| New American Standard Bible 1995 | International Standard Version |
| 1"Why are times not stored up by the Almighty, And why do those who know Him not see His days? | 1Why doesn't the Almighty reserve time for judgment? and why don't those who know him perceive his days? |
| 2"Some remove the landmarks; They seize and devour flocks. | 2They move boundary stones, steal flocks, and pasture them. |
| 3"They drive away the donkeys of the orphans; They take the widow's ox for a pledge. | 3They drive away the orphan's donkey; they take the ox of the widow as security for a loan; |
| 4"They push the needy aside from the road; The poor of the land are made to hide themselves altogether. | 4They push the needy off the road, and force the poor of the land into hiding. |
| 5"Behold, as wild donkeys in the wilderness They go forth seeking food in their activity, As bread for their children in the desert. | 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. |
| 6"They harvest their fodder in the field And glean the vineyard of the wicked. | 6They reap fodder in the field and glean in the vineyard of the wicked. |
| 7"They spend the night naked, without clothing, And have no covering against the cold. | 7They spend the night naked, without clothing, with no covering against the cold. |
| 8"They are wet with the mountain rains And hug the rock for want of a shelter. | 8They are wet from mountain rains; without shelter, they cling to a rock. |
| 9"Others snatch the orphan from the breast, And against the poor they take a pledge. | 9"The fatherless are torn from the breast; the poor are taken away as security for a loan. |
| 10"They cause the poor to go about 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. |
| 11"Within the walls they produce oil; They tread wine presses but thirst. | 11They press oil between the olive groves owned by the wicked; they suffer from thirst, even while treading the winepress. |
| 12"From the city men groan, And the souls of the wounded cry out; Yet God does not pay attention to folly. | 12From the city, dying men groan aloud, and the wounded cries out for help, but God charges no one with wrong. |
| 13"Others have been with those who rebel against the light; They do not want to 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. |
| 14"The murderer arises at dawn; He kills the poor and the needy, And at night he is as a thief. | 14The murderer rises at dawn to kill the poor and needy; at night, he is like a thief. |
| 15"The 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. |
| 16"In the dark they dig into houses, They shut themselves up by day; 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. |
| 17"For the morning is the same to him as thick darkness, For he is familiar with the terrors of thick darkness. | 17As a group, deep darkness is their morning time; fear that lives in darkness is their friend." |
| 18"They are insignificant on the surface of the water; Their portion is cursed on the earth. They do not turn toward the 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. |
| 19"Drought and heat consume the snow waters, So does Sheol those who have sinned. | 19As drought and heat evaporate melting snow, that's what Sheol does with sinners. |
| 20"A mother will forget him; The worm feeds sweetly till he is no longer remembered. And wickedness will 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. |
| 21"He wrongs the barren woman And does no good for the widow. | 21"They prey on the barren woman, and do no favors for widows. |
| 22"But He drags off the valiant by His power; He rises, but no one has assurance of life. | 22God prolongs the life of the strong by his power, but they get up in the morning without purpose in life. |
| 23"He provides them with security, and they are supported; And His eyes are on their ways. | 23He gives them security and financial support, but he watches everything they do. |
| 24"They are exalted a little while, then they are gone; Moreover, they are brought low and like everything gathered up; Even like the heads of grain they are cut off. | 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 can prove me a liar, And make my speech worthless?" | 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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