|
- "Why are times not stored up by the Almighty, And why do those who know Him not see His days?
- "Some remove the landmarks; They seize and devour flocks.
- "They drive away the donkeys of the orphans; They take the widow's ox for a pledge.
- "They push the needy aside from the road; The poor of the land are made to hide themselves altogether.
- "Behold, as wild donkeys in the wilderness They go forth seeking food in their activity, As bread for their children in the desert.
|
- Why, seeing times are not hidden from the Almighty, do they that know him not see his days?
- Some remove the landmarks; they violently take away flocks, and feed thereof.
- They drive away the ass of the fatherless, they take the widow's ox for a pledge.
- They turn the needy out of the way: the poor of the earth hide themselves together.
- Behold, as wild asses in the desert, go they forth to their work; rising betimes for a prey: the wilderness yieldeth food for them and for their children.
|
- "They harvest their fodder in the field And glean the vineyard of the wicked.
- "They spend the night naked, without clothing, And have no covering against the cold.
- "They are wet with the mountain rains And hug the rock for want of a shelter.
- "Others snatch the orphan from the breast, And against the poor they take a pledge.
- "They cause the poor to go about naked without clothing, And they take away the sheaves from the hungry.
|
- They reap every one his corn in the field: and they gather the vintage of the wicked.
- They cause the naked to lodge without clothing, that they have no covering in the cold.
- They are wet with the showers of the mountains, and embrace the rock for want of a shelter.
- They pluck the fatherless from the breast, and take a pledge of the poor.
- They cause him to go naked without clothing, and they take away the sheaf from the hungry;
|
- "Within the walls they produce oil; They tread wine presses but thirst.
- "From the city men groan, And the souls of the wounded cry out; Yet God does not pay attention to folly.
- "Others have been with those who rebel against the light; They do not want to know its ways Nor abide in its paths.
- "The murderer arises at dawn; He kills the poor and the needy, And at night he is as a thief.
- "The eye of the adulterer waits for the twilight, Saying, 'No eye will see me.' And he disguises his face.
|
- Which make oil within their walls, and tread their winepresses, and suffer thirst.
- Men groan from out of the city, and the soul of the wounded crieth out: yet God layeth not folly to them.
- They are of those that rebel against the light; they know not the ways thereof, nor abide in the paths thereof.
- The murderer rising with the light killeth the poor and needy, and in the night is as a thief.
- The eye also of the adulterer waiteth for the twilight, saying, No eye shall see me: and disguiseth his face.
|
- "In the dark they dig into houses, They shut themselves up by day; They do not know the light.
- "For the morning is the same to him as thick darkness, For he is familiar with the terrors of thick darkness.
- "They are insignificant on the surface of the water; Their portion is cursed on the earth They do not turn toward the vineyards.
- "Drought and heat consume the snow waters, So does Sheol those who have sinned.
- "A mother will forget him; The worm feeds sweetly till he is no longer remembered And wickedness will be broken like a tree.
|
- In the dark they dig through houses, which they had marked for themselves in the daytime: they know not the light.
- For the morning is to them even as the shadow of death: if one know them, they are in the terrors of the shadow of death.
- He is swift as the waters; their portion is cursed in the earth: he beholdeth not the way of the vineyards.
- Drought and heat consume the snow waters: so doth the grave those which have sinned.
- The womb shall forget him; the worm shall feed sweetly on him; he shall be no more remembered; and wickedness shall be broken as a tree.
|
- "He wrongs the barren woman And does no good for the widow.
- "But He drags off the valiant by His power; He rises, but no one has assurance of life.
- "He provides them with security, and they are supported; And His eyes are on their ways.
- "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.
- "Now if it is not so, who can prove me a liar, And make my speech worthless?"
|
- He evil entreateth the barren that beareth not: and doeth not good to the widow.
- He draweth also the mighty with his power: he riseth up, and no man is sure of life.
- Though it be given him to be in safety, whereon he resteth; yet his eyes are upon their ways.
- They are exalted for a little while, but are gone and brought low; they are taken out of the way as all other, and cut off as the tops of the ears of corn.
- And if it be not so now, who will make me a liar, and make my speech nothing worth?
|
|
|