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Job 24

2 Job describeth the wickednes of men, and sheweth what curse belongeth to the wicked, 12 How all things are governed by God’s providence, 17 & the destruction of the wicked.
1.How shulde not the times abe hid from the Almightie, seing that thei which knowe him, se not his bdaies?
2.Some remove the land markes, that robbe the flockes and fede thereof.
3.They lead away the asse of the fatherles: and take the widowe’s oxe to pledge.
4.They make the poore to turne out of the way, so that the poore of the earth hide them selves ctogether.
5.Beholde, others as wilde asses in the wilderness, go forthe to their busines, and drise earely for a pray: the wildernes egiveth him and his children fode.
6.They reape fhis provision in the field, but thei gather the late gvintage of the wicked.
7.Thei cause the naked to lodge without garment, & without covering in the colde.
8.They are wet with the showres of the mountaines, hand thei imbrace the rocke for want of a covering.
9.They plucke the fatherles ifrom the breast, and take the pledge kof the poore.
10.They cause him to go naked without clothing, and take the gleining from the hungrie.
11.They that make oyle lbetween their walles, and treade their winepresses, suffer thirst.
12.Men mcrye out of the citie, and the soules of the slayne ncrye out: yet God doeth onot charge them with follie.
13.These are thei, that abhorre the plight: thei knowe not the waies thereof, nor continue in the paths thereof.
14.The murtherer riseth earely and killeth the poore and the nedie: and in the night he is as a thefe.
15.The eye also of the qadulterer waiteth for the twylight, and saith, None eye shal se me, and disguiseth his face.
16.Thei digge through houses in the darke, which they marked for them selves in the day: they knowe not the light.
17.But the morning is even to them as the shadow of death: if one knowe them, they are in terrours of the shadowe of death.
18.He is swift upon the rwaters: their sporcion shalbe cursed in the earth: he wil not beholde the way of the vineyardes.
19.As the drye grounde and heat consume the snowe waters, so shal the grave tthe sinners.
20.uThe pitiful man shal forget him: the worme shal fele his swetenes: he shalbe no more remembred, and the wicked shalbe broken like a tre.
21.He xdoeth evil intreat the baren, that doeth not beare, nether doeth he good to the widowe. God’s power. Job. 24:2
22.He draweth also the ymightie by his power, and when he riseth up, none is sure of life.
23.Thogh men give him assurance to be in savetie, yet his eyes are upon their wayes.
24.Thei are exalted for a litle, but thei are gone, and are broght lowe as all others: thei are destroyed, and cut of as the top of an eare of corne.
25.But if it be not zso, where is he? or who wil prove me a lyer, and make my wordes of no value?

Notes

1-a.
Thus Job speaks in his passions and after the judgement of the flesh: that is, that he sees not the things that are done at times, neither yet has a peculiar care over all, because he punishes not the wicked, not revenges the godly.
1-b.
When he punishes the wicked and rewards the good.
4-c.
And for cruelty and oppression dare not show their faces. 1 Geneva Bible 1560
5-d.
That is, spare no diligence.
5-e.
He and his, live by robbing and murdering.
6-f.
Meaning the poor man’s.
6-g.
Signifying, that one wicked man will not spoil another, but for necessity.
8-h.
The poor are driven by the wicked into rocks and holes, where they can not lie dry for the rain.
9-i.
That is, they so powle and pille the poor widow, that she cannot have to sustain herself, that she may be able to give her child suck.
9-k.
That is, his garment, wherewith he should be covered or clad.
11-l.
In such places, which are appointed for that purpose: meaning, that those that labour for the wicked, are pined for hunger.
12-m.
For the great oppression and extortion.
12-n.
Cry out and call for vengeance.
12-o.
God does not condemn the wicked, but seems to pass over it by his long silence.
13-p.
That is, God’s word, because they are reproved thereby.
15-q.
By these particular vices, and the license thereunto, he would prove that God punishes not the wicked and rewards just.
18-r.
He flees to the waters for his succour.
18-s.
They think that all the world is bent against them, and dare not go by the highway.
19-t.
As the dry ground is never full with waters, so will they never cease sinning, till they come to the grave.
20-u.
Though God suffer the wicked for a time, yet their end shall be most vile destruction, and in this point Job comes to himself, and shows his confidence.
21-x.
He shows why the wicked shall not be lamented, because he did not pity others. 7
22-y.
He declares that after that the wicked have destroyed the weakest, they will do like to the stronger, and therefore are justly prevented by God’s judgements.
25-z.
That is, that contrary to your reasoning no man can give a perfect reason of God’s judgements, let me be reproved.