Job 24 — Side by side (ASV, WEB, YLT)

1Why are times not laid up by the Almighty? And why do not they that know him see his days?

1Wherefore from the Mighty One Times have not been hidden, And those knowing Him have not seen His days.

2There are that remove the landmarks; They violently take away flocks, and feed them.

2The borders they reach, A drove they have taken violently away, Yea, they do evil.

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

3The ass of the fatherless they lead away, They take in pledge the ox of the widow,

4They turn the needy out of the way: The poor of the earth all hide themselves.

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

5Behold, as wild asses in the desert They go forth to their work, seeking diligently for food; The wildernessyieldeththem bread for their children.

5Lo, wild asses in a wilderness, They have gone out about their work, Seeking early for prey, A mixture for himself--food for young ones.

6They cut their provender in the field; And they glean the vintage of the wicked.

6In a field his provender they reap, And the vineyard of the wicked they glean.

7They lie all night naked without clothing, And have no covering in the cold.

7The naked they cause to lodge Without clothing. And there is no covering in the cold.

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

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

9There are that pluck the fatherless from the breast, And take a pledge of the poor;

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

10So thatthey go about naked without clothing, And being hungry they carry the sheaves.

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

11They make oil within the walls of these men; They treadtheirwinepresses, and suffer thirst.

11Between their walls they make oil, Wine-presses they have trodden, and thirst.

12From out of the populous city men groan, And the soul of the wounded crieth out: Yet God regardeth not the folly.

12Because of enmity men do groan, And the soul of pierced ones doth cry, And God doth not give praise.

13 These are of them that rebel against the light; They know not the ways thereof, Nor abide in the paths thereof.

13These are of them that rebel against the light; They know not the ways thereof, Nor abide in the paths thereof.

13They have been among rebellious ones of light, They have not discerned His ways, Nor abode in His paths.

14The murderer riseth with the light; He killeth the poor and needy; And in the night he is as a thief.

14At the light doth the murderer rise, He doth slay the poor and needy, And in the night he is as a thief.

15The eye also of the adulterer waiteth for the twilight, Saying, No eye shall see me: And he disguiseth his face.

15And the eye of an adulterer Hath observed the twilight, Saying, `No eye doth behold me.' And he putteth the face in secret.

16In the dark they dig through houses: They shut themselves up in the day-time; They know not the light.

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

17For the morning is to all of them as thick darkness; For they know the terrors of the thick darkness.

17When together, morning <FI>is<Fi> to them death shade, When he discerneth the terrors of death shade.

18 Swiftly theypass awayupon the face of the waters; Their portion is cursed in the earth: They turn not into the way of the vineyards.

18Swiftly theypass awayupon the face of the waters; Their portion is cursed in the earth: They turn not into the way of the vineyards.

18Light he <FI>is<Fi> on the face of the waters, Vilified is their portion in the earth, He turneth not the way of vineyards.

19Drought and heat consume the snow waters: So dothSheolthose thathave sinned.

19Drought--also heat--consume snow-waters, Sheol <FI>those who<Fi> have sinned.

20The womb shall forget him; The worm shall feed sweetly on him; He shall be no more remembered; And unrighteousness shall be broken as a tree.

20Forget him doth the womb, Sweeten <FI>on<Fi> him doth the worm, No more is he remembered, And broken as a tree is wickedness.

21He devoureth the barren that beareth not, And doeth not good to the widow.

21Treating evil the barren <FI>who<Fi> beareth not, And <FI>to<Fi> the widow he doth no good,

22YetGod preserveth the mighty by his power: He riseth up that hath no assurance of life.

22And hath drawn the mighty by his power, He riseth, and none believeth in life.

23God giveth them to be in security, and they rest thereon; And his eyes are upon their ways.

23He giveth to him confidence, and he is supported, And his eyes <FI>are<Fi> on their ways.

24They are exalted; yet a little while, and they are gone; Yea, they are brought low, they are taken out of the way as all others, And are cut off as the tops of the ears of grain.

24High they were <FI>for<Fi> a little, and they are not, And they have been brought low. As all <FI>others<Fi> they are shut up, And as the head of an ear of corn cut off.

25And if it be not so now, who will prove me a liar, And make my speech nothing worth?

25And if not now, who doth prove me a liar, And doth make of nothing my word?