^{1 Ref} Why, seeing times are not hidden from the Almighty, do they that know him not see his days?

^{2 Ref} Some remove the landmarks; they violently take away flocks, and feed thereof.

^{3 Ref} They drive away the ass of the fatherless, they take the widow's ox for a pledge.

^{4 Ref} They turn the needy out of the way: the poor of the earth hide themselves together.

^{5 Ref} Behold, as wild asses in the desert, go they forth to their work; rising betimes for a prey: the wilderness yieldeth food for them and for their children.

^{6 Ref} They reap every one his corn in the field: and they gather the vintage of the wicked.

^{7 Ref} They cause the naked to lodge without clothing, that they have no covering in the cold.

^{8 Ref} They are wet with the showers of the mountains, and embrace the rock for want of a shelter.

^{9 Ref} They pluck the fatherless from the breast, and take a pledge of the poor.

^{10 Ref} They cause him to go naked without clothing, and they take away the sheaf from the hungry;

^{11 Ref} Which make oil within their walls, and tread their winepresses, and suffer thirst.

^{12 Ref} Men groan from out of the city, and the soul of the wounded crieth out: yet God layeth not folly to them.

^{13 Ref} They are of those that rebel against the light; they know not the ways thereof, nor abide in the paths thereof.

^{14 Ref} The murderer rising with the light killeth the poor and needy, and in the night is as a thief.

^{15 Ref} The eye also of the adulterer waiteth for the twilight, saying, No eye shall see me: and disguiseth his face.

^{16 Ref} In the dark they dig through houses, which they had marked for themselves in the daytime: they know not the light.

^{17 Ref} For the morning is to them even as the shadow of death: if one know them, they are in the terrors of the shadow of death.

^{18 Ref} He is swift as the waters; their portion is cursed in the earth: he beholdeth not the way of the vineyards.

^{19 Ref} Drought and heat consume the snow waters: so doth the grave those which have sinned.

^{20 Ref} The womb shall forget him; the worm shall feed sweetly on him; he shall be no more remembered; and wickedness shall be broken as a tree.

^{21 Ref} He evil entreateth the barren that beareth not: and doeth not good to the widow.

^{22 Ref} He draweth also the mighty with his power: he riseth up, and no man is sure of life.

^{23 Ref} Though it be given him to be in safety, whereon he resteth; yet his eyes are upon their ways.

^{24 Ref} They are exalted for a little while, but are gone and brought low; they are taken out of the way as all other, and cut off as the tops of the ears of corn.

^{25 Ref} And if it be not so now, who will make me a liar, and make my speech nothing worth?

^{1 Ref} Wherefore from the Mighty One Times have not been hidden, And those knowing Him have not seen His days.

^{2 Ref} The borders they reach, A drove they have taken violently away, Yea, they do evil.

^{3 Ref} The ass of the fatherless they lead away, They take in pledge the ox of the widow,

^{4 Ref} They turn aside the needy from the way, Together have hid the poor of the earth.

^{5 Ref} Lo, wild asses in a wilderness, They have gone out about their work, Seeking early for prey, A mixture for himself -- food for young ones.

^{6 Ref} In a field his provender they reap, And the vineyard of the wicked they glean.

^{7 Ref} The naked they cause to lodge Without clothing. And there is no covering in the cold.

^{8 Ref} From the inundation of hills they are wet, And without a refuge -- have embraced a rock.

^{9 Ref} They take violently away From the breast the orphan, And on the poor they lay a pledge.

^{10 Ref} Naked, they have gone without clothing, And hungry -- have taken away a sheaf.

^{11 Ref} Between their walls they make oil, Wine-presses they have trodden, and thirst.

^{12 Ref} Because of enmity men do groan, And the soul of pierced ones doth cry, And God doth not give praise.

^{13 Ref} They have been among rebellious ones of light, They have not discerned His ways, Nor abode in His paths.

