| New King James Version | International Standard Version |
| 1“Since times are not hidden from the Almighty, Why do those who know Him see not 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 landmarks; They seize flocks violently and feed on them; | 2They move boundary stones, steal flocks, and pasture them. |
| 3They drive away the donkey of the fatherless; They take the widow’s ox as a pledge. | 3They drive away the orphan's donkey; they take the ox of the widow as security for a loan; |
| 4They push the needy off the road; All the poor of the land are forced to hide. | 4They push the needy off the road, and force the poor of the land into hiding. |
| 5Indeed, like wild donkeys in the desert, They go out to their work, searching for food. The wilderness yields food for them and for their children. | 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. |
| 6They gather their fodder in the field And glean in the vineyard of the wicked. | 6They reap fodder in the field and glean in the vineyard of the wicked. |
| 7They spend the night naked, without clothing, And have no covering in the cold. | 7They spend the night naked, without clothing, with no covering against the cold. |
| 8They are wet with the showers of the mountains, And huddle around the rock for want of shelter. | 8They are wet from mountain rains; without shelter, they cling to a rock. |
| 9“Some snatch the fatherless from the breast, And take a pledge from the poor. | 9"The fatherless are torn from the breast; the poor are taken away as security for a loan. |
| 10They cause the poor to go 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. |
| 11They press out oil within their walls, And tread winepresses, yet suffer thirst. | 11They press oil between the olive groves owned by the wicked; they suffer from thirst, even while treading the winepress. |
| 12The dying groan in the city, And the souls of the wounded cry out; Yet God does not charge them with wrong. | 12From the city, dying men groan aloud, and the wounded cries out for help, but God charges no one with wrong. |
| 13“There are those who rebel against the light; They do not 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. |
| 14The murderer rises with the light; He kills the poor and needy; And in the night he is like a thief. | 14The murderer rises at dawn to kill the poor and needy; at night, he is like a thief. |
| 15The 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. |
| 16In the dark they break into houses Which they marked for themselves in the daytime; 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. |
| 17For the morning is the same to them as the shadow of death; If someone recognizes them, They are in the terrors of the shadow of death. | 17As a group, deep darkness is their morning time; fear that lives in darkness is their friend." |
| 18“They should be swift on the face of the waters, Their portion should be cursed in the earth, So that no one would turn into the way of their 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. |
| 19As drought and heat consume the snow waters, So the grave consumes those who have sinned. | 19As drought and heat evaporate melting snow, that's what Sheol does with sinners. |
| 20The womb should forget him, The worm should feed sweetly on him; He should be remembered no more, And wickedness should 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. |
| 21For he preys on the barren who do not bear, And does no good for the widow. | 21"They prey on the barren woman, and do no favors for widows. |
| 22“But God draws the mighty away with His power; He rises up, but no man is sure of life. | 22God prolongs the life of the strong by his power, but they get up in the morning without purpose in life. |
| 23He gives them security, and they rely on it; Yet His eyes are on their ways. | 23He gives them security and financial support, but he watches everything they do. |
| 24They are exalted for a little while, Then they are gone. They are brought low; They are taken out of the way like all others; They dry out like the heads of grain. | 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 will prove me a liar, And make my speech worth nothing?” | 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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