1 Why מַדּ֗וּעַ ma.Du.a' H4069 are times H6256 not laid up by the Almighty מִ֭שַּׁדַּי Mi.sha.dai H7706 ? And why H4069 do not they that know וְ֝יֹדְעָ֗יו ve.yo.de.'ov H3045 him see H2372 his days יָמָֽיו׃ ya.Mav H3117 ? 2 There are that remove the landmarks ; They violently take away H1497 flocks עֵ֥דֶר 'E.der H5739 , and feed H7462 them . 3 They drive away יִנְהָ֑גוּ yin.Ha.gu H5090 the ass of the fatherless יְתוֹמִ֣ים ye.to.Mim H3490 ; They take יַ֝חְבְּל֗וּ yach.be.Lu H2254 the widow’s אַלְמָנָֽה׃ 'al.ma.Nah H490 ox שׁ֣וֹר Shor H7794 for a pledge. 4 They turn H5186 the needy אֶבְיוֹנִ֣ים 'ev.yo.Nim H34 out of the way H1870 : The poor of the earth אָֽרֶץ׃ 'A.retz H776 all hide חֻ֝בְּא֗וּ chu.be.'U H2244 themselves . 5 Behold , as wild פְּרָאִ֨ים׀ pe.ra.'Im H6501 asses in the desert עֲרָבָ֥ה 'a.ra.Vah H6160 They go יָצְא֣וּ ya.tze.'U H3318 forth H3318 to their work בְּ֭פָעֳלָם Be.fo.'o.lom H6467 , seeking מְשַׁחֲרֵ֣י me.sha.cha.Rei H7836 diligently for food לֶ֝֗חֶם Le.chem H3899 ; The wilderness בַּֽמִּדְבָּ֗ר ba.mid.Bar H4057 yieldeth them bread H3899 for their children . 6 They cut their provender in the field בַּ֭שָּׂדֶה Ba.sa.deh H7704 ; And they glean the vintage of the wicked רָשָׁ֣ע ra.Sha' H7563 . 7 They lie all night naked עָר֣וֹם a.Rom H6174 without clothing לְב֑וּשׁ le.Vush H3830 , And have no covering כְּ֝ס֗וּת ke.Sut H3682 in the cold . 8 They are wet with the showers of the mountains הָרִ֣ים ha.Rim H2022 , And embrace חִבְּקוּ־ chi.be.ku- H2263 the rock צֽוּר׃ Tzur H6697 for want of a shelter מַ֝חְסֶ֗ה mach.Seh H4268 . 9 There are that pluck the fatherless יָת֑וֹם ya.Tom H3490 from the breast מִשֹּׁ֣ד mi.Shod H7699 , And take יַחְבֹּֽלוּ׃ yach.Bo.lu H2254 a pledge of the poor עָנִ֥י 'a.Ni H6041 ; 10 So that they go הִ֭לְּכוּ Hi.le.khu H1980 about naked עָר֣וֹם a.Rom H6174 without clothing לְב֑וּשׁ le.Vush H3830 , And being hungry H7456 they carry נָ֣שְׂאוּ Na.se.'u H5375 the sheaves. 11 They make oil within the walls H7791 of these men; They tread דָּ֝רְכ֗וּ da.re.Khu H1869 their winepresses H3342 , and suffer thirst . 12 From out of the populous city מֵ֘עִ֤יר me.'Ir H5892 men groan יִנְאָ֗קוּ yin.'A.ku H5008 , And the soul H5315 of the wounded חֲלָלִ֥ים cha.la.Lim H2491 crieth out : Yet God וֶ֝אֱל֗וֹהַּ ve.'e.Lo.ah H433 regardeth not the folly . 13 These are of them that rebel בְּֽמֹרְדֵ֫י־ be.mo.re.Dei- H4775 against the light א֥וֹר 'or H216 ; They know not the ways דְרָכָ֑יו de.ra.Khav H1870 thereof, Nor abide in the paths בִּנְתִיבֹתָֽיו׃ bin.ti.vo.Tav H5410 thereof. 14 The murderer רוֹצֵ֗חַ ro.Tze.ach H7523 riseth with the light לָא֡וֹר la.'or H216 ; He killeth the poor עָנִ֥י 'a.Ni H6041 and needy וְאֶבְי֑וֹן ve.'ev.Yon H34 ; And in the night וּ֝בַלַּ֗יְלָה u.va.Lay.lah H3915 he is as a thief כַגַּנָּֽב׃ kha.ga.Nav H1590 . 15 The eye וְעֵ֤ין ve.'Ein H5869 also of the adulterer נֹאֵ֨ף׀ no.'Ef H5003 waiteth for the twilight נֶ֣שֶׁף Ne.shef H5399 , Saying לֵ֭אמֹר Le.mor H559 , No eye עָ֑יִן 'A.yin H5869 shall see me : And he disguiseth his face פָּנִ֣ים pa.Nim H6440 . 16 In the dark they dig H2864 through houses H1004 : They shut themselves up in the day-time; They know יָ֥דְעוּ Ya.de.'u H3045 not the light אֽוֹר׃ 'or H216 . 17 For the morning בֹּ֣קֶר Bo.ker H1242 is to all of them as thick darkness צַלְמָ֑וֶת tzal.Ma.vet H6757 ; For they know the terrors בַּלְה֥וֹת bal.Hot H1091 of the thick darkness צַלְמָֽוֶת׃ tzal.Ma.vet H6757 . 19 Drought and heat חֹ֗ם Chom H2527 consume the snow שֶׁ֗לֶג She.leg H7950 waters מֵֽימֵי־ mei.mei- H4325 : So doth Sheol שְׁא֣וֹל she.'ol H7585 those that have sinned H2398 . 20 The womb רֶ֨חֶם׀ Re.chem H7358 shall forget יִשְׁכָּ֘חֵ֤הוּ yish.Ka.Che.hu H7911 him ; The worm shall feed sweetly on him ; He shall be no more remembered יִזָּכֵ֑ר yi.za.Kher H2142 ; And unrighteousness H5766 shall be broken H7665 as a tree כָּעֵ֣ץ ka.'Etz H6086 . 21 He devoureth the barren עֲ֭קָרָה 'A.ka.rah H6135 that beareth not , And doeth not good יְיֵטִֽיב׃ ye.ye.Tiv H3190 to the widow וְ֝אַלְמָנָ֗ה ve.'al.ma.Nah H490 . 22 Yet God preserveth the mighty אַבִּירִ֣ים 'a.bi.Rim H47 by his power בְּכֹח֑וֹ be.kho.Cho H3581 : He riseth up that hath no assurance of life בַּֽחַיִּֽין׃ Ba.chai.Yin H2416 . 23 God giveth them to be in security לָ֭בֶטַח La.ve.tach H983 , and they rest thereon ; And his eyes וְ֝עֵינֵ֗יהוּ ve.'ei.Nei.hu H5869 are upon their ways דַּרְכֵיהֶֽם׃ dar.khei.Hem H1870 . 24 They are exalted; yet a little מְּעַ֨ט׀ me.'At H4592 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 H7218 of the ears H7641 of grain שִׁבֹּ֣לֶת shi.Bo.let H7641 . 25 And if it be not so now , who will prove me a liar יַכְזִיבֵ֑נִי yakh.zi.Ve.ni H3576 , And make וְיָשֵׂ֥ם ve.ya.Sem H7760 my speech מִלָּתִֽי׃ ס mi.la.Ti H4405 nothing worth? ← Job 23 Job 25 → American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain
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