^{14 Ref} At the light doth the murderer rise, He doth slay the poor and needy, And in the night he is as a thief.

^{15 Ref} And the eye of an adulterer Hath observed the twilight, Saying, `No eye doth behold me.' And he putteth the face in secret.

^{16 Ref} He hath dug in the darkness -- houses; By day they shut themselves up, They have not known light.

^{17 Ref} When together, morning `is' to them death shade, When he discerneth the terrors of death shade.

^{18 Ref} Light he `is' on the face of the waters, Vilified is their portion in the earth, He turneth not the way of vineyards.

^{19 Ref} Drought -- also heat -- consume snow-waters, Sheol `those who' have sinned.

^{20 Ref} Forget him doth the womb, Sweeten `on' him doth the worm, No more is he remembered, And broken as a tree is wickedness.

^{21 Ref} Treating evil the barren `who' beareth not, And `to' the widow he doth no good,

^{22 Ref} And hath drawn the mighty by his power, He riseth, and none believeth in life.

^{23 Ref} He giveth to him confidence, and he is supported, And his eyes `are' on their ways.

^{24 Ref} High they were `for' a little, and they are not, And they have been brought low. As all `others' they are shut up, And as the head of an ear of corn cut off.

^{25 Ref} And if not now, who doth prove me a liar, And doth make of nothing my word?

^{1 Ref} Why are times not stored up by the Ruler of all, and why do those who have knowledge of him not see his days?

^{2 Ref} The landmarks are changed by evil men, they violently take away flocks, together with their keepers.

^{3 Ref} They send away the ass of him who has no father, they take the widow's ox for debt.

^{4 Ref} The crushed are turned out of the way; all the poor of the earth go into a secret place together.

^{5 Ref} Like asses in the waste land they go out to their work, looking for food with care; from the waste land they get bread for their children.

^{6 Ref} They get mixed grain from the field, and they take away the late fruit from the vines of those who have wealth.

^{7 Ref} They take their rest at night without clothing, and have no cover in the cold.

^{8 Ref} They are wet with the rain of the mountains, and get into the cracks of the rock for cover.

^{9 Ref} The child without a father is forced from its mother's breast, and they take the young children of the poor for debt.

^{10 Ref} Others go about without clothing, and though they have no food, they get in the grain from the fields.

^{11 Ref} Between the lines of olive-trees they make oil; though they have no drink, they are crushing out the grapes.

^{12 Ref} From the town come sounds of pain from those who are near death, and the soul of the wounded is crying out for help; but God does not take note of their prayer.

^{13 Ref} Then there are those who are haters of the light, who have no knowledge of its ways, and do not go in them.

^{14 Ref} He who is purposing death gets up before day, so that he may put to death the poor and those in need.

^{15 Ref} And the man whose desire is for the wife of another is waiting for the evening, saying, No eye will see me; and he puts a cover on his face. And in the night the thief goes about;

^{16 Ref} In the dark he makes holes in the walls of houses: in the daytime they are shutting themselves up, they have no knowledge of the light.

^{17 Ref} For the middle of the night is as morning to them, they are not troubled by the fear of the dark.

^{18 Ref} They go quickly on the face of the waters; their heritage is cursed in the earth; the steps of the crusher of grapes are not turned to their vine-garden.

^{19 Ref} Snow waters become dry with the heat: so do sinners go down into the underworld.

^{20 Ref} The public place of his town has no more knowledge of him, and his name has gone from the memory of men: he is rooted up like a dead tree.

^{21 Ref} He is not kind to the widow, and he has no pity for her child.

^{22 Ref} But God by his power gives long life to the strong; he gets up again, though he has no hope of life.

^{23 Ref} He takes away his fear of danger and gives him support; and his eyes are on his ways.

^{24 Ref} For a short time they are lifted up; then they are gone; they are made low, they are pulled off like fruit, and like the heads of grain they are cut off.

^{25 Ref} And if it is not so, now, who will make it clear that my words are false, and that what I say is of no value?