Verse
KJV
King James Version
ASV
American Standard Version
Why ,
seeing
times
are not hidden
from
the Almighty ,
do they that know him not
see his days?
Why are times
not laid
up
by
the Almighty ?
And
why
do not
they that know him see his days?
Some
remove the landmarks; they violently take away flocks, and feed thereof
.
There
are
that
remove the landmarks; They violently take away flocks, and feed them
.
They drive away the ass of the fatherless ,
they take the widow's ox for a pledge.
They drive away the ass of the fatherless ;
They take the widow's ox for a pledge.
They turn the needy out of the way: the poor of the earth hide themselves together
.
They turn the needy out of the way: The poor of the earth all
hide themselves.
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.
Behold, as wild asses in the desert They go
forth to their work ,
seeking
diligently
for food;
The wilderness `
yieldeth '
them bread
for their children.
They reap
every
one
his
corn
in the field :
and they gather
the vintage of the wicked.
They cut
their
provender
in the field ;
And they glean
the vintage of the wicked.
They cause
the
naked to
lodge
without clothing, that
they
have no covering in the cold.
They lie
all
night
naked without clothing, And
have no covering in the cold.
They are wet with the showers of the mountains, and embrace the rock for want of a shelter.
They are wet with the showers of the mountains, And embrace the rock for want of a shelter.
They
pluck the fatherless from the breast, and take a pledge of the poor .
There
are
that
pluck the fatherless from the breast, And take a pledge of the poor ;
They cause
him
to
go naked without clothing, and they take
away
the
sheaf
from
the hungry;
`So
that'
they go about
naked without clothing, And being
hungry
they carry
the sheaves.
Which
make oil within their
walls ,
and
tread their winepresses, and suffer thirst.
They
make oil within the
walls of
these
men;
They
tread `
their '
winepresses, and suffer thirst.
Men
groan
from out of the city, and the soul of the wounded crieth out: yet God layeth
not folly to
them
.
From out of the populous
city men
groan
, And the soul of the wounded crieth out: Yet God regardeth
not the
folly.
They
are of those
that rebel against the light; they know not the ways thereof, nor abide in the paths thereof.
These
are of them
that rebel against the light; They know not the ways thereof, Nor abide in the paths thereof.
The murderer rising
with the light killeth the poor and needy ,
and in the night is as a thief.
The murderer riseth
with the light ;
He
killeth the poor and needy ;
And in the night he
is as a thief.
The eye also of the adulterer waiteth for the twilight, saying, No eye shall see me: and disguiseth his face.
The eye also of the adulterer waiteth for the twilight, Saying, No eye shall see me: And he
disguiseth his face.
In the dark they dig through houses ,
which
they had
marked
for
themselves in the daytime:
they know not the light.
In the dark they dig through houses :
They shut
themselves up
in the day-time;
They know not the light.
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
.
For the morning is to all
of them as
thick
darkness;
For
they know
the terrors of the thick
darkness
.
He
is
swift
as
the waters; their portion is cursed in the earth: he
beholdeth
not the way of the vineyards.
Swiftly
they
`pass
away'
upon
the face
of
the
waters; Their portion is cursed in the earth: They
turn
not into
the way of the vineyards.
Drought and heat consume the snow waters: so doth the
grave
those which
have sinned.
Drought and heat consume the snow waters: `
So doth '
Sheol
`
those that'
have sinned.
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.
The womb shall forget him; The worm shall feed sweetly on him; He shall be no more remembered; And unrighteousness
shall be broken as a tree.
He evil
entreateth
the barren that beareth not :
and doeth not good to the widow.
He devoureth
the barren that beareth not ,
And doeth not good to the widow.
He
draweth
also
the mighty with
his power: he riseth up ,
and
no man
is
sure
of life.
Yet
`God'
preserveth
the mighty by
his power: He riseth up that
hath
no assurance
of life.
Though
it
be
given
him
to be in safety
, whereon
he
resteth
; yet
his eyes are upon their ways.
`God'
giveth
them
to be in security
, and
they
rest
thereon
; And
his eyes are upon their ways.
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
.
They are exalted ;
yet
a little while, and
they
are gone ;
Yea,
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
.
And if it be not so now, who will make
me a liar, and make my speech nothing worth?
And if it be not so now, who will prove
me a liar, And make my speech nothing worth?
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