Job 24
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1Why does the Almighty not reserve times for judgment? Why do those who know Him never see His days? 1“Why does the Almighty not reserve times for judgment? Why may those who know Him never see His days?
2The wicked displace boundary markers. They steal a flock and provide pasture for it. 2Men move boundary stones; they pasture stolen flocks.
3They drive away the donkeys owned by the fatherless and take the widow's ox as collateral. 3They drive away the donkey of the fatherless and take the widow’s ox in pledge.
4They push the needy off the road; the poor of the land are forced into hiding. 4They push the needy off the road and force all the poor of the land into hiding.
5Like wild donkeys in the desert, the poor go out to their task of foraging for food; the wilderness provides nourishment for their children. 5Indeed, like wild donkeys in the desert, the poor go to work foraging for food; the wasteland is food for their children.
6They gather their fodder in the field and glean the vineyards of the wicked. 6They gather fodder in the fields and glean the vineyards of the wicked.
7Without clothing, they spend the night naked, having no covering against the cold. 7Without clothing, they spend the night naked; they have no covering against the cold.
8Drenched by mountain rains, they huddle against the rocks, shelterless. 8Drenched by mountain rains, they huddle against the rocks for want of shelter.
9The fatherless infant is snatched from the breast; the nursing child of the poor is seized as collateral. 9The fatherless infant is snatched from the breast; the nursing child of the poor is seized for a debt.
10Without clothing, they wander about naked. They carry sheaves but go hungry. 10Without clothing, they wander about naked. They carry the sheaves, but still go hungry.
11They crush olives in their presses; they tread the winepresses, but go thirsty. 11They crush olives within their walls; they tread the winepresses, but go thirsty.
12From the city, men groan; the mortally wounded cry for help, yet God pays no attention to this crime. 12From the city, men groan, and the souls of the wounded cry out, yet God charges no one with wrongdoing.
13The wicked are those who rebel against the light. They do not recognize its ways or stay on its paths. 13Then there are those who rebel against the light, not knowing its ways or staying on its paths.
14The murderer rises at dawn to kill the poor and needy, and by night he becomes a thief. 14When daylight is gone, the murderer rises to kill the poor and needy; in the night he is like a thief.
15The adulterer's eye watches for twilight, thinking: No eye will see me; he covers his face. 15The eye of the adulterer watches for twilight. Thinking, ‘No eye will see me,’ he covers his face.
16In the dark they break into houses; by day they lock themselves in, never experiencing the light. 16In the dark they dig through houses; by day they shut themselves in, never to experience the light.
17For the morning is like darkness to them. Surely they are familiar with the terrors of darkness! 17For to them, deep darkness is their morning; surely they are friends with the terrors of darkness!
18They float on the surface of the water. Their section of the land is cursed, so that they never go to their vineyards. 18They are but foam on the surface of the water; their portion of the land is cursed, so that no one turns toward their vineyards.
19As dry ground and heat snatch away the melted snow, so Sheol steals those who have sinned. 19As drought and heat consume the melting snow, so Sheol steals those who have sinned.
20The womb forgets them; worms feed on them; they are remembered no more. So injustice is broken like a tree. 20The womb forgets them; the worm feeds on them; they are remembered no more. So injustice is like a broken tree.
21They prey on the childless woman who is unable to conceive, and do not deal kindly with the widow. 21They prey on the barren and childless, and show no kindness to the widow.
22Yet God drags away the mighty by His power; when He rises up, they have no assurance of life. 22Yet by His power, God drags away the mighty; though rising up, they have no assurance of life.
23He gives them a sense of security, so they can rely on it, but His eyes watch over their ways. 23He gives them a sense of security, but His eyes are on their ways.
24They are exalted for a moment, then they are gone; they are brought low and shrivel up like everything else. They wither like heads of grain. 24They are exalted for a moment, then they are gone; they are brought low and gathered up like all others; they are cut off like heads of grain.
25If this is not true, then who can prove me a liar and show that my speech is worthless? 25If this is not so, then who can prove me a liar and reduce my words to nothing?”
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Job 23
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