Job 24:15–17

15 The eye of the adulterer watches for dusk;

he thinks, ‘No eye will see me,’

and he keeps his face concealed.

16 In the dark, thieves break into houses,

but by day they shut themselves in;

they want nothing to do with the light.

17 For all of them, midnight is their morning;

they make friends with the terrors of darkness.

15 The eye also of the adulterer waiteth for the twilight,

Saying, No eye shall see me:

And disguiseth his face.

16 In the dark they dig through houses,

Which they had marked for themselves in the daytime:

They know not the light.

17 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.

15 The adulterer waits for the twilight,

saying, ‘No one will see me then.’

He hides his face so no one will know him.

16 Thieves break into houses at night

and sleep in the daytime.

They are not acquainted with the light.

17 The black night is their morning.

They ally themselves with the terrors of the darkness.

15 The eye of the adulterer waits for the twilight,

Saying, ‘No eye will see me’;

And he disguises his face.

16 In the dark they break into houses

Which they marked for themselves in the daytime;

They do not know the light.

17 For the morning is the same to them as the shadow of death;

If someone recognizes them,

They are in the terrors of the shadow of death.

15 Those who are guilty of adultery watch for the night,

thinking, ‘No one will see us,’

and they keep their faces covered.

16 In the dark, evil people break into houses.

In the daytime they shut themselves up in their own houses,

because they want nothing to do with the light.

17 Darkness is like morning to all these evil people

who make friends with the terrors of darkness.

15 The eye also of the adulterer waiteth for the twilight,

Saying, No eye shall see me:

And he disguiseth his face.

16 In the dark they dig through houses:

They shut themselves up in the day-time;

They know not the light.

17 For the morning is to all of them as thick darkness;

For they know the terrors of the thick darkness.

15 And the eye of the adulterer waiteth for the twilight, saying, No eye shall see me; and he putteth a covering on his face. 16 In the dark they dig through houses; by day they shut themselves in; they know not the light: 17 For the morning is to them all as the shadow of death; for they are familiar with the terrors of the shadow of death.

15 Adulterers watch for twilight. 

They say, ‘No one is watching us,’ as they cover their faces. 

16 In the dark, they break into houses, 

⸤but⸥ by day they lock themselves in. 

They do not ⸤even⸥ know the light, 

17 because morning and deep darkness are the same to them, 

because they are familiar with the terrors of deep darkness. 

15 The adulterer’s eye watches for twilight,

thinking: No eye will see me;

he covers his face.

16 In the dark they break into houses;

by day they lock themselves in,

never experiencing the light.

17 For the morning is like darkness to them.

Surely they are familiar with the terrors of darkness!

15 The eye of the adulterer also waits for the twilight,

saying, ‘No eye will see me,’

and he disguises his face.

16 In the dark they dig through houses;

by day they shut themselves up;

they do not know the light.

17 For deep darkness is morning to all of them;

for they are friends with the terrors of deep darkness.

15 And the eye of the adulterer waits for dusk,

saying, ‘No eye will see me,’

and he places a covering on his face.

16 He digs through houses in the darkness;

by day they shut themselves in—

they do not know the light

17 because morning likewise is to them deep darkness;

indeed, they know about the terrors of deep darkness.

15 Those who commit adultery wait until the sun goes down.

They think, ‘No one will see us.’

They keep their faces hidden.

16 In the dark, people break into houses.

But by day they shut themselves in.

They don’t want anything to do with the light.

17 The deepest darkness is like morning to them.

The terrors of darkness are their friends.

15 “The eye of the adulterer waits for the twilight,

Saying, ‘No eye will see me.’

And he disguises his face.

16 “In the dark they dig into houses,

They shut themselves up by day;

They do not know the light.

17 “For the morning is the same to him as thick darkness,

For he is familiar with the terrors of thick darkness.