Job 24:1-16 ▼

1 “For this reason from the Mighty One || Times have not been hidden, || And those knowing Him have not seen His days.

2 They reach the borders, || They have taken a drove away violently, || Indeed, they do evil.

3 They lead away the donkey of the fatherless, || They take in pledge the ox of the widow,

4 They turn aside the needy from the way, || Together have hid the poor of the earth.

5 Behold, wild donkeys in a wilderness, || They have gone out about their work, || Seeking early for prey, || A mixture for himself—food for young ones.

6 They reap his provender in a field, || And they glean the vineyard of the wicked.

7 They cause the naked to lodge without clothing. And there is no covering in the cold.

8 From the inundation of hills they are wet, || And without a refuge—have embraced a rock.

9 They take away violently || The orphan from the breast, || And they lay a pledge on the poor.

10 Naked, they have gone without clothing, || And hungry—have taken away a sheaf.

11 They make oil between their walls, || They have trodden winepresses, and thirst.

12 Men groan because of enmity, || And the soul of pierced ones cries, || And God does not give praise.

13 They have been those rebelling against light, || They have not discerned His ways, || Nor abided in His paths.

14 The murderer rises at the light, || He slays the poor and needy, || And in the night he is as a thief.

15 And the eye of an adulterer || Has observed the twilight, || Saying, No eye beholds me. And he puts the face in secret.

16 He has dug in the darkness—houses; By day they shut themselves up, || They have not known light.