Job 24
Brenton's English Septuagint
1But why have the seasons been hidden from the Lord,
2while the ungodly have passed over the bound, carrying off the flock with the shepherd?
3They have led away the ass of the fatherless, and taken the widow’s ox for a pledge.
4They have turned aside the weak from the right way: and the meek of the earth have hidden themselves together.
5And they have departed like asses in the field, having gone forth on my account according to their own order: his bread is sweet to his little ones.
6They have reaped a field that was not their own before the time: the poor have laboured in the vineyards of the ungodly without pay and without food.
7They have caused many naked to sleep without clothes, and they have taken away the covering of their body.
8They are wet with the drops of the mountains: they have embraced the rock, because they had no shelter.
9They have snatched the fatherless from the breast, and have afflicted the outcast.
10And they have wrongfully caused others to sleep without clothing, and taken away the morsel of the hungry.
11They have unrighteously laid wait in narrow places, and have not known the righteous way.
12Who have cast forth the poor from the city and their own houses, and the soul of the children has groaned aloud.
13Why then has he not visited these? forasmuch as they were upon the earth, and took no notice, and they knew not the way of righteousness, neither have they walked in their appointed paths?
14But having known their works, he delivered them into darkness: and in the night one will be as a thief:
15and the eye of the adulterer has watched for the darkness, saying, Eye shall not perceive me, and he puts a covering on his face.
16In darkness he digs through houses: by day they conceal themselves securely: they know not the light.
17For the morning is to them all as the shadow of death, for each will be conscious of the terror of the shadow of death.
18He is swift on the face of the water: let his portion be cursed on the earth; and let their plants be laid bare.
19Let them be withered upon the earth; for they have plundered the sheaves of the fatherless.
20Then is his sin brought to remembrance, and he vanishes like a vapour of dew: but let what he has done be recompensed to him, and let every unrighteous one be crushed like rotten wood.
21For he has not treated the barren woman well, and has had no pity on a feeble woman.
22And in wrath he has overthrown the helpless: therefore when he has arisen, a man will not feel secure This use of kata is peculiar to Job of his own life.
23When he has fallen sick, let him not hope to recover: but let him perish by disease.
24For his exaltation has hurt many; but he has withered as Some read omiclh, mist mallows in the heat, or as an ear of corn falling off of itself from the stalk.
25But if not, who is he that says I speak falsely, and will make my words of no account?
Reina-Valera 1909
1PUESTO que no son ocultos los tiempos al Todopoderoso, ¿por qué los que le conocen no ven sus días?
2Traspasan los términos, roban los ganados, y apaciéntanlos.
3Llévanse el asno de los huérfanos; prenden el buey de la viuda.
4Hacen apartar del camino á los menesterosos: y todos los pobres de la tierra se esconden.
5He aquí, como asnos monteses en el desierto, salen á su obra madrugando para robar; el desierto es mantenimiento de sus hijos.
6En el campo siegan su pasto, y los impíos vendimian la viña ajena.
7Al desnudo hacen dormir sin ropa, y que en el frío no tenga cobertura.
8Con las avenidas de los montes se mojan, y abrazan las peñas sin tener abrigo.
9Quitan el pecho á los huérfanos, y de sobre el pobre toman la prenda.
10Al desnudo hacen andar sin vestido, y á los hambrientos quitan los hacecillos.
11De dentro de sus paredes exprimen el aceite, pisan los lagares, y mueren de sed.
12De la ciudad gimen los hombres, y claman las almas de los heridos de muerte: mas Dios no puso estorbo.
13Ellos son los que, rebeldes á la luz, nunca conocieron sus caminos, ni estuvieron en sus veredas.
14A la luz se levanta el matador, mata al pobre y al necesitado, y de noche es como ladrón.
15El ojo del adúltero está aguardando la noche, diciendo: No me verá nadie: y esconde su rostro.
16En las tinieblas minan las casas, que de día para sí señalaron; no conocen la luz.
17Porque la mañana es á todos ellos como sombra de muerte; si son conocidos, terrores de sombra de muerte los toman.
18Son instables más que la superficie de las aguas; su porción es maldita en la tierra; no andarán por el camino de las viñas.
19La sequía y el calor arrebatan las aguas de la nieve; y el sepulcro á los pecadores.
20Olvidaráse de ellos el seno materno; de ellos sentirán los gusanos dulzura; nunca más habrá de ellos memoria, y como un árbol serán los impíos quebrantados.
