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24:1  Why does the Almighty not reserve times for judgment? Why do those who know Him never see His days?
24:2  The wicked displace boundary markers. They steal a flock and provide pasture for it.
24:3  They drive away the donkeys owned by the fatherless and take the widow's ox as collateral.
24:4  They push the needy off the road; the poor of the land are forced into hiding.
24:5  Like wild donkeys in the desert, the poor go out to their task of foraging for food; the wilderness provides nourishment for their children.
24:6  They gather their fodder in the field and glean the vineyards of the wicked.
24:7  Without clothing, they spend the night naked, having no covering against the cold.
24:8  Drenched by mountain rains, they huddle against the rocks, shelterless.
24:9  The fatherless infant is snatched from the breast; the nursing child of the poor is seized as collateral.
24:10  Without clothing, they wander about naked. They carry sheaves but go hungry.
24:11  They crush olives in their presses; they tread the winepresses, but go thirsty.
24:12  From the city, men groan; the mortally wounded cry for help, yet God pays no attention to this crime.
24:13  The wicked are those who rebel against the light. They do not recognize its ways or stay on its paths.
24:14  The murderer rises at dawn to kill the poor and needy, and by night he becomes a thief.
24:15  The adulterer's eye watches for twilight, thinking: No eye will see me; he covers his face.
24:16  In the dark they break into houses; by day they lock themselves in, never experiencing the light.
24:17  For the morning is like darkness to them. Surely they are familiar with the terrors of darkness!
24:18  They float on the surface of the water. Their section of the land is cursed, so that they never go to their vineyards.
24:19  As dry ground and heat snatch away the melted snow, so Sheol steals those who have sinned.
24:20  The womb forgets them; worms feed on them; they are remembered no more. So injustice is broken like a tree.
24:21  They prey on the childless woman who is unable to conceive, and do not deal kindly with the widow.
24:22  Yet God drags away the mighty by His power; when He rises up, they have no assurance of life.
24:23  He gives them a sense of security, so they can rely on it, but His eyes watch over their ways.
24:24  They are exalted for a moment, then they are gone; they are brought low and shrivel up like everything else. They wither like heads of grain.
24:25  If this is not true, then who can prove me a liar and show that my speech is worthless?