Job

Chapter 24

1 Why,4069 seeing times6256 are not hidden6845 from the Almighty,7706 do they that know5234 him not see2372 his days?3117

2 Some remove5472 the landmarks;1367 they violently1497 take1497 away flocks,5739 and feed7462 thereof.

3 They drive5090 away the ass2543 of the fatherless,3490 they take2254 the widow's490 ox7794 for a pledge.2254

4 They turn5186 the needy34 out of the way:1870 the poor6035 of the earth776 hide2244 themselves together.3162

5 Behold,2005 as wild6501 asses6501 in the desert,4057 go3318 they forth3318 to their work;6467 rising7836 betimes7836 for a prey:2964 the wilderness6160 yields food3899 for them and for their children.5288

6 They reap7114 every one his corn1098 in the field:7704 and they gather3953 the vintage3754 of the wicked.7563

7 They cause the naked6174 to lodge3885 without1097 clothing,3830 that they have no369 covering3682 in the cold.7135

8 They are wet7372 with the showers2230 of the mountains,2022 and embrace2263 the rock6697 for want1097 of a shelter.4268

9 They pluck1497 the fatherless3490 from the breast,7699 and take2254 a pledge2254 of the poor.6041

10 They cause him to go1980 naked6174 without1097 clothing,3830 and they take5375 away the sheaf6016 from the hungry;7456

11 Which make oil6671 within996 their walls,7791 and tread1869 their winepresses,3342 and suffer thirst.6770

12 Men4962 groan5008 from out of the city,5892 and the soul5315 of the wounded2491 cries7768 out: yet God433 lays7760 not folly8604 to them.

13 They are of those that rebel4775 against the light;216 they know5234 not the ways1870 thereof, nor3808 abide3427 in the paths5410 thereof.

14 The murderer7523 rising6965 with the light216 kills6991 the poor6041 and needy,34 and in the night3915 is as a thief.1590

15 The eye5869 also of the adulterer5003 waits8104 for the twilight,5399 saying,559 No3808 eye5869 shall see7789 me: and disguises5643 his face.6440

16 In the dark2822 they dig2864 through2864 houses,1004 which they had marked2856 for themselves in the daytime:3119 they know3045 not the light.216

17 For the morning1242 is to them even as the shadow6757 of death:6757 if3588 one know5234 them, they are in the terrors1091 of the shadow6757 of death.6757

18 He is swift7031 as the waters;4325 their portion2513 is cursed7043 in the earth:776 he beholds6437 not the way1870 of the vineyards.3754

19 Drought6723 and heat2527 consume1497 the snow7950 waters:4325 so does the grave7585 those which have sinned.2398

20 The womb7358 shall forget7911 him; the worm7415 shall feed sweetly4988 on him; he shall be no3808 more5750 remembered;2142 and wickedness5766 shall be broken7665 as a tree.6086

21 He evil7462 entreats the barren6135 that bears3205 not: and does not good3190 to the widow.490

22 He draws4900 also the mighty47 with his power:3581 he rises6965 up, and no3808 man is sure539 of life.2416

23 Though it be given5414 him to be in safety,983 where on he rests;8172 yet his eyes5869 are on their ways.1870

24 They are exalted7426 for a little4592 while, but are gone369 and brought4355 low;4355 they are taken7092 out of the way1870 as all3605 other, and cut5243 off as the tops7218 of the ears7641 of corn.

