Job 24
1 Tymes ben not hid fro Almyyti God; sotheli thei that knowen hym, knowen not hise daies.
Wherefore from the Mighty One Times have not been hidden, And those knowing Him have not seen His days.
2 Othere men turneden ouer the termes of neiyboris eritage, thei token awei flockis, and fedden tho.
The borders they reach, A drove they have taken violently away, Yea, they do evil.
3 Thei driueden awei the asse of fadirlesse children, and token awei the cow of a widewe for a wed.
The ass of the fatherless they lead away, They take in pledge the ox of the widow,
4 Thei distrieden the weie of pore men, and thei oppressiden togidere the mylde men of erthe.
They turn aside the needy from the way, Together have hid the poor of the earth.
5 Othere men as wielde assis in deseert goon out to her werk; and thei waken to prey, and bifor maken redy breed to her children.
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 Thei kitten doun a feeld not hern, and thei gaderen grapis of his vyner, whom thei han oppressid bi violence.
In a field his provender they reap, And the vineyard of the wicked they glean.
7 Thei leeuen men nakid, and taken awei the clothis, to whiche men is noon hiling in coold;
The naked they cause to lodge Without clothing. And there is no covering in the cold.
8 whiche men the reynes of munteyns weeten, and thei han noon hilyng, and biclippen stoonys.
From the inundation of hills they are wet, And without a refuge — have embraced a rock.
9 Thei diden violence, and robbiden fadirles and modirles children; and thei spuyliden, `ether robbiden, the comynte of pore men.
They take violently away From the breast the orphan, And on the poor they lay a pledge.
10 Thei token awey eeris of corn fro nakid men, and goynge with out cloth, and fro hungry men.
Naked, they have gone without clothing, And hungry — have taken away a sheaf.
11 Thei weren hid in myddai among the heepis of tho men, that thirsten, whanne the presses ben trodun.
Between their walls they make oil, Wine-presses they have trodden, and thirst.
12 Thei maden men of citees to weile, and the soulis of woundid men schulen crye; and God suffrith it not to go awei vnpunyschid.
Because of enmity men do groan, And the soul of pierced ones doth cry, And God doth not give praise.
13 Thei weren rebel to liyt; thei knewen not the weyes therof, nether thei turneden ayen bi the pathis therof.
They have been among rebellious ones of light, They have not discerned His ways, Nor abode in His paths.
14 A mansleere risith ful eerli, and sleeth a nedi man, and a pore man; sotheli bi nyyt he schal be as a nyyt theef.
At the light doth the murderer rise, He doth slay the poor and needy, And in the night he is as a thief.
15 The iye of avouter kepith derknesse, and seith, An yye schal not se me; and he schal hile his face.
And the eye of an adulterer Hath observed the twilight, Saying, 'No eye doth behold me.' And he putteth the face in secret.
16 Thei mynen housis in derknessis, as thei seiden togidere to hem silf in the dai; and thei knewen not liyt.
He hath dug in the darkness — houses; By day they shut themselves up, They have not known light.
17 If the morewtid apperith sudeynli, thei demen the schadewe of deth; and so thei goon in derknessis as in liyt.
When together, morning [is] to them death shade, When he discerneth the terrors of death shade.
18 He is vnstablere than the face of the water; his part in erthe be cursid, and go he not bi the weie of vyneris.
Light he [is] on the face of the waters, Vilified is their portion in the earth, He turneth not the way of vineyards.
19 Passe he to ful greet heete fro the watris of snowis, and the synne of hym `til to hellis. (Sheol h7585)
Drought — also heat — consume snow-waters, Sheol [those who] have sinned. (Sheol h7585)
20 Merci foryete hym; his swetnesse be a worm; be he not in mynde, but be he al to-brokun as `a tre vnfruytful.
Forget him doth the womb, Sweeten [on] him doth the worm, No more is he remembered, And broken as a tree is wickedness.
21 For he fedde the bareyn, and hir that childith not, and he dide not wel to the widewe.
Treating evil the barren [who] beareth not, And [to] the widow he doth no good,
22 He drow doun stronge men in his strengthe; and whanne he stondith in `greet state, he schal not bileue to his lijf.
And hath drawn the mighty by his power, He riseth, and none believeth in life.
23 God yaf to hym place of penaunce, and he mysusith that in to pride; for the iyen of God ben in the weies of that man.
He giveth to him confidence, and he is supported, And his eyes [are] on their ways.
24 Thei ben reisid at a litil, and thei schulen not stonde; and thei schulen be maad low as alle thingis, and thei schulen be takun awei; and as the hyynessis of eeris of corn thei schulen be al to-brokun.
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 That if it is not so, who may repreue me, that Y liede, and putte my wordis bifor God?
And if not now, who doth prove me a liar, And doth make of nothing my word?
