Job 24
JPS Tanakh (Jewish Publication Society, 1917)
World English Bible
1Why are times not laid up by the Almighty? And why do not they that know Him see His days?
1“Why aren’t times laid up by the Almighty? Why don’t those who know him see his days?
2There are that remove the landmarks; they violently take away flocks, and feed them.
2There are people who remove the landmarks. They violently take away flocks, and feed them.
3They drive away the ass of the fatherless, they take the widow's ox for a pledge.
3They drive away the donkey of the fatherless, and they take the widow’s ox for a pledge.
4They turn the needy out of the way; the poor of the earth hide themselves together.
4They turn the needy out of the way. The poor of the earth all hide themselves.
5Behold, as wild asses in the wilderness they go forth to their work, seeking diligently for food; the desert yieldeth them bread for their children.
5Behold, as wild donkeys in the desert, they go out to their work, seeking diligently for food. The wilderness yields them bread for their children.
6They cut his provender in the field; and they despoil the vineyard of the wicked.
6They cut their food in the field. They glean the vineyard of the wicked.
7They lie all night naked without clothing, and have no covering in the cold.
7They lie all night naked without clothing, and have no covering in the cold.
8They are wet with the showers of the mountains, and embrace the rock for want of a shelter.
8They are wet with the showers of the mountains, and embrace the rock for lack of a shelter.
9There are that pluck the fatherless from the breast, and take a pledge of the poor;
9There are those who pluck the fatherless from the breast, and take a pledge of the poor,
10So that they go about naked without clothing, and being hungry they carry the sheaves;
10so that they go around naked without clothing. Being hungry, they carry the sheaves.
11They make oil within the rows of these men; they tread their winepresses, and suffer thirst.
11They make oil within the walls of these men. They tread wine presses, and suffer thirst.
12From out of the populous city men groan, and the soul of the wounded crieth out; yet God imputeth it not for unseemliness.
12From out of the populous city, men groan. The soul of the wounded cries out, yet God doesn’t regard the folly.
13These are of them that rebel against the light; they know not the ways thereof, nor abide in the paths thereof.
13“These are of those who rebel against the light. They don’t know its ways, nor stay in its paths.
14The murderer riseth with the light, to kill the poor and needy; and in the night he is as a thief.
14The murderer rises with the light. He kills the poor and needy. In the night he is like a thief.
15The eye also of the adulterer waiteth for the twilight, saying: 'No eye shall see me'; and he putteth a covering on his face.
15The eye also of the adulterer waits for the twilight, saying, ‘No eye will see me.’ He disguises his face.
16In the dark they dig through houses; they shut themselves up in the day-time; they know not the light.
16In the dark they dig through houses. They shut themselves up in the daytime. They don’t know the light.
17For the shadow of death is to all of them as the morning; for they know the terrors of the shadow of death.
17For the morning is to all of them like thick darkness, for they know the terrors of the thick darkness.
18He is swift upon the face of the waters; their portion is cursed in the earth; he turneth not by the way of the vineyards.
18“They are foam on the surface of the waters. Their portion is cursed on the earth. They don’t turn into the way of the vineyards.
19Drought and heat consume the snow waters; so doth the nether-world those that have sinned.
19Drought and heat consume the snow waters, so does Sheol those who have sinned.
20The womb forgetteth him; the worm feedeth sweetly on him; he shall be no more remembered; and unrighteousness is broken as a tree.
20The womb will forget him. The worm will feed sweetly on him. He will be no more remembered. Unrighteousness will be broken as a tree.
21He devoureth the barren that beareth not; and doeth not good to the widow.
21He devours the barren who don’t bear. He shows no kindness to the widow.
22He draweth away the mighty also by his power; he riseth up, and he trusteth not his own life.
22Yet God preserves the mighty by his power. He rises up who has no assurance of life.
23Though it be given him to be in safety, whereon he resteth, yet His eyes are upon their ways.
23God gives them security, and they rest in it. His eyes are on their ways.
24They are exalted for a little while, and they are gone; yea, they are brought low, they are gathered in as all others, and wither as the tops of the ears of corn.
24They are exalted; yet a little while, and they are gone. Yes, 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.
25And if it be not so now, who will prove me a liar, and make my speech nothing worth?
25If it isn’t so now, who will prove me a liar, and make my speech worth nothing?”
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