of life.
He draweth also the mighty by his power, and when he riseth vp, none is sure of life.
23 [Though] it is given him [to be] in safety, on which he resteth; yet 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 for a little while, but are gone and brought low; they are taken out of the way as all [others], and cut off as the tops of the ears of corn.
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 And if [it is] not [so] now, who will make me a liar, and make my speech of no worth?
But if it be not so, where is he? or who wil proue me a lyer, and make my words of no value?