21A la mujer estéril que no paría, afligió; y á la viuda nunca hizo bien.
22Mas á los fuertes adelantó con su poder: levantóse, y no se da por segura la vida.
23Le dieron á crédito, y se afirmó: sus ojos están sobre los caminos de ellos.
24Fueron ensalzados por un poco, mas desaparecen, y son abatidos como cada cual: serán encerrados, y cortados como cabezas de espigas.
25Y si no, ¿quién me desmentirá ahora, ó reducirá á nada mis palabras?
King James Version
1Why, seeing times are not hidden from the Almighty, do they that know him not see his days?
2Some remove the landmarks; they violently take away flocks, and feed thereof.
3They drive away the ass of the fatherless, they take the widow’s ox for a pledge.
4They turn the needy out of the way: the poor of the earth hide themselves together.
5Behold, 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.
6They reap every one his corn in the field: and they gather the vintage of the wicked.
7They cause the naked to lodge without clothing, that they have no covering in the cold.
8They are wet with the showers of the mountains, and embrace the rock for want of a shelter.
9They pluck the fatherless from the breast, and take a pledge of the poor.
10They cause him to go naked without clothing, and they take away the sheaf from the hungry;
11Which make oil within their walls, and tread their winepresses, and suffer thirst.
12Men groan from out of the city, and the soul of the wounded crieth out: yet God layeth not folly to them.
13They are of those that rebel against the light; they know not the ways thereof, nor abide in the paths thereof.
14The murderer rising with the light killeth the poor and needy, and in the night is as a thief.
15The eye also of the adulterer waiteth for the twilight, saying, No eye shall see me: and disguiseth his face.
16In the dark they dig through houses, which they had marked for themselves in the daytime: they know not the light.
17For 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.
18He is swift as the waters; their portion is cursed in the earth: he beholdeth not the way of the vineyards.
19Drought and heat consume the snow waters: so doth the grave those which have sinned.
20The 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.
21He evil entreateth the barren that beareth not: and doeth not good to the widow.
22He draweth also the mighty with his power: he riseth up, and no man is sure of life.
23Though it be given him to be in safety, whereon he resteth; yet his eyes are upon their ways.
24They 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.
25And if it be not so now, who will make me a liar, and make my speech nothing worth?
World English Bible
1“Why aren’t times laid up by the Almighty? Why don’t those who know him see his days?
2There are people who remove the landmarks. They violently take away flocks, and feed them.
3They drive away the donkey of the fatherless, and they take the widow’s ox for a pledge.
4They turn the needy out of the way. The poor of the earth all hide themselves.
5Behold, as wild donkeys in the desert, they go out to their work, seeking diligently for food. The wilderness yields them bread for their children.
6They cut their food in the field. They glean the vineyard of the wicked.
7They lie all night naked without clothing, and have no covering in the cold.
8They are wet with the showers of the mountains, and embrace the rock for lack of a shelter.
9There are those who pluck the fatherless from the breast, and take a pledge of the poor,
10so that they go around naked without clothing. Being hungry, they carry the sheaves.
11They make oil within the walls of these men. They tread wine presses, and suffer thirst.
12From out of the populous city, men groan. The soul of the wounded cries out, yet God doesn’t regard the folly.
13“These are of those who rebel against the light. They don’t know its ways, nor stay in its paths.
14The murderer rises with the light. He kills the poor and needy. In the night he is like a thief.
15The eye also of the adulterer waits for the twilight, saying, ‘No eye will see me.’ He disguises his face.
16In the dark they dig through houses. They shut themselves up in the daytime. They don’t know the light.
17For the morning is to all of them like thick darkness, for they know the terrors of the thick darkness.
18“They are foam on the surface of the waters. Their portion is cursed in the earth. They don’t turn into the way of the vineyards.
19Drought and heat consume the snow waters, so does Sheol those who have sinned.
20The womb will forget him. The worm will feed sweetly on him. He will be no more remembered. Unrighteousness will be broken as a tree.
21He devours the barren who don’t bear. He shows no kindness to the widow.
22Yet God preserves the mighty by his power. He rises up who has no assurance of life.
23God gives them security, and they rest in it. His eyes are on their ways.
24They are exalted; yet a little while, and they are gone. Yes, they are brought low, they are taken out of the way as all others, and are cut off as the tops of the ears of grain.
25If it isn’t so now, who will prove me a liar, and make my speech worth nothing?”