25 And if518 it be not so now,645 who4310 will make7760 me a liar,3576 and make7760 my speech4405 nothing408 worth?

Job

Chapter 24

1 WHY are the wicked not hidden from the presence of God, and why do those who know him never enjoy their days?

2 The wicked remove the landmarks; they violently take away a flock.

3 They seize the ass of the fatherless, they take the widow's ox for a pledge.

4 The wicked hide themselves beside the road, and the meek of the earth hide together.

5 Behold, like wild asses in the desert, they go forth early seeking food for their young ones.

6 They cut hay in a field which is not theirs; and they gather grapes from the vineyard of the wicked.

7 They cause the naked to lodge without clothing, and they have no covering in the cold.

8 They are wet with the showers of the mountains, and embrace the rock for want of shelter.

9 They take by force plunder of the fatherless, and they devour the poor.

10 They cause them to go naked without clothing, and they take away bread from the hungry,

11 Who are bent down under burdens during the reapers' banquets, and are hungry when they carry the large basket and the measure. At times they are hungry at the reapers' banquets; they tread the wine press, but they suffer thirst.

12 From the midst of the city the oppressed groan, and the souls of the wounded cry out; yet God does not accept their prayer.

13 They were in God's world; but they knew not his ways; nor did they walk in his paths.

14 The murderer arises at daylight, and kills the poor and needy, and in the night he is a thief.

15 The eyes also of the adulterer wait for the darkness, saying, No eye shall see me; and he disguises his face in the dark.

16 In darkness he breaks into houses which he has marked in the daytime. The wicked know not the light.

17 Therefore they sought for themselves the shadow of death, and have found it: yea, they are in the terrors of the shadow of death.

18 They are swiftly carried away upon the face of the waters; their portion is cursed in the earth; they behold not the familiar way of the vineyards.

19 Drought and heat consume the snow waters; for they have sinned in Sheol.

20 They have gone astray from the womb; the worm shall suck them; after death they shall be remembered no more; and the wicked shall be broken like a piece of wood.

21 An evil barren woman shall never bear; they do not good to the widow.

22 The wealth of a man of power is sustained by his own strength; he does not depend on divine guidance.

23 Though he be granted safety, wherein he has confidence, yet his eyes are upon his own evil ways.

24 Such men are exalted for a little while, but soon are no more; yea, all the provokers shall be brought low and destroyed; they wither and are shaken out like the heads of grain.

25 And if it is not because of his anger, then who will make me a liar, and make my speech worth nothing before God?

Job

Chapter 24

Job

Chapter 24

1 Why,4069 seeing times6256 are not hidden6845 from the Almighty,7706 do they that know5234 him not see2372 his days?3117

1 WHY are the wicked not hidden from the presence of God, and why do those who know him never enjoy their days?

2 Some remove5472 the landmarks;1367 they violently1497 take1497 away flocks,5739 and feed7462 thereof.

2 The wicked remove the landmarks; they violently take away a flock.

3 They drive5090 away the ass2543 of the fatherless,3490 they take2254 the widow's490 ox7794 for a pledge.2254

3 They seize the ass of the fatherless, they take the widow's ox for a pledge.

4 They turn5186 the needy34 out of the way:1870 the poor6035 of the earth776 hide2244 themselves together.3162

4 The wicked hide themselves beside the road, and the meek of the earth hide together.

5 Behold,2005 as wild6501 asses6501 in the desert,4057 go3318 they forth3318 to their work;6467 rising7836 betimes7836 for a prey:2964 the wilderness6160 yields food3899 for them and for their children.5288

5 Behold, like wild asses in the desert, they go forth early seeking food for their young ones.

6 They reap7114 every one his corn1098 in the field:7704 and they gather3953 the vintage3754 of the wicked.7563

6 They cut hay in a field which is not theirs; and they gather grapes from the vineyard of the wicked.

7 They cause the naked6174 to lodge3885 without1097 clothing,3830 that they have no369 covering3682 in the cold.7135

7 They cause the naked to lodge without clothing, and they have no covering in the cold.

8 They are wet7372 with the showers2230 of the mountains,2022 and embrace2263 the rock6697 for want1097 of a shelter.4268

8 They are wet with the showers of the mountains, and embrace the rock for want of shelter.

9 They pluck1497 the fatherless3490 from the breast,7699 and take2254 a pledge2254 of the poor.6041

9 They take by force plunder of the fatherless, and they devour the poor.

10 They cause him to go1980 naked6174 without1097 clothing,3830 and they take5375 away the sheaf6016 from the hungry;7456

10 They cause them to go naked without clothing, and they take away bread from the hungry,

11 Which make oil6671 within996 their walls,7791 and tread1869 their winepresses,3342 and suffer thirst.6770

11 Who are bent down under burdens during the reapers' banquets, and are hungry when they carry the large basket and the measure. At times they are hungry at the reapers' banquets; they tread the wine press, but they suffer thirst.

12 Men4962 groan5008 from out of the city,5892 and the soul5315 of the wounded2491 cries7768 out: yet God433 lays7760 not folly8604 to them.

12 From the midst of the city the oppressed groan, and the souls of the wounded cry out; yet God does not accept their prayer.

13 They are of those that rebel4775 against the light;216 they know5234 not the ways1870 thereof, nor3808 abide3427 in the paths5410 thereof.

13 They were in God's world; but they knew not his ways; nor did they walk in his paths.

14 The murderer7523 rising6965 with the light216 kills6991 the poor6041 and needy,34 and in the night3915 is as a thief.1590

14 The murderer arises at daylight, and kills the poor and needy, and in the night he is a thief.

15 The eye5869 also of the adulterer5003 waits8104 for the twilight,5399 saying,559 No3808 eye5869 shall see7789 me: and disguises5643 his face.6440

15 The eyes also of the adulterer wait for the darkness, saying, No eye shall see me; and he disguises his face in the dark.

16 In the dark2822 they dig2864 through2864 houses,1004 which they had marked2856 for themselves in the daytime:3119 they know3045 not the light.216

16 In darkness he breaks into houses which he has marked in the daytime. The wicked know not the light.

17 For the morning1242 is to them even as the shadow6757 of death:6757 if3588 one know5234 them, they are in the terrors1091 of the shadow6757 of death.6757

17 Therefore they sought for themselves the shadow of death, and have found it: yea, they are in the terrors of the shadow of death.

18 He is swift7031 as the waters;4325 their portion2513 is cursed7043 in the earth:776 he beholds6437 not the way1870 of the vineyards.3754

18 They are swiftly carried away upon the face of the waters; their portion is cursed in the earth; they behold not the familiar way of the vineyards.

19 Drought6723 and heat2527 consume1497 the snow7950 waters:4325 so does the grave7585 those which have sinned.2398

19 Drought and heat consume the snow waters; for they have sinned in Sheol.

20 The womb7358 shall forget7911 him; the worm7415 shall feed sweetly4988 on him; he shall be no3808 more5750 remembered;2142 and wickedness5766 shall be broken7665 as a tree.6086

20 They have gone astray from the womb; the worm shall suck them; after death they shall be remembered no more; and the wicked shall be broken like a piece of wood.

21 He evil7462 entreats the barren6135 that bears3205 not: and does not good3190 to the widow.490

21 An evil barren woman shall never bear; they do not good to the widow.

22 He draws4900 also the mighty47 with his power:3581 he rises6965 up, and no3808 man is sure539 of life.2416

22 The wealth of a man of power is sustained by his own strength; he does not depend on divine guidance.

23 Though it be given5414 him to be in safety,983 where on he rests;8172 yet his eyes5869 are on their ways.1870

23 Though he be granted safety, wherein he has confidence, yet his eyes are upon his own evil ways.

24 They are exalted7426 for a little4592 while, but are gone369 and brought4355 low;4355 they are taken7092 out of the way1870 as all3605 other, and cut5243 off as the tops7218 of the ears7641 of corn.

24 Such men are exalted for a little while, but soon are no more; yea, all the provokers shall be brought low and destroyed; they wither and are shaken out like the heads of grain.

25 And if518 it be not so now,645 who4310 will make7760 me a liar,3576 and make7760 my speech4405 nothing408 worth?

25 And if it is not because of his anger, then who will make me a liar, and make my speech worth nothing before God?