| New American Standard Bible 1995 | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1"Why are times not stored up by the Almighty, And why do those who know Him not see His days? | 1Why does the Almighty not reserve times for judgment? Why do those who know Him never see His days? |
| 2"Some remove the landmarks; They seize and devour flocks. | 2The wicked displace boundary markers. They steal a flock and provide pasture for it. |
| 3"They drive away the donkeys of the orphans; They take the widow's ox for a pledge. | 3They drive away the donkeys owned by the fatherless and take the widow's ox as collateral. |
| 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; the poor of the land are forced 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. | 5Like wild donkeys in the desert, the poor go out to their task of foraging for food; the wilderness provides nourishment for their children. |
| 6"They harvest their fodder in the field And glean the vineyard of the wicked. | 6They gather their fodder in the field and glean the vineyards of the wicked. |
| 7"They spend the night naked, without clothing, And have no covering against the cold. | 7Without clothing, they spend the night naked, having no covering against the cold. |
| 8"They are wet with the mountain rains And hug the rock for want of a shelter. | 8Drenched by mountain rains, they huddle against the rocks, shelterless. |
| 9"Others snatch the orphan from the breast, And against the poor they take a pledge. | 9The fatherless infant is snatched from the breast; the nursing child of the poor is seized as collateral. |
| 10"They cause the poor to go about naked without clothing, And they take away the sheaves from the hungry. | 10Without clothing, they wander about naked. They carry sheaves but go hungry. |
| 11"Within the walls they produce oil; They tread wine presses but thirst. | 11They crush olives in their presses; they tread the winepresses, but go thirsty. |
| 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, men groan; the mortally wounded cry for help, yet God pays no attention to this crime. |
| 13"Others have been with those who rebel against the light; They do not want to know its ways Nor abide in its paths. | 13The wicked are those who rebel against the light. They do not recognize its ways or stay on its paths. |
| 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, and by night he becomes 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's eye watches for twilight, thinking: No eye will see me; he covers his face. |
| 16"In the dark they dig into houses, They shut themselves up by day; They do not know the light. | 16In the dark they break into houses; by day they lock themselves in, never experiencing the light. |
| 17"For the morning is the same to him as thick darkness, For he is familiar with the terrors of thick darkness. | 17For the morning is like darkness to them. Surely they are familiar with the terrors of darkness! |
| 18"They are insignificant on the surface of the water; Their portion is cursed on the earth. They do not turn toward the vineyards. | 18They float on the surface of the water. Their section of the land is cursed, so that they never go to their vineyards. |
| 19"Drought and heat consume the snow waters, So does Sheol those who have sinned. | 19As dry ground and heat snatch away the melted snow, so Sheol steals those who have sinned. |
| 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 forgets them; worms feed on them; they are remembered no more. So injustice is broken like a tree. |
| 21"He wrongs the barren woman And does no good for the widow. | 21They prey on the childless woman who is unable to conceive, and do not deal kindly with the widow. |
| 22"But He drags off the valiant by His power; He rises, but no one has assurance of life. | 22Yet God drags away the mighty by His power; when He rises up, they have no assurance of life. |
| 23"He provides them with security, and they are supported; And His eyes are on their ways. | 23He gives them a sense of security, so they can rely on it, but His eyes watch over their ways. |
| 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 are exalted for a moment, then they are gone; they are brought low and shrivel up like everything else. They wither like heads of grain. |
| 25"Now if it is not so, who can prove me a liar, And make my speech worthless?" | 25If this is not true, then who can prove me a liar and show that my speech is worthless? |
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