Job 24
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1Why doesn't the Almighty reserve time for judgment? and why don't those who know him perceive his days?1Why does the Almighty not reserve times for judgment? Why do those who know him never see his days?
2They move boundary stones, steal flocks, and pasture them. 2The wicked displace boundary markers. They steal a flock and provide pasture for it.
3They drive away the orphan's donkey; they take the ox of the widow as security for a loan; 3They drive away the donkeys owned by the fatherless and take the widow's ox as collateral.
4They push the needy off the road, and force the poor of the land into hiding.4They push the needy off the road; the poor of the land are forced into hiding.
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.5Like wild donkeys in the wilderness, the poor go out to their task of foraging for food; the desert provides nourishment for their children.
6They reap fodder in the field and glean in the vineyard of the wicked.6They gather their fodder in the field and glean the vineyards of the wicked.
7They spend the night naked, without clothing, with no covering against the cold.7Without clothing, they spend the night naked, having no covering against the cold.
8They are wet from mountain rains; without shelter, they cling to a rock.8Drenched by mountain rains, they huddle against the rocks, shelterless.
9"The fatherless are torn from the breast; the poor are taken away as security for a loan. 9The fatherless infant is snatched from the breast; the nursing child of the poor is seized as collateral.
10They wander around naked, without clothes; hungry, though they carry sheaves of grain. 10Without clothing, they wander about naked. They carry sheaves but go hungry.
11They press oil between the olive groves owned by the wicked; they suffer from thirst, even while treading the winepress.11They crush olives in their presses; they tread the winepresses, but go thirsty.
12From the city, dying men groan aloud, and the wounded cries out for help, but God charges no one with wrong.12From the city, men groan; the mortally wounded cry for help, yet God pays no attention to this crime.
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. 13The wicked are those who rebel against the light. They do not recognize its ways or stay on its paths.
14The murderer rises at dawn to kill the poor and needy; at night, he is like a thief.14The murderer rises at dawn to kill the poor and needy, and by night he becomes a thief.
15The adulterer watches for twilight, saying, 'No eye is watching me' while he veils his face.15The adulterer's eye watches for twilight, thinking, "No eye will see me," and he covers his face.
16They break into houses in the dark; during the day they remained sealed in. They don't know daylight.16In the dark they break into houses; by day they lock themselves in, never experiencing the light.
17As a group, deep darkness is their morning time; fear that lives in darkness is their friend."17For the morning is like darkness to them. Surely they are familiar with the terrors of darkness!
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.18They float on the surface of the water. Their section of the land is cursed, so that they never go to their vineyards.
19As drought and heat evaporate melting snow, that's what Sheol does with sinners.19As dry ground and heat snatch away the melted snow, so Sheol steals those who have sinned.
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. 20The womb forgets them; worms feed on them; they are remembered no more. So injustice is broken like a tree.
21"They prey on the barren woman, and do no favors for widows.21They prey on the childless woman who is unable to conceive, and do not deal kindly with the widow.
22God prolongs the life of the strong by his power, but they get up in the morning without purpose in life.22Yet God drags away the mighty by his power; when he rises up, they have no assurance of life.
23He gives them security and financial support, but he watches everything they do.23He gives them a sense of security, so they can rely on it, but his eyes watch over their ways.
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.24They are exalted for a moment, then gone; they are brought low and shrivel up like everything else. They wither like heads of grain.
25If this weren't so, who can prove that I'm a liar by showing that there's nothing to what I'm saying?"25If this is not true, then who can prove me a liar and show that my speech is worthless?
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