" aWhy are 1times
not stored
up by the Almighty
, And why do those who know
Him not see
bHis days
?
" 1Some aremove the landmarks
; They seize
and 2devour
flocks
.
"They drive away
the donkeys
of the aorphans
; They take
the bwidow's
ox
for a pledge
.
"They push athe needy
aside
from the road
; The bpoor
of the land
are made to hide
themselves altogether
.
"Behold, as awild
donkeys
in the wilderness
They bgo
forth
seeking
food
in their activity
, As 1bread
for their children
in the desert
.
"They harvest their fodder
in the field
And glean
the vineyard
of the wicked
.
" aThey 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
.
" 1Others snatch the aorphan
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
.
"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
adoes not pay
attention
to folly
.
" 1Others have been
with those who rebel
against the light
; They do not want to know
its ways
Nor
abide
in its paths
.
"The murderer aarises
at dawn
; He bkills
the poor
and the needy
, And at night
he is as a thief
.
"The eye of the aadulterer
waits
for the twilight
, Saying
, `No
eye
will see
me.' And he 1disguises
his face
.
"In the dark they adig
into houses
, They bshut
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 aterrors
of thick
darkness
.
"They are 1 ainsignificant on the surface
of the water
; Their portion
is bcursed
on the earth
. They do not turn
2toward
the cvineyards
.
"Drought and heat
1 aconsume
the snow
waters
, So does 2 bSheol
those who have sinned
.
"A 1 amother will forget
him; The bworm
feeds
sweetly
till he is cno
longer
remembered
. And wickedness
will be broken
dlike a tree
.
"He wrongs the 1barren
woman
And does
no
good
for athe widow
.
"But He drags off the valiant
by aHis power
; He rises
, but bno
one has
assurance
of life
.
"He provides them awith security
, and they are supported
; And His beyes
are on their ways
.
"They are exalted a alittle
while
, then they are gone
; Moreover, they are bbrought
low
and like everything
gathered
up; Even like the heads
of grain
they are cut
off
.
"Now if it is not so
, awho
can prove
me a liar
, And make
my speech
worthless
?"