Job 24:1-8 ▼

1 WHY are the wicked not hidden from the presence of God, and why do those who know him never enjoy their days?

2 The wicked remove the landmarks; they violently take away a flock.

3 They seize the ass of the fatherless, they take the widow's ox for a pledge.

4 The wicked hide themselves beside the road, and the meek of the earth hide together.

5 Behold, like wild asses in the desert, they go forth early seeking food for their young ones.

6 They cut hay in a field which is not theirs; and they gather grapes from the vineyard of the wicked.

7 They cause the naked to lodge without clothing, and they have no covering in the cold.

8 They are wet with the showers of the mountains, and embrace the rock for want of shelter.