Giobbe 24

NOVA VULGATA	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Cur ab Omnipotente non sunt abscondita tempora, qui autem noverunt eum, ignorant dies illius?	1 The times are not hidden from the Almighty; even those who know him, do not know his days.
2 Alii terminos transtulerunt, diripuerunt greges et paverunt eos.	2 Some have crossed the boundaries, plundered the flocks, and given them pasture.
3 Asinum pupillorum abegerunt et abstulerunt pro pignore bovem viduae.	3 They have driven away the donkey of orphans, and have taken the cow from the widow as collateral.
4 Subverterunt pauperum viam, et simul se occultare coacti sunt mansueti terrae.	4 They have undermined the way of the poor, and have pressed together the meek of the earth.
5 Alii, quasi onagri in deserto, egrediuntur ad opus suum: vigilantes ad praedam in terra arida ad panem liberis.	5 Others, like wild asses in the desert, go forth to their work; by watching for prey, they obtain bread for their children.
6 Agrum non suum demetunt et vineam peccatoris vindemiant.	6 They reap a field that is not their own, and they harvest a vineyard that they have taken by force.
7 Nudi pernoctant sine indumento, nec est eis operimentum in frigore.	7 They send men away naked, having taken the clothing of those who have no covering in the cold;
8 Imbre montium rigantur et non habentes refugium adhaerent rupibus.	8 these are wet with the mountain rain, and, having no covering, they embrace the rocks.
9 Abripuerunt pupillum ab ubere et pauperem pignori sumpserunt;	9 They have used violence to deprive orphans, and they have robbed the poor common people.
10 nudi et incedentes absque vestitu et esurientes portant spicas.	10 From the naked and those who do not have enough clothing, and from the hungry, they have taken away sheaves of grain.
11 Inter muros oleum expresserunt et calcatis torcularibus sitiunt.	11 They take their midday rest among the stockpiles of those who, though they have trodden the winepresses, suffer thirst.
12 De civitatibus morientes ingemuerunt, et anima vulneratorum clamavit, et Deus non ponit aurem ad precem.	12 In the cities, they caused the men to groan and the spirit of the wounded to cry out, and so God does not allow this to go unpunished.
13 Ipsi fuerunt rebelles lumini, nescierunt vias eius nec morati sunt in semitis eius.	13 They have been rebellious against the light; they have not known his ways, nor have they returned by his paths.
14 Mane primo consurgit homicida, interficit egenum et pauperem; per noctem vero erit quasi fur.	14 The killer of men rises at first light; he executes the destitute and the poor, but, in truth, he is like a thief in the night.
15 Oculus adulteri observat caliginem dicens: “Non me videbit oculus”; et operiet vultum suum.	15 The eye of the adulterer waits for darkness, saying, “No eye will see me,” and he covers his face.
16 Perfodit in tenebris domos, interdiu sese abdiderunt et ignoraverunt lucem.	16 He passes through houses in the nighttime, just as they had agreed among themselves in the daytime; and they are ignorant of the light.
17 Si subito apparuerit aurora, arbitrantur umbram mortis, nam sunt assueti terroribus umbrae mortis.	17 If sunrise should suddenly appear, it is treated by them like the shadow of death; and they walk in darkness, as if in light.
18 “Levis est super faciem aquae; maledicta est pars eius in terra, nec est qui se dirigat ad vineas eius.	18 He is nimble on the surface of water. His place on land is to be accursed. May he not walk by way of the vineyards.
19 Siccitas et calor abstulerunt aquas nivium, et inferi eos, qui peccaverunt.	19 May he cross from the snowy waters to excessive heat, and his sin, all the way to hell.
20 Sinus matris obliviscatur eius, dulcedo illius vermes fiant; non sit in recordatione, sed conteratur quasi lignum iniquitas.	20 Let mercy forget him. His charm is worms. Let him not be remembered, but instead be broken like an unfruitful tree.
21 Male egit cum sterili, quae non parit, et viduae bene non fecit.	21 For he has fed on the barren, who does not bear fruit, and he has not done good to the widow.
22 Detraxit fortes in fortitudine sua et, cum steterit, ille non credet vitae suae.	22 He has pulled down the strong by his strength, and, when he stands up, he will not have trust in his life.
23 Dedit ei locum securitatis, quo sustentetur; oculi autem eius sunt in viis illius.	23 God has given him a place for repentance, and he abuses it with arrogance, but his eyes are upon his ways.
24 Elevati sunt ad modicum et non subsistent, et humiliabuntur sicut omnia et auferentur et sicut summitates spicarum conterentur”.	24 They are lifted up for a little while, but they will not continue, and they will be brought low, just like all things, and they will be taken away, and, like the tops of the ears of grain, they will be crushed.
25 Quod si non est ita, quis me potest arguere esse mentitum et ponere in nihilum verba mea? ”.	25 But, if this is not so, who is able to prove to me that I have lied and to place my words before God?