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| 24:1 | Why, seeing Times are not hidden from the Almightie, doe they, that know him not, see his dayes? |
| 24:2 | Some remooue the land-markes; they violently take away flocks, and feed thereof. |
| 24:3 | They driue away the asse of the fatherlesse, they take the widowes oxe for a pledge. |
| 24:4 | They turne the needy out of the way: the poore of the earth hide themselues together. |
| 24:5 | Behold, as wilde asses in the desart, goe they foorth to their worke, rising betimes for a pray: the wildernes yeeldeth food for them, and for their children. |
| 24:6 | They reape euery one his corne in the fielde: and they gather the vintage of the wicked. |
| 24:7 | They cause the naked to lodge without clothing, that they haue no couering in the cold. |
| 24:8 | They are wet with the showres of the mountaines, and imbrace the rocke for want of a shelter. |
| 24:9 | They plucke the fatherlesse from the brest, and take a pledge of the poore. |
| 24:10 | They cause him to go naked without clothing: and they take away the sheafe from the hungry, |
| 24:11 | Which make oyle within their walles, and tread their winepresses, and suffer thirst. |
| 24:12 | Men groane from out of the city, and the soule of the wounded crieth out: yet God layeth not folly to them. |
| 24:13 | They are of those that rebell against the light, they know not the wayes thereof, nor abide in the pathes thereof. |
| 24:14 | The murderer rising with the light, killeth the poore and needy, and in the night is as a thiefe. |
| 24:15 | The eye also of the adulterer waiteth for the twilight, saying, No eye shall see me: and disguiseth his face. |
| 24:16 | In the darke they digge through houses which they had marked for themselues in the day time: they know not the light. |
| 24:17 | For the morning is to them euen as the shadow of death: if one know them, they are in the terrours of the shadow of death. |
| 24:18 | Hee is swift as the waters, their portion is cursed in the earth: he beholdeth not the way of the Uineyards. |
| 24:19 | Drought and heate consume the snow waters: so doeth the graue those which haue sinned. |
| 24:20 | The wombe shall forget him, the worme shall feed sweetly on him, hee shall be no more remembred, and wickednes shalbe broken as a tree. |
| 24:21 | He euill intreateth the barren, that beareth not: and doeth not good to the widow. |
| 24:22 | He draweth also the mighty with his power: he riseth vp, and no man is sure of life. |
| 24:23 | Though it be giuen him to be in safety, whereon he resteth; yet his eyes are vpon their wayes. |
| 24:24 | They are exalted for a litle while, but are gone and brought low, they are taken out of the way as al other, and cut off as the tops of the eares of corne. |
| 24:25 | And if it be not so now, who will make mee a liar, and make my speach nothing worth? |
| 24:1 | Considering then that there is no time hyd from the almightie, how happeneth it that they which know him do not regarde his dayes |
| 24:2 | For some men remoue the landemarkes, robbe men of their cattell, and feede of the same |
| 24:3 | They driue away the asse of the fatherlesse, and take the wydowes oxe for a pledge |
| 24:4 | They cause the poore to turne out of the way, so that the poore of the earth hyde them selues together |
| 24:5 | Beholde, as wilde asses in the desert go they foorth to their worke, & ryse betimes to spoyle: Yea the very wildernesse ministreth foode for them & their children |
| 24:6 | They reape the corne fielde that is not their owne, and let the vineyarde of the vngodly alone |
| 24:7 | They cause the naked to lodge without garment, and without couering in the colde |
| 24:8 | They are wet with the showres of the mountaynes, and embrace the rocke for want of a couering |
| 24:9 | They plucke the fatherlesse from the brest, and take the pledge from the poore |
| 24:10 | They let hym go naked without clothing, and haue taken away the sheafe of the hungrie |
| 24:11 | The poore are fayne to labour in their oyle mylles, yea and to treade in their wyne presses, and yet to suffer thirst |
| 24:12 | Men out of the citie crye vnto the Lord with sighing, the soules of the slayne also crye out, yet God regardeth not their complaynt |
| 24:13 | Where as they are conuersaunt among them that abhorre the light, they know not his way, nor continue in his pathes |
