Job 24:1-10 ▼

1 “Why are times not stored up by the Almighty, And why do those who know Him not behold His days?

2 Some move the boundaries; They seize and devour flocks.

3 They drive away the donkeys of the orphans; They take the widow’s ox for a pledge.

4 They push the needy aside from the road; The afflicted of the land are made to hide themselves altogether.

5 Behold, as wild donkeys in the wilderness They go forth seeking food earnestly in their work, The desert becomes for him a place of bread for his young ones.

6 They harvest their fodder in the field And glean the vineyard of the wicked.

7 They spend the night naked, without clothing, And have no covering against the cold.

8 They are wet with the mountain rains And hug the rock for want of a shelter.

9 Others snatch the orphan from the breast, And against the afflicted they take a pledge.

10 Those poor ones walk about naked without clothing, And hungry ones carry the sheaves.