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24:1  Why doesn't the Almighty reserve time for judgment? and why don't those who know him perceive his days?
24:2  They move boundary stones, steal flocks, and pasture them.
24:3  They drive away the orphan's donkey; they take the ox of the widow as security for a loan;
24:4  They push the needy off the road, and force the poor of the land into hiding.
24:5  "Look! Like wild donkeys in the wilderness, they work diligently as they seek wild game in the desert, food for them and their young ones.
24:6  They reap fodder in the field and glean in the vineyard of the wicked.
24:7  They spend the night naked, without clothing, with no covering against the cold.
24:8  They are wet from mountain rains; without shelter, they cling to a rock.
24:9  "The fatherless are torn from the breast; the poor are taken away as security for a loan.
24:10  They wander around naked, without clothes; hungry, though they carry sheaves of grain.
24:11  They press oil between the olive groves owned by the wicked; they suffer from thirst, even while treading the winepress.
24:12  From the city, dying men groan aloud, and the wounded cries out for help, but God charges no one with wrong.
24:13  "Then there are those who rebel against the light; they are not acquainted with its ways; and they don't stay on its course.
24:14  The murderer rises at dawn to kill the poor and needy; at night, he is like a thief.
24:15  The adulterer watches for twilight, saying, 'No eye is watching me' while he veils his face.
24:16  They break into houses in the dark; during the day they remained sealed in. They don't know daylight.
24:17  As a group, deep darkness is their morning time; fear that lives in darkness is their friend."
24:18  "They remain only a short time on the water's surface; their inheritance will be cursed in the land; no one will work in their vineyards.
24:19  As drought and heat evaporate melting snow, that's what Sheol does with sinners.
24:20  The womb will forget them. Maggots will find them to be a delicacy! They won't be remembered anymore, their iniquity will be cut to pieces like firewood.
24:21  "They prey on the barren woman, and do no favors for widows.
24:22  God prolongs the life of the strong by his power, but they get up in the morning without purpose in life.
24:23  He gives them security and financial support, but he watches everything they do.
24:24  They're exalted momentarily, but then they are gone; they are humbled, just like all the others. They are cut down like heads of corn.
24:25  If this weren't so, who can prove that I'm a liar by showing that there's nothing to what I'm saying?"