1 Why are times not stored up by the Ruler of all, and why do those who have knowledge of him not see his days?
2 The landmarks are changed by evil men, they violently take away flocks, together with their keepers.
3 They send away the ass of him who has no father, they take the widow's ox for debt.
4 The crushed are turned out of the way; all the poor of the earth go into a secret place together.
5 Like asses in the waste land they go out to their work, looking for food with care; from the waste land they get bread for their children.
6 They get mixed grain from the field, and they take away the late fruit from the vines of those who have wealth.
7 They take their rest at night without clothing, and have no cover in the cold.
8 They are wet with the rain of the mountains, and get into the cracks of the rock for cover.
9 The child without a father is forced from its mother's breast, and they take the young children of the poor for debt.
10 Others go about without clothing, and though they have no food, they get in the grain from the fields.
11 Between the lines of olive-trees they make oil; though they have no drink, they are crushing out the grapes.
12 From the town come sounds of pain from those who are near death, and the soul of the wounded is crying out for help; but God does not take note of their prayer.
13 Then there are those who are haters of the light, who have no knowledge of its ways, and do not go in them.
14 He who is purposing death gