Job 24
1 Why? from [the] Almighty not have they been stored up times (and [those who] know him *QK) not have they seen? days his.
Why are times for judging wicked people not set by the Almighty? Why do not those who are faithful to God see his days of judgment come?
2 Boundaries people reach flock[s] they seize and they have pastured [them].
There are wicked people who remove boundary markers; there are wicked people who take away flocks by force and put them in their own pastures.
3 [the] donkey of Fatherless ones they drive away they take as pledge [the] ox of a widow.
They drive away the donkey of those without fathers; they take the widow's ox as security.
4 They thrust aside needy [people] from [the] path together they are made to hide themselves [the] poor [people] of [the] earth.
They force needy people out of their path; poor people of the earth all hide themselves from them.
5 There! wild donkeys - in the wilderness they go forth in work their seeking for food a desert plain to it food for the children.
See, these poor people go out to their work like wild donkeys in the wilderness, looking carefully for food; perhaps the Arabah will provide them food for their children.
6 In the field fodder its (they harvest *QK) and [the] vineyard of [the] wicked they glean.
Poor people reap in the night in other people's fields; they glean grapes from the harvest of those wicked people.
7 Naked they spend [the] night because not clothing and there not [is] covering in the coldness.
They lie naked all night without clothing; they have no covering in the cold.
8 From [the] rain of [the] mountains they are wet and because not shelter they embrace [the] rock.
They are wet with the showers of the mountains; they lie next to large rocks because they have no shelter.
9 People tear away from [the] breast a fatherless one and on [the] poor they take pledges.
There are wicked people who pluck orphans from their mothers' breast, and wicked people who take children as security from poor people.
10 Naked they go about not clothing and hungry they carry a sheaf.
But the poor people go about naked without clothing; although they go hungry, they carry bundles of grain belonging to other people.
11 Between rows their they press out oil wine-presses they tread and they were thirsty.
The poor people make oil within the walls of those wicked men; they tread the wicked men's winepresses, but they themselves suffer thirst.
12 From [the] city men - they groan and [the] throat of [those] fatally wounded it cries for help and God not he puts offensiveness.
From out of the city the dying groan, and the throat of the wounded cries out for help. But God does not ascribe blame
13 They - they are among [those who] rebel against [the] light not they pay regard to ways its and not they dwell in paths its.
Some of these wicked people rebel against the light; they know not its ways, nor do they stay in its paths.
14 To the light he rises a murderer he kills [the] poor and [the] needy and in the night he is like thief.
Before daylight the murderer rises and he kills poor and needy people; in the night he is like a thief.
15 And [the] eye of an adulterer - it watches for twilight saying not it will observe me an eye and covering of face he puts.
Also, the eye of the adulterer waits for the twilight; he says, 'No eye will see me.' He disguises his face.
16 He digs into in darkness houses by day they seal up for themselves not they know light.
In the darkness wicked people dig into houses; but they shut themselves up in the daytime; they do not care for the light.
17 For together - [is] morning for them deep darkness for he is acquainted with [the] terrors of deep darkness.
For all of them, thick darkness is like the morning; for they are friends with the terrors of thick darkness.
18 [is] swift He - on [the] surface of [the] waters it is cursed portion their in the land not anyone turns [the] direction of vineyards.
Swiftly they pass away, however, like foam on the surface of the waters; their portion of the land is cursed; no one goes to work in their vineyards.
19 Drought also heat they snatch away [the] waters of snow Sheol [those who] they have sinned. (Sheol h7585)
As drought and heat melt away the snow into waters, so Sheol takes away those who have sinned. (Sheol h7585)
20 It forgets him [the] womb - it sucks on him maggot[s] again not he is remembered and it was broken like tree injustice.
The womb that bore him will forget him; the worm will feed sweetly on him; he will be remembered no more; in this way, wickedness will be broken like a tree.
21 [he] feeds on A barren [woman] [who] not she gives birth and a widow not he does good to.
The wicked one devours the barren women who have not borne children; he does no good to the widow.
22 And he drags off mighty [ones] by power his he rises and not anyone trusts in life.
Yet God drags away the mighty people by his power; he rises up and does not strengthen them in life.
23 He gives to him to security so he may support himself and eyes his [are] on ways their.
God allows them to think they are secure, and they are happy about that, but his eyes are on their ways.
24 They are exalted a little - and there not [is] he and they are brought low like everyone they are contracted! and like a head of grain they wither.
These people are exalted; still, in only a little while, they will be gone; indeed, they will be brought low; they will be gathered up like all the others; they will be cut off like the tops of ears of grain.
25 And if not then who? will he prove a liar me and will he make? into nothing speech my.
If it is not so, who can prove me to be a liar; who can make my speech worth nothing?”
