 24:1 ¶
Why,º
seeing timesº
are notº
hiddenºº
from
Šadday
שַׁדַּי,ºº
do they that knowºº
him notº
seeºº
his days?º |
|
 24:1 ¶
Why, seeing times are not hidden from Shadday, do they that know him not see his days? |
 24:2
[Some] removeºº
the landmarks;º
they violently take awayºº
flocks,º
and feedºº
[thereof]. |
 24:2
[Some] remove the landmarks; they violently take away flocks, and feed [thereof]. |
 24:3
They drive awayºº
the assº
of the fatherless,º
they takeºº
the widow'sº
oxº
for a pledge.ºººº |
 24:3
They drive away the ass of the fatherless, they take the widow's ox for a pledge. |
 24:4
They turnºº
the needyº
out of the way:ºº
the poorººº
of the earthº
hideºº
themselves together.º |
 24:4
They turn the needy out of the way: the poor of the earth hide themselves together. |
 24:5
Behold,º
[as] wild assesº
in the desert,º
go they forthºº
to their work;º
rising betimesºº
for a prey:º
the wildernessº
[yieldeth] foodº
for them [and] for [their] children.º |
 24:5
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. |
 24:6
They reapºººº
[every one] his cornº
in the field:º
and they gatherºº
the vintageº
of the wicked.º |
 24:6
They reap [every one] his corn in the field: and they gather the vintage of the wicked. |
 24:7
They cause the nakedº
to lodgeºº
withoutºº
clothing,º
that [they have] noº
coveringº
in the cold.º |
 24:7
They cause the naked to lodge without clothing, that [they have] no covering in the cold. |
 24:8
They are wetºº
with the showersºº
of the mountains,º
and embraceºº
the rockº
for wantºº
of a shelter.º |
 24:8
They are wet with the showers of the mountains, and embrace the rock for want of a shelter. |
 24:9
They pluckºº
the fatherlessº
from the breast,ºº
and take a pledgeºº
ofº
the poor.º |
 24:9
They pluck the fatherless from the breast, and take a pledge of the poor. |
 24:10
They cause [him] to goºº
nakedº
withoutº
clothing,º
and they take awayºº
the sheafº
[from] the hungry;º |
 24:10
They cause [him] to go naked without clothing, and they take away the sheaf [from] the hungry; |
 24:11
[Which] make oilºº
withinº
their walls,º
[and] treadºº
[their] winepresses,º
and suffer thirst.ºº |
 24:11
[Which] make oil within their walls, [and] tread [their] winepresses, and suffer thirst. |
 24:12
Menº
groanºº
from out of the city,ºº
and the soulº
of the woundedº
crieth out:ºº
yet
´Élôåh
אֱלוֹהַº
layethºº
notº
follyº
[to them]. |
 24:12
Men groan from out of the city, and the soul of the wounded crieth out: yet Eloah layeth not folly [to them]. |
 24:13
Theyº
areº
of those that rebelºº
against the light;º
they knowºº
notº
the waysº
thereof, norº
abideºº
in the pathsº
thereof. |
 24:13
They are of those that rebel against the light; they know not the ways thereof, nor abide in the paths thereof. |
 24:14
The murdererºº
risingºº
with the lightº
killethºº
the poorº
and needy,º
and in the nightº
isº
as a thief.º |
 24:14
The murderer rising with the light killeth the poor and needy, and in the night is as a thief. |
 24:15
The eyeº
also of the adultererºº
waitethºº
for the twilight,º
saying,ºº
Noº
eyeº
shall seeºº
me: and disguisethººº
[his] face.º |
 24:15
The eye also of the adulterer waiteth for the twilight, saying, No eye shall see me: and disguiseth [his] face. |
 24:16
In the darkº
they dig throughºº
houses,º
[which] they had markedºº
for themselves in the daytime:º
they knowºº
notº
the light.º |
 24:16
In the dark they dig through houses, [which] they had marked for themselves in the daytime: they know not the light. |
 24:17
Forº
the morningº
[is] to them even asº
the shadow of death:º
ifº
[one] knowºº
[them, they are in] the terrorsº
of the shadow of death.º |
 24:17
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. |
 24:18
Heº
[is] swiftº
asºº
the waters;ºº
their portionº
is cursedºº
in the earth:º
he beholdethºº
notº
the wayº
of the vineyards.º |
 24:18
He [is] swift as the waters; their portion is cursed in the earth: he beholdeth not the way of the vineyards. |
 24:19
Droughtº
andº
heatº
consumeºº
the snowº
waters:º
[so doth] the graveº
[those which] have sinned.ºº |
 24:19
Drought and heat consume the snow waters: [so doth] the grave [those which] have sinned. |
 24:20
The wombº
shall forgetºº
him; the wormº
shall feed sweetlyºº
on him; he shall be noº
moreº
remembered;ºº
and wickednessº
shall be brokenºº
as a tree.º |
 24:20
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. |
 24:21
He evil entreatethºº
the barrenº
[that] bearethºº
not:º
and doeth notº
goodºº
to the widow.º |
 24:21
He evil entreateth the barren [that] beareth not: and doeth not good to the widow. |
 24:22
He drawethºº
also the mightyº
with his power:º
he riseth up,ºº
and noº
[man] is sureºº
of life.º |
 24:22
He draweth also the mighty with his power: he riseth up, and no [man] is sure of life. |
 24:23
[Though] it be givenºº
him [to be] in safety,º
whereon he resteth;ºº
yet his eyesº
[are] uponº
their ways.º |
 24:23
[Though] it be given him [to be] in safety, whereon he resteth; yet his eyes [are] upon their ways. |
 24:24
They are exaltedºº
for a little while,º
but are goneº
and brought low;ºº
they are taken outºº
of the wayºº
as allº
[other], and cut offºº
as the topsº
of the ears of corn.º |
 24:24
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. |
 24:25
And ifº
[it be] notº
[so] now,º
whoº
will makeºº
me a liar,ºº
and makeºº
my speechº
nothingº
worth?º |
 24:25
And if [it be] not [so] now, who will make me a liar, and make my speech nothing worth? |