Job 24:13-23

13 "There are those who rebel against the light, who are not acquainted with its ways, and do not stay in its paths.
14 The murderer rises at dusk to kill the poor and needy, and in the night is like a thief.
15 The eye of the adulterer also waits for the twilight, saying, "No eye will see me'; and he disguises his face.
16 In the dark they dig through houses; by day they shut themselves up; they do not know the light.
17 For deep darkness is morning to all of them; for they are friends with the terrors of deep darkness.
18 "Swift are they on the face of the waters; their portion in the land is cursed; no treader turns toward their vineyards.
19 Drought and heat snatch away the snow waters; so does Sheol those who have sinned.
20 The womb forgets them; the worm finds them sweet; they are no longer remembered; so wickedness is broken like a tree.
21 "They harm the childless woman, and do no good to the widow.
22 Yet God prolongs the life of the mighty by his power; they rise up when they despair of life.
23 He gives them security, and they are supported; his eyes are upon their ways.

Footnotes 2

  • [a]. Gk Tg: Heb [feed on] or [associate with]
  • [b]. Heb [he]
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