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Job 24:1-12

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Job Says God Seems to Ignore Wrongs

1“Why are times not stored up by the Almighty,

And why do those who know Him not see His days?

2“People remove landmarks;

They seize and devour flocks.

3“They drive away the donkeys of orphans;

They seize the widow’s ox as a pledge.

4“They push the needy aside from the road;

The poor of the land have to hide themselves together.

5“Behold, like wild donkeys in the wilderness

They go out scavenging for food in their activity,

As bread for their children in the desert.

6“They harvest their feed in the field

And glean the vineyard of the wicked.

7“They spend the night naked, without clothing,

And have no covering against the cold.

8“They are wet from the mountain rains,

And they hug the rock for lack of a shelter.

9“Others snatch an orphan from the breast,

And they seize it as a pledge against the poor.

10“The poor move about naked without clothing,

And they carry sheaves, while going hungry.

11“Within the walls they produce oil;

They tread wine presses but go thirsty.

12“From the city people groan,

And the souls of the wounded cry for help;

Yet God does not pay attention to the offensiveness.