24"Why are times not stored up by the Almighty, And why do those who know Him not see His days?H6256H6845H7706H3045H2372H3117

2"Some remove the landmarks; They seize and devour flocks.H5381H1367H1497H5739H7462

3"They drive away the donkeys of the orphans; They take the widow's ox for a pledge.H5090H2543H3490H2254H490H7794H2254

4"They push the needy aside from the road; The poor of the land are made to hide themselves altogether.H5186H34H1870H6041H6035H776H2244H3162

5"Behold, as wild donkeys in the wilderness They go forth seeking food in their activity, As bread for [their] children in the desert.H6501H4057H3318H6467H7836H2964H6160H3899H5288

6"They harvest their fodder in the field, And they glean the vineyard of the wicked.H7114H7114H1098H7704H3953H3754H7563

7"They spend the night naked, without clothing, And have no covering against the cold.H6174H3885H3830H3682H7135

8"They are wet with the mountain rains, And they hug the rock for want of a shelter.H7372H2230H2022H2263H6697H4268

9"Others snatch the orphan from the breast, And against the poor they take a pledge.H1497H3490H7699H2254H6041

10"They cause [the poor] to go about naked without clothing, And they take away the sheaves from the hungry.H1980H6174H3830H5375H6016H7457

11"Within the walls they produce oil; They tread wine presses but thirst.H6671H996H7791H1869H3342H6770

12"From the city men groan, And the souls of the wounded cry out; Yet God does not pay attention to folly.H4962H5008H5892H5315H2491H7768H433H7760H8604

13"Others have been with those who rebel against the light; They do not want to know its ways, Nor abide in its paths.H4775H216H5234H1870H3427H5410

14"The murderer arises at dawn; He kills the poor and the needy, And at night he is as a thief.H7523H6965H216H6991H6041H34H3915H1590

15"And the eye of the adulterer waits for the twilight, Saying, 'No eye will see me.' And he disguises his face.H5869H5003H8104H5399H559H5869H7789H5643H7760H6440

16"In the dark they dig into houses, They shut themselves up by day; They do not know the light.H2822H2864H1004H2856H3119H3045H216

17"For the morning is the same to him as thick darkness, For he is familiar with the terrors of thick darkness.H1242H3162H6757H5234H1091H6757

18"They are insignificant on the surface of the water; Their portion is cursed on the earth. They do not turn toward the vineyards.H7031H6440H4325H2513H7043H776H6437H1870H3754

19"Drought and heat consume the snow waters, [So does] Sheol [those who] have sinned.H6723H2527H1497H7950H4325H7585H2398

20"A mother will forget him; The worm feeds sweetly till he is remembered no more. And wickedness will be broken like a tree.H7358H7911H7415H4988H2142H5766H7665H6086

21"He wrongs the barren woman, And does no good for the widow.H7462H6135H3205H3190H490

22"But He drags off the valiant by His power; He rises, but no one has assurance of life.H4900H47H3581H6965H539H2416

23"He provides them with security, and they are supported; And His eyes are on their ways.H5414H983H8172H5869H1870

24"They are exalted a little while, then they are gone; Moreover, they are brought low and like everything gathered up; Even like the heads of grain they are cut off.H7426H4592H4355H7092H1870H5243H7218H7641

25"Now if it is not so, who can prove me a liar, And make my speech worthless?"H645H7760H3576H7760H4405H408