4 They thrust the needy from the path

and force all the poor of the land into hiding.

5 Like wild donkeys in the desert,

the poor go about their labor of foraging food;

the wasteland provides food for their children.

6 They gather fodder in the fields

and glean in the vineyards of the wicked.

7 Lacking clothes, they spend the night naked;

they have nothing to cover themselves in the cold.

8 They are drenched by mountain rains

and hug the rocks for lack of shelter.

4 They turn the needy out of the way:

The poor of the earth hide themselves together.

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.

6 They reap every one his corn in the field:

And they gather the vintage of the wicked.

7 They cause the naked to lodge without clothing,

That they have no covering in the cold.

8 They are wet with the showers of the mountains,

And embrace the rock for want of a shelter.

4 The poor are pushed off the path;

the needy must hide together for safety.

5 Like wild donkeys in the wilderness,

the poor must spend all their time looking for food,

searching even in the desert for food for their children.

6 They harvest a field they do not own,

and they glean in the vineyards of the wicked.

7 All night they lie naked in the cold,

without clothing or covering.

8 They are soaked by mountain showers,

and they huddle against the rocks for want of a home.

4 They push the needy off the road;

All the poor of the land are forced to hide.

5 Indeed, like wild donkeys in the desert,

They go out to their work, searching for food.

The wilderness yields food for them and for their children.

6 They gather their fodder in the field

And glean in the vineyard of the wicked.

7 They spend the night naked, without clothing,

And have no covering in the cold.

8 They are wet with the showers of the mountains,

And huddle around the rock for want of shelter.

4 They push needy people off the path;

all the poor of the land hide from them.

5 The poor become like wild donkeys in the desert

who go about their job of finding food.

The desert gives them food for their children.

6 They gather hay and straw in the fields

and pick up leftover grapes from the vineyard of the wicked.

7 They spend the night naked, because they have no clothes,

nothing to cover themselves in the cold.

8 They are soaked from mountain rains

and stay near the large rocks because they have no shelter.

4 They turn the needy out of the way:

The poor of the earth all hide themselves.

5 Behold, as wild asses in the desert

They go forth to their work, seeking diligently for food;

The wilderness yieldeth them bread for their children.

6 They cut their provender in the field;

And they glean the vintage of the wicked.

7 They lie all night naked without clothing,

And have no covering in the cold.

8 They are wet with the showers of the mountains,

And embrace the rock for want of a shelter.

4 They turn the needy out of the way: the afflicted of the land all hide themselves. 5 Lo, as wild asses in the desert, they go forth to their work, seeking early for the prey: the wilderness yieldeth them food for their children. 6 They reap in the field the fodder thereof, and they gather the vintage of the wicked; 7 They pass the night naked without clothing, and have no covering in the cold; 8 They are wet with the showers of the mountains, and for want of a shelter embrace the rock…

4 They force needy people off the road. 

All the poor people of the country go into hiding. 

5 Like wild donkeys in the desert, 

poor people go out to do their work, looking for food. 

The plains provide food for their children. 

6 They harvest animal food in the field ⸤to feed themselves⸥. 

They pick the leftover grapes in the wicked person’s vineyard. 

7 All night they lie naked 

without a covering from the cold. 

8 They are drenched by the rainstorms in the mountains. 

They hug the rocks because they can’t find shelter. 

4 They push the needy off the road;

the poor of the land are forced into hiding.

5 Like wild donkeys in the desert,

the poor go out to their task of foraging for food;

the wilderness provides nourishment for their children.

6 They gather their fodder in the field

and glean the vineyards of the wicked.

7 Without clothing, they spend the night naked,

having no covering against the cold.

8 Drenched by mountain rains,

they huddle against the rocks, shelterless.

4 They thrust the needy off the road;

the poor of the earth all hide themselves.

5 Like wild asses in the desert

they go out to their toil,

scavenging in the wasteland

food for their young.

6 They reap in a field not their own

and they glean in the vineyard of the wicked.

7 They lie all night naked, without clothing,

and have no covering in the cold.

8 They are wet with the rain of the mountains,

and cling to the rock for want of shelter.

4 They thrust the poor off the road;

the needy of the earth hide themselves together.

5 “Look, like wild donkeys in the desert

they go out to their labor as searchers for the prey;

the wilderness is their food for the young.

6 They reap their fodder in the field,

and they glean in the vineyard of the wicked.

7 They spend the night naked, without clothing,

and they have no garment in the cold.

8 They are wet from the rainstorm of the mountains,

and they cling to the rock without refuge.

4 They push those who are needy out of their way.

They force all of the poor people in the land to go into hiding.

5 The poor are like wild donkeys in the desert.

They have to go around looking for food.

The dry and empty land provides the only food for their children.

6 The poor go to the fields and get a little grain.

They gather up what is left in the vineyards of sinners.

7 The poor don’t have any clothes. So they spend the night naked.

They don’t have anything to cover themselves in the cold.

8 They are soaked by mountain rains.

They hug the rocks because they don’t have anything to keep them warm.

4 “They push the needy aside from the road;

The poor of the land are made to hide themselves altogether.

5 “Behold, as wild donkeys in the wilderness

They go forth seeking food in their activity,

As bread for their children in the desert.

6 “They harvest their fodder in the field

And glean the vineyard of the wicked.

7 “They spend the night naked, without clothing,

And have no covering against the cold.

8 “They are wet with the mountain rains

And hug the rock for want of a shelter.