CHAP. XXIV.
God's providence often suffers
the wicked to go on a long
time in their sins: but punisheth
them in another life.
1 Times are not hid
from the Almighty:
but they that know him, know
not his days.
2 Some have removed landmarks,
have taken away flocks
by force, and fed them.
3 They have driven away
the ass of the fatherless, and
have taken away the widows
ox for a pledge.
4 They have overturned
the way of the poor, and
have oppressed together the
meek of the earth.
5 Others like wild asses
in the desart go forth to their
work: by watching for a
prey, they get bread for their
children.
6 They reap the field that
is not their own, and gather
the vintage of his vineyard,
whom by violence they have
oppressed.
7 They send men away naked,
taking away their clothes,
who have no covering in the
cold.
8 Who are wet with the
showers of the mountains, and
having no covering embrace
the stones.
9 They have violently
robbed the fatherless, and
stript the poor common people.
10 From the naked and
them that go without clothing,
and from the hungry they
have taken away the ears of
corn.
11 They have taken their
rest at noon among the stores
of them, who after having
troden the wine-presses suffer
thirst.
12 Out of the cities they
have made men to groan, and
the soul of the wounded hath
cried out, and God doth not
suffer it to pass unrevenged:
13 They have been rebellious
to the light, they have
not known his ways, neither
have they returned by his
paths.
14 The murderer riseth at
the very break of day, he
killeth the needy, and the
poor man: but in the night
he will be as a thief.
15 The eye of the adulterer
observeth darkness, saying:
No eye shall see me: and he
will cover his face.
16 He diggeth through
houses in the dark, as in the
day they had appointed for
themselves, and they have not
known the light.
17 If the morning suddenly
appear, it is to them the
shadow of death: and they
walk in darkness as if it were
in light.
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18 noteHe is light upon
the face of the water: cursed
be his portion on the earth,
let him not walk note by the
way of the vineyards.
19 Let him pass from the
snow waters to excessive heat,
and his sin even to hell.
20 Let mercy forget him:
may worms be his sweetness:
let him be remembered no
more, but be broken in pieces
as an unfruitful tree.
21 For he hath note fed
the barren, that beareth not,
and to the widow he hath
done no good.
22 He hath pulled down
the strong by his might: and
when he standeth up, he
shall not trust to his life.
23 God hath given him
place for penance, and he abuseth
it unto pride: but his
eyes are upon his ways.
24 They are lifted up for
a little while, and shall not
stand, and shall be brought
down as all other things, and
shall be taken away, and as
the tops of the ears of corn
they shall be broken.
25 And if it be not so,
who can convince me that I
have lied, and set my words
before God?
Challoner [1752], THE NEW TESTAMENT OF Our LORD and SAVIOUR JESUS CHRIST. Translated out of the Latin Vulgat Diligently compared with the original Greek And first published by the English College of Rhemes, anno 1582. Newly revised, and corrected according to the Clementin Edition of the Scriptures. WITH ANNOTATIONS For clearing up modern Controversies in Religion, and other Difficulties of Holy Writ () [word count] [B12000].
