| [an error occurred while processing this directive] | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 1[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 1"Why are times not stored up by the Almighty, And why do those who know Him not see His days? |
| 2[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 2"Some remove the landmarks; They seize and devour flocks. |
| 3[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 3"They drive away the donkeys of the orphans; They take the widow's ox for a pledge. |
| 4[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 4"They push the needy aside from the road; The poor of the land are made to hide themselves altogether. |
| 5[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 5"Behold, as wild donkeys in the wilderness They go forth seeking food in their activity, As bread for their children in the desert. |
| 6[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 6"They harvest their fodder in the field And glean the vineyard of the wicked. |
| 7[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 7"They spend the night naked, without clothing, And have no covering against the cold. |
| 8[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 8"They are wet with the mountain rains And hug the rock for want of a shelter. |
| 9[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 9"Others snatch the orphan from the breast, And against the poor they take a pledge. |
| 10[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 10"They cause the poor to go about naked without clothing, And they take away the sheaves from the hungry. |
| 11[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 11"Within the walls they produce oil; They tread wine presses but thirst. |
| 12[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 12"From the city men groan, And the souls of the wounded cry out; Yet God does not pay attention to folly. |
| 13[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 13"Others have been with those who rebel against the light; They do not want to know its ways Nor abide in its paths. |
| 14[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 14"The murderer arises at dawn; He kills the poor and the needy, And at night he is as a thief. |
| 15[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 15"The eye of the adulterer waits for the twilight, Saying, 'No eye will see me.' And he disguises his face. |
| 16[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 16"In the dark they dig into houses, They shut themselves up by day; They do not know the light. |
| 17[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 17"For the morning is the same to him as thick darkness, For he is familiar with the terrors of thick darkness. |
| 18[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 18"They are insignificant on the surface of the water; Their portion is cursed on the earth. They do not turn toward the vineyards. |
| 19[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 19"Drought and heat consume the snow waters, So does Sheol those who have sinned. |
| 20[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 20"A mother will forget him; The worm feeds sweetly till he is no longer remembered. And wickedness will be broken like a tree. |
| 21[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 21"He wrongs the barren woman And does no good for the widow. |
| 22[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 22"But He drags off the valiant by His power; He rises, but no one has assurance of life. |
| 23[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 23"He provides them with security, and they are supported; And His eyes are on their ways. |
| 24[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 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. |
| 25[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 25"Now if it is not so, who can prove me a liar, And make my speech worthless?" |
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