1 “Why doesn’t the Almighty set aside times ⌞for punishment⌟?
2 “⌞People⌟ move boundary markers.
3 They drive away the orphan’s donkey.
4 They force needy people off the road.
5 Like wild donkeys in the desert,
6 They harvest animal food in the field ⌞to feed themselves⌟.
7 All night they lie naked
8 They are drenched by the rainstorms in the mountains.
9 “⌞People⌟ snatch the ⌞nursing⌟ orphan from a breast
10 ⌞That is why⌟ the poor go around naked.
11 They press out olive oil between rows ⌞of olive trees⌟.
12 Those dying in the city groan.
13 “Such people are among those who rebel against the light.
14 At dawn murderers rise; they kill the poor and needy.
15 Adulterers watch for twilight.
16 In the dark, they break into houses,
17 because morning and deep darkness are the same to them,
18 Such people are like scum on the surface of the water.
19 ⌞Just as⌟ drought and heat steal water from snow,
20 The womb forgets them.
21 These men take advantage of childless women.
22 ⌞God⌟ will drag away ⌞these⌟ mighty men by his power.
23 ⌞God⌟ may let them feel confident and self-reliant,
24 ⌞Such people⌟ may be prosperous for a little while,
25 “If it isn’t so, who can prove I’m a liar