Job 24:2–6

2 Some move landmarks;

they seize flocks and pasture them.

3 They drive away the donkey of the fatherless;

they take the widow’s ox for a pledge.

4 They thrust the poor off the road;

the poor of the earth all hide themselves.

5 Behold, like wild donkeys in the desert

the poor go out to their toil, seeking game;

the wasteland yields food for their children.

6 They gather their fodder in the field,

and they glean the vineyard of the wicked man.

2 Some remove the landmarks;

They violently take away flocks, and feed thereof.

3 They drive away the ass of the fatherless,

They take the widow’s ox for a pledge.

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.

2 Evil people steal land by moving the boundary markers.

They steal livestock and put them in their own pastures.

3 They take the orphan’s donkey

and demand the widow’s ox as security for a loan.

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.

2 “Some remove landmarks;

They seize flocks violently and feed on them;

3 They drive away the donkey of the fatherless;

They take the widow’s ox as a pledge.

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.

2 Wicked people take other people’s land;

they steal flocks and take them to new pastures.

3 They chase away the orphan’s donkey

and take the widow’s ox when she has no money.

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.

2 There are that remove the landmarks;

They violently take away flocks, and feed them.

3 They drive away the ass of the fatherless;

They take the widow’s ox for a pledge.

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.

2 They remove the landmarks; they violently take away the flocks and pasture them; 3 They drive away the ass of the fatherless, they take the widow’s ox for a pledge; 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;

2 “⸤People⸥ move boundary markers. 

They steal flocks and tend them as shepherds. 

3 They drive away the orphan’s donkey. 

They take the widow’s ox as security for a loan. 

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. 

2 The wicked displace boundary markers.

They steal a flock and provide pasture for it.

3 They drive away the donkeys owned by the fatherless

and take the widow’s ox as collateral.

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.

2 The wicked remove landmarks;

they seize flocks and pasture them.

3 They drive away the donkey of the orphan;

they take the widow’s ox for a pledge.

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.

2 They remove border stones;

they seize flocks, and they pasture them.

3 They drive away the donkey of orphans;

they take the widow’s ox as a pledge.

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.

2 People move their neighbor’s boundary stones.

They steal their neighbor’s flocks.

3 They take away the donkeys

that belong to children whose fathers have died.

They take a widow’s ox until she has paid what she owes.

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.

2 “Some remove the landmarks;

They seize and devour flocks.

3 “They drive away the donkeys of the orphans;

They take the widow’s ox for a pledge.

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.