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Why, seeing times are not hidden from the Almighty, do they that know him not see his days?
Waarom, aangesien tye nie verborge is van die Almagtige nie, sien dié wat Hom ken nie sy dae nie?
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[Some] remove the landmarks; they violently take away flocks, and feed [thereof].
Sommige verwyder die grensmerke; hulle roof troppe, en voer hulle.
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They drive away the ass of the fatherless, they take the widow’s ox for a pledge.
Hulle drywe die wees se esel weg, hulle neem die weduwee se os as pand.
4
They turn the needy out of the way: the poor of the earth hide themselves together.
Hulle drywe die behoeftiges uit die weg: die armes van die aarde verberg hulleself saam.
5
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.
Kyk, soos wilde-esels in die woestyn gaan hulle uit tot hulle werk; opstaan vroeg vir ‚'n prooi: die wildernis lewer voedsel vir hulle en vir hulle kinders.
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They reap [every one] his corn in the field: and they gather the vintage of the wicked.
Hulle oes elkeen sy koring in die veld: en hulle versamel die wynstok van die goddelose.
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They cause the naked to lodge without clothing, that [they have] no covering in the cold.
Hulle laat die naaktes oornag sonder klere, dat hulle in die koue geen bedekking het nie.
8
They are wet with the showers of the mountains, and embrace the rock for want of a shelter.
Hulle is nat van die storte van die berge, en omhels die rots by gebrek aan ‚'n skuilplek.
9
They pluck the fatherless from the breast, and take a pledge of the poor.
Hulle ruk die wees van die bors af, en neem ‚'n pand van die armes.
10
They cause [him] to go naked without clothing, and they take away the sheaf [from] the hungry;
Hulle laat hom naak gaan sonder klere, en hulle neem die gerf van die hongerige weg;
11
[Which] make oil within their walls, [and] tread [their] winepresses, and suffer thirst.
Wat olie maak binne hulle mure, en die wineperse trap, en dors ly.
12
Men groan from out of the city, and the soul of the wounded crieth out: yet God layeth not folly [to them].
Manne kreun uit die stad, en die siel van die gewondes roep uit: tog stel God geen dwaasheid daaraan nie.
13
They are of those that rebel against the light; they know not the ways thereof, nor abide in the paths thereof.
Hulle is van dié wat teen die lig rebelleer; hulle ken nie die weë daarvan nie, en bly nie in die paaie daarvan nie.
14
The murderer rising with the light killeth the poor and needy, and in the night is as a thief.
Die moordenaar staan met die lig op, hy dood die arme en behoeftige, en in die nag is hy soos ‚'n dief.
15
The eye also of the adulterer waiteth for the twilight, saying, No eye shall see me: and disguiseth [his] face.
Die oog ook van die egbreker wag vir die skemering, sê, Geen oog sal my sien nie: en verdoesel sy aangesig.
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In the dark they dig through houses, [which] they had marked for themselves in the daytime: they know not the light.
In die donker grawe hulle deur huise, wat hulle vir hulleself in die dag gemerk het: hulle ken die lig nie.
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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.
Want die môre is vir hulle soos die skaduwee van die dood: as een hulle ken, is hulle in die verskrikkinge van die skaduwee van die dood.
18
He [is] swift as the waters; their portion is cursed in the earth: he beholdeth not the way of the vineyards.
Hy is vinnig soos die waters; hulle deel is vervloek in die aarde: hy aanskou nie die weg van die wingerde nie.
19
Drought and heat consume the snow waters: [so doth] the grave [those which] have sinned.
Droogte en hitte verteer die sneeuwaters: so doen die graf dié wat gesondig het.
20
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.
Die baarmoeder sal hom vergeet; die wurm sal soet op hom wees; hy sal nie meer onthou word nie; en ongeregtigheid sal soos ‚'n boom verbreek word.
21
He evil entreateth the barren [that] beareth not: and doeth not good to the widow.
Hy behandel die onvrugbare wat nie baar nie, kwaad, en doen die weduwee geen goeie nie.
22
He draweth also the mighty with his power: he riseth up, and no [man] is sure of life.
Hy trek ook die magtiges met sy mag: hy staan op, en geen man is seker van die lewe nie.
23
[Though] it be given him [to be] in safety, whereon he resteth; yet his eyes [are] upon their ways.
Al gee Hy hom rus, tog is hy in veiligheid; tog is sy oë op hulle weë.
24
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.
Hulle is ‚'n bietjie verhef; maar in ‚'n oomblik is hulle weg: ja, hulle word neergebring; hulle word soos al die ander weggeneem, en soos die toppe van die are van koring afgesny.
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And if [it be] not [so] now, who will make me a liar, and make my speech nothing worth?
En as dit nie so is nie, wie sal my tot ‚'n leuenaar maak, en my toespraak tot niks maak nie?