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?1"Why are times not appointed by the Almighty? Why do those who know him not see his days?
2They move boundary stones, steal flocks, and pasture them. 2Men move boundary stones; they seize the flock and pasture them.
3They drive away the orphan's donkey; they take the ox of the widow as security for a loan; 3They drive away the orphan's donkey; they take the widow's ox as a pledge.
4They push the needy off the road, and force the poor of the land into hiding.4They turn the needy from the pathway, and the poor of the land hide themselves together.
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 desert they go out to their labor, seeking diligently for food; the wasteland provides food for them and for their children.
6They reap 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, with no covering against the cold.7They spend the night naked because they lack clothing; they have no covering against the cold.
8They are wet from mountain rains; without shelter, they cling to a rock.8They are soaked by mountain rains and huddle in the rocks because they lack shelter.
9"The fatherless are torn from the breast; the poor are taken away as security for a loan. 9The fatherless child is snatched from the breast, the infant of the poor is taken as a pledge.
10They wander around naked, without clothes; hungry, though they carry sheaves of grain. 10They go about naked, without clothing, and go hungry while they carry the sheaves.
11They press oil between the olive groves owned by the wicked; they suffer from thirst, even while treading the winepress.11They press out the olive oil between the rows of olive trees; they tread the winepresses while they are 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 the dying groan, and the wounded cry out for help, but God charges no one with wrongdoing.
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. 13There are those who rebel against the light; they do not know its ways and they do not stay on its paths.
14The murderer rises at dawn to kill the poor and needy; at night, he is like a thief.14Before daybreak the murderer rises up; he kills the poor and the needy; in the night he is like a thief.
15The adulterer watches for twilight, saying, 'No eye is watching me' while he veils his face.15And the eye of the adulterer watches for the twilight, thinking, 'No eye can see me,' and covers his face with a mask.
16They break into houses in the dark; during the day they remained sealed in. They don't know daylight.16In the dark the robber breaks into houses, but by day they shut themselves in; they do not know the light.
17As a group, deep darkness is their morning time; fear that lives in darkness is their friend."17For all of them, the morning is to them like deep darkness; they are friends 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.18"You say, 'He is foam on the face of the waters; their portion of the land is cursed so that no one goes to their vineyard.
19As drought and heat evaporate melting snow, that's what Sheol does with sinners.19The drought as well as the heat carry away the melted snow; so the grave takes away 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 him, the worm feasts on him, no longer will he be remembered. Like a tree, wickedness will be broken down.
21"They prey on the barren woman, and do no favors for widows.21He preys on the barren and childless woman, and does not treat the widow well.
22God prolongs the life of the strong by his power, but they get up in the morning without purpose in life.22But God drags off the mighty by his power; when God rises up against him, he has no faith in his life.
23He gives them security and financial support, but he watches everything they do.23God may let them rest in a feeling of security, but he is constantly watching all 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 little while, and then they are gone, they are brought low like all others, and gathered in, and like a head of grain they are cut off.'
25If this weren't so, who can prove that I'm a liar by showing that there's nothing to what I'm saying?"25"If this is not so, who can prove me a liar and reduce my words to nothing?"
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