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[1]Howshould not the times be hid from the Almighty, seeing that they which know him, see not his days?
[2]Someremove the landmarks that rob the flocks and feed thereof.
[3]Theylead away the ass of the fatherless: and take the widow's ox to pledge.
[4]Theymake the poor to turn out of the way, so that the poor of the earth hide themselves together.
[5]Behold,others as wild asses in the wilderness, go forth to their business, and rise early for a prey: the wilderness giveth him and his children food.
[6]Theyreap his provision in the field, but they gather the late vintage of the wicked.
[7]Theycause the naked to lodge without garment, and without covering in the cold.
[8]Theyare wet with the showers of the mountains, and they embrace the rock for want of a covering.
[9]Theypluck the fatherless from the breast, and take the pledge of the poor.
[10]Theycause him to go naked without clothing, and take the gleaning from the hungry.
[11]Theythat make oil between their walls, and tread their wine presses, suffer thirst.
[12]Mencry out of the city, and the souls of the slain cry out: yet God doth not charge them with folly.
[13]Theseare they, that abhor the light: they know not the ways thereof, nor continue in the paths thereof.
[14]Themurderer riseth early and killeth the poor and the needy: and in the night he is as a thief.
[15]Theeye also of the adulterer waiteth for the twilight, and saith, None eye shall see me, and disguiseth his face.
[16]Theydig through houses in the dark, which they marked for themselves in the day: they know not the light.
[17]Butthe morning is even to them as the shadow of death: if one know them, they are in the terrors of the shadow of death.
[18]Heis swift upon the waters: their portion shall be cursed in the earth: he will not behold the way of the vineyards.
[19]Asthe dry ground and heat consume the snow waters, so shall the grave the sinners.
[20]Thepitiful man shall forget him: the worm shall feel his sweetness: he shall be no more remembered, and the wicked shall be broken like a tree.
[21]Hedoth evil entreat the barren, that doth not bear, neither doeth he good to the widow.
[22]Hedraweth also the mighty by his power, and when he riseth up, none is sure of life.
[23]Thoughmen give him assurance to be in safety, yet his eyes are upon their ways.
[24]Theyare exalted for a little, but they are gone, and are brought low as all others: they are destroyed, and cut off as the top of an ear of corn.
[25]Butif it be not so, where is he? Or who will prove me a liar, and make my words of no value?
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