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AUGUST 16
I have treasured the words of 11 They press out oil within their walls,
His mouth And tread winepresses, yet suffer thirst.
More than my necessary food. 12 The dying groan in the city,
And the souls of the wounded cry out;
“But He is unique, and who can make Yet God does not charge them with
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Him change? wrong.
And whatever His soul desires, that He
does. 13 “There are those who rebel against the
For He performs what is appointed
14 light;
for me, They do not know its ways
And many such things are with Him. Nor abide in its paths.
Therefore I am terrified at
15 14 The murderer rises with the light;
His presence; He kills the poor and needy;
When I consider this, I am afraid And in the night he is like a thief.
of Him. 15 The eye of the adulterer waits for the
16 For God made my heart weak, twilight,
And the Almighty terrifies me; Saying, ‘No eye will see me’;
17 Because I was not cut off from the And he disguises his face.
presence of darkness, 16 In the dark they break into houses
And He did not hide deep darkness Which they marked for themselves in
from my face. the daytime;
They do not know the light.
24 “Since times are not hidden 17 For the morning is the same to them
from the Almighty,
as the shadow of death;
Why do those who know Him see not If someone recognizes them,
His days? They are in the terrors of the shadow
of death.
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“Some remove landmarks;
They seize flocks violently and feed 18 “They should be swift on the face of the
on them; waters,
3 They drive away the donkey of the Their portion should be cursed in the
fatherless; earth,
They take the widow’s ox as a pledge. So that no one would turn into the way
They push the needy off the road;
4 of their vineyards.
All the poor of the land are forced to 19 As drought and heat consume the
hide. snow waters,
5 Indeed, like wild donkeys in the desert, So the grave consumes those who have
They go out to their work, searching sinned.
for food. 20 The womb should forget him,
The wilderness yields food for them The worm should feed sweetly on him;
and for their children. He should be remembered no more,
6 They gather their fodder in the field And wickedness should be broken like
And glean in the vineyard of the a tree.
wicked. 21 For he preys on the barren who do not
7 They spend the night naked, without bear,
clothing, And does no good for the widow.
And have no covering in the cold. 22 “But God draws the mighty away with
8 They are wet with the showers of the His power;
mountains,
And huddle around the rock for want
of shelter.
9 “Some snatch the fatherless from the 24:18–21 Again Job referred to the opinions
breast, of his counselors, saying that, if their views
And take a pledge from the poor. were correct, all the wicked should be experi-
They cause the poor to go naked,
10 encing punishment. But it is obvious they
without clothing; were not.
And they take away the sheaves from
the hungry.

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