1 Why, seeing times are not hidden from the Almighty, do they that know him not see his days?
2 Some remove the landmarks; they violently take away flocks, and feed thereof.
3 They drive away the ass of the fatherless, they take the widow' ox for a pledge.
4 They turn the needy out of the way: the poor of the earth hide themselves together.
5 Behold, as wild asses in the desert, go they forth to their work; rising betimes for a prey: the wilderness yields food for them and for their children.
6 They reap every one his corn in the field: and they gather the vintage of the wicked.
7 They cause the naked to lodge without clothing, that they have no covering in the cold.
8 They are wet with the showers of the mountains, and embrace the rock for want of a shelter.
9 They pluck the fatherless from the breast, and take a pledge of the poor.
10 They cause him to go naked without clothing, and they take away the sheaf from the hungry;
11 Which make oil within their walls, and tread their winepresses, and suffer thirst.
12 Men groan from out of the city, and the soul of the wounded cries out: yet God lays not folly to them.
13 They are of those that rebel against the light; they know not the ways thereof, nor abide in the paths thereof.
14 The murderer rising with the light kills the poor and needy, and in the night is as a thief.
15 The eye also of the adulterer waits for the twilight, saying, No eye shall see me: and disguises his face.
16 In the dark they dig through houses, which they had marked for themselves in the daytime: they know not the light.
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.
18 He is swift as the waters; their portion is cursed in the earth: he beholds not the way of the vineyards.
19 Drought and heat consume the snow waters: so does the grave those which have sinned.
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.
21 He evil entreats the barren that bears not: and does not good to the widow.
22 He draws also the mighty with his power: he rises up, and no man is sure of life.
23 Though it be given him to be in safety, where on he rests; yet his eyes are on their ways.
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.
25 And if it be not so now, who will make me a liar, and make my speech nothing worth?
1 Since times are not hidden from the Almighty, why do those who know Him not see His days?
2 Some remove landmarks; they seize flocks and feed on them;
3 they drive away the donkey of the fatherless; they take the widows ox as a pledge.
4 They thrust away the needy out of the road; the poor of the land have been forced into hiding together.
5 Indeed, like wild donkeys in the desert, they go out to their work, searching for food. The wilderness yields food for them and for their young.
6 They gather their fodder in the field and glean in the vineyard of the wicked.
7 They lodge the naked without clothing, with no covering against the cold.
8 They are wet with the showers of the mountains, and hug the rock for want of shelter.
9 They seize the fatherless from the breast, and take a pledge from the poor.
10 They cause them to go naked, without clothing; and they take away the sheaves from the hungry.
11 They press out oil within their walls, and tread winepresses, but are thirsty.
12 Men groan from the city, and the souls of the wounded cry out; yet God does not charge them with folly.
13 They rebel against the Light; they have not recognized its ways nor stayed in its paths.
14 The murderer rises at daylight; he kills the poor and needy; and in the night he is like a thief.
15 The eye of the adulterer waits for the twilight, saying, No eye shall see me; and puts a covering over his face.
16 In the dark they dig through into houses which they have marked for themselves by day; they do not know the light.
17 For the morning is the same to them as deep darkness; they know the terrors of deep darkness.
18 They are swift on the face of the waters; their portion is cursed in the earth; they do not turn into the way of the vineyards.
19 As drought and heat consume the snow waters, so Sheol consumes those who have sinned.
20 The womb shall forget him, the worm shall feed sweetly on him; he shall be remembered no more, and injustice shall be broken like a tree.
21 He mistreats the barren who do not bear, and does no good to the widow.
22 He also draws the mighty away with his strength; he rises up, but no one is sure of life.
23 He gives them security, and they trust in it; yet His eyes are on their ways.
24 They are exalted for a little while, then they are gone. They are brought low; they are all drawn together out of the way, and cut off like heads of grain.
25 And if it is not so, who will prove me a liar, and make my speech worth nothing?