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24:1  “Why are times not stored up by the Almighty, And why do those who know Him not behold His days?
24:2  Some move the boundaries; They seize and devour flocks.
24:3  They drive away the donkeys of the orphans; They take the widow’s ox for a pledge.
24:4  They push the needy aside from the road; The afflicted of the land are made to hide themselves altogether.
24:5  Behold, as wild donkeys in the wilderness They go forth seeking food earnestly in their work, The desert becomes for him a place of bread for his young ones.
24:6  They harvest their fodder in the field And glean the vineyard of the wicked.
24:7  They spend the night naked, without clothing, And have no covering against the cold.
24:8  They are wet with the mountain rains And hug the rock for want of a shelter.
24:9  Others snatch the orphan from the breast, And against the afflicted they take a pledge.
24:10  Those poor ones walk about naked without clothing, And hungry ones carry the sheaves.
24:11  Within the walls they produce oil; They tread wine presses but thirst.
24:12  From the city men groan, And the souls of the wounded cry out; Yet God does not pay attention to such offense.
24:13  “Others have been with those who rebel against the light; They do not want to recognize its ways Nor abide in its paths.
24:14  The murderer arises at dawn; He kills the afflicted and the needy, And at night he is as a thief.
24:15  The eye of the adulterer keeps watch for the twilight, Saying, ‘No eye will see me.’ And he keeps his face hidden.
24:16  In the dark they dig into houses; They shut themselves up by day; They do not know the light.
24:17  For the morning is the same to him as the shadow of death, For he recognizes the terrors of the shadow of death.
24:18  “They are insignificant on the surface of the water; Their portion is cursed on the earth. They do not turn toward the vineyards.
24:19  Drought and heat seize the snow waters, So does Sheol those who have sinned.
24:20  A mother will forget him; The worm feasts sweetly till he is no longer remembered. And unrighteousness will be broken like a tree.
24:21  He feeds on the barren woman who does not give birth And does no good for the widow.
24:22  But He drags off the mighty by His power; He rises, but no one believes in his life.
24:23  He provides them with security, and they are supported; And His eyes are on their ways.
24:24  They are exalted a little while, then they are gone; Moreover, they are brought low and like everything gathered up; Even like the heads of grain they are cut off.
24:25  Now if it is not so, who can prove me a liar, And make my speech worthless?”