Job 24
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1Since times are not hidden from the Almighty, Why do those who know Him see not His days?1Why doesn't the Almighty reserve time for judgment? and why don't those who know him perceive his days?
2Some remove landmarks; They seize flocks violently and feed on them;2They move boundary stones, steal flocks, and pasture them.
3They drive away the donkey of the fatherless; They take the widow’s ox as a pledge.3They drive away the orphan's donkey; they take the ox of the widow as security for a loan;
4They push the needy off the road; All the poor of the land are forced to hide.4They push the needy off the road, and force the poor of the land into hiding.
5Indeed, like wild donkeys in the desert, They go out to their work, searching for food. The wilderness yields food for them and for their children.5"Look! Like wild donkeys in the wilderness, they work diligently as they seek wild game in the desert, food for them and their young ones.
6They gather their fodder in the field And glean in the vineyard of the wicked.6They reap fodder in the field and glean in the vineyard of the wicked.
7They spend the night naked, without clothing, And have no covering in the cold.7They spend the night naked, without clothing, with no covering against the cold.
8They are wet with the showers of the mountains, And huddle around the rock for want of shelter.8They are wet from mountain rains; without shelter, they cling to a rock.
9Some snatch the fatherless from the breast, And take a pledge from the poor.9"The fatherless are torn from the breast; the poor are taken away as security for a loan.
10They cause the poor to go naked, without clothing; And they take away the sheaves from the hungry.10They wander around naked, without clothes; hungry, though they carry sheaves of grain.
11They press out oil within their walls, And tread winepresses, yet suffer thirst.11They press oil between the olive groves owned by the wicked; they suffer from thirst, even while treading the winepress.
12The dying groan in the city, And the souls of the wounded cry out; Yet God does not charge them with wrong.12From the city, dying men groan aloud, and the wounded cries out for help, but God charges no one with wrong.
13“There are those who rebel against the light; They do not know its ways Nor abide in its paths.13"Then there are those who rebel against the light; they are not acquainted with its ways; and they don't stay on its course.
14The murderer rises with the light; He kills the poor and needy; And in the night he is like a thief.14The murderer rises at dawn to kill the poor and needy; at night, he is like a thief.
15The eye of the adulterer waits for the twilight, Saying, ‘No eye will see me’; And he disguises his face.15The adulterer watches for twilight, saying, 'No eye is watching me' while he veils his face.
16In the dark they break into houses Which they marked for themselves in the daytime; They do not know the light.16They break into houses in the dark; during the day they remained sealed in. They don't know daylight.
17For the morning is the same to them as the shadow of death; If someone recognizes them, They are in the terrors of the shadow of death.17As a group, deep darkness is their morning time; fear that lives in darkness is their friend."
18“They should be swift on the face of the waters, Their portion should be cursed in the earth, So that no one would turn into the way of their vineyards.18"They remain only a short time on the water's surface; their inheritance will be cursed in the land; no one will work in their vineyards.
19As drought and heat consume the snow waters, So the grave consumes those who have sinned.19As drought and heat evaporate melting snow, that's what Sheol does with sinners.
20The womb should forget him, The worm should feed sweetly on him; He should be remembered no more, And wickedness should be broken like a tree.20The womb will forget them. Maggots will find them to be a delicacy! They won't be remembered anymore, their iniquity will be cut to pieces like firewood.
21For he preys on the barren who do not bear, And does no good for the widow.21"They prey on the barren woman, and do no favors for widows.
22“But God draws the mighty away with His power; He rises up, but no man is sure of life.22God prolongs the life of the strong by his power, but they get up in the morning without purpose in life.
23He gives them security, and they rely on it; Yet His eyes are on their ways.23He gives them security and financial support, but he watches everything they do.
24They are exalted for a little while, Then they are gone. They are brought low; They are taken out of the way like all others; They dry out like the heads of grain.24They're exalted momentarily, but then they are gone; they are humbled, just like all the others. They are cut down like heads of corn.
25“Now if it is not so, who will prove me a liar, And make my speech worth nothing?”25If this weren't so, who can prove that I'm a liar by showing that there's nothing to what I'm saying?"
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