| 24:14 | The murtherer ryseth early and killeth the poore and needy, and in the night is as a thiefe |
| 24:15 | The eye of the adulterer wayteth for the darkenesse, & sayth, There shall no eye see me: and disguiseth his face |
| 24:16 | In the darke they digge through houses, whiche they marked for them selues in the day time: they knowe not the light |
| 24:17 | The morning is to them euen as the shadow of death: if one know them, they are in the terrours of the shadowe of death |
| 24:18 | The vngodly is swyft vpon the water: their portion shalbe cursed in the earth, and he shall not beholde the way of the vineyardes |
| 24:19 | As the drye grounde and heate consume the snowye waters: so shall the graue the sinners |
| 24:20 | The pitifull man shall forget hym, he shalbe sweete to the wormes, he shalbe no more remembred, & his wickednesse shalbe broken as a tree |
| 24:21 | He hath oppressed the barren that can not beare, and vnto the wydow hath he done no good |
| 24:22 | He drue the mightie after hym with his power, and when he was gotten vp no man was sure of lyfe |
| 24:23 | And though they gaue him to be in safetie, yet his eyes are vpon their wayes |
| 24:24 | They are exalted for a litle, but shortly are gone, brought to pouertie, and taken out of the way, yea and vtterly pluckt of, as the eares of corne |
| 24:25 | Is it not so? Who will then reproue me as a lyer, and say that my wordes are nothing worth? Bildad proueth that no man is cleane nor without sinne before God |
| 24:1 | Howe should not the times be hid from the Almightie, seeing that they which knowe him, see not his dayes? |
| 24:2 | Some remoue the land marks, that rob the flockes and feede thereof. |
| 24:3 | They leade away the asse of the fatherles: and take the widowes oxe to pledge. |
| 24:4 | They make the poore to turne out of the way, so that the poore of the earth hide themselues together. |
| 24:5 | Behold, others as wilde asses in the wildernesse, goe forth to their businesse, and rise early for a praye: the wildernesse giueth him and his children foode. |
| 24:6 | They reape his prouision in the fielde, but they gather the late vintage of the wicked. |
| 24:7 | They cause the naked to lodge without garment, and without couering in the colde. |
| 24:8 | They are wet with the showres of the moutaines, and they imbrace the rocke for want of a couering. |
| 24:9 | They plucke the fatherles from the breast, and take the pledge of the poore. |
| 24:10 | They cause him to go naked without clothing, and take the glening from the hungrie. |
| 24:11 | They that make oyle betweene their walles, and treade their wine presses, suffer thirst. |
| 24:12 | Men cry out of the citie, and the soules of the slayne cry out: yet God doth not charge them with follie. |
| 24:13 | These are they, that abhorre the light: they know not the wayes thereof, nor continue in the paths thereof. |
| 24:14 | The murtherer riseth earely and killeth the poore and the needie: and in the night he is as a theefe. |
| 24:15 | The eye also of the adulterer waiteth for the twilight, and sayth, None eye shall see me, and disguiseth his face. |
| 24:16 | They digge through houses in the darke, which they marked for themselues in the daye: they knowe not the light. |
| 24:17 | But the morning is euen to them as the shadow of death: if one knowe them, they are in the terrours of the shadowe of death. |
| 24:18 | He is swift vpon the waters: their portion shalbe cursed in the earth: he will not behold the way of the vineyardes. |
| 24:19 | As the dry ground and heate consume the snowe waters, so shall the graue the sinners. |
| 24:20 | The pitifull man shall forget him: the worme shall feele his sweetenes: he shalbe no more remembered, and the wicked shalbe broke like a tree. |
| 24:21 | He doth euil intreat ye barren, that doeth not beare, neither doeth he good to the widowe. |
| 24:22 | He draweth also the mighty by his power, and when he riseth vp, none is sure of life. |
| 24:23 | Though men giue him assurance to be in safetie, yet his eyes are vpon their wayes. |
| 24:24 | They are exalted for a litle, but they are gone, and are brought lowe as all others: they are destroyed, and cut off as the toppe of an eare of corne. |
| 24:25 | But if it be not so, where is he? or who wil proue me a lyer, and make my words of no value? |
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