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Job 24

Job Says God Seems to Ignore Wrongs

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aWhy are  1times not stored up by the Almighty, And why do those who know Him not see  bHis days?

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1Some  aremove the landmarks; They seize and  2devour flocks.

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"They drive away the donkeys of the  aorphans; They take the  bwidow's ox for a pledge.

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"They push  athe needy aside from the road; The  bpoor of the land are made to hide themselves altogether.

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"Behold, as  awild donkeys in the wilderness They  bgo forth seeking food in their activity, As  1bread for their children in the desert.

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"They harvest their fodder in the field And glean the vineyard of the wicked.

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aThey spend the night naked, without clothing, And have no covering against the cold.

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"They are wet with the mountain rains And hug the rock for want of a shelter.

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1Others snatch the  aorphan from the breast, And against the poor they take a pledge.

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"They cause the poor to go about naked without clothing, And they take away the sheaves from the hungry.

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"Within the walls they produce oil; They tread wine presses but thirst.

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"From the city men groan, And the souls of the wounded cry out; Yet God  adoes not pay attention to folly.

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1Others have been with those who rebel against the light; They do not want to know its ways Nor abide in its paths.

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"The murderer  aarises at dawn; He  bkills the poor and the needy, And at night he is as a thief.

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"The eye of the  aadulterer waits for the twilight, Saying, `No eye will see me.' And he  1disguises his face.

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"In the dark they  adig into houses, They  bshut themselves up by day; They do not know the light.

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"For the morning is the same to him as thick darkness, For he is familiar with the  aterrors of thick darkness.

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"They are  1 ainsignificant on the surface of the water; Their portion is  bcursed on the earth. They do not turn  2toward the  cvineyards.

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"Drought and heat  1 aconsume the snow waters, So does  2 bSheol those who have sinned.

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"A  1 amother will forget him; The  bworm feeds sweetly till he is  cno longer remembered. And wickedness will be broken  dlike a tree.

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"He wrongs the  1barren woman And does no good for  athe widow.

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"But He drags off the valiant by  aHis power; He rises, but  bno one has assurance of life.

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"He provides them  awith security, and they are supported; And His  beyes are on their ways.

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"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.

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"Now if it is not so,  awho can prove me a liar, And make my speech worthless?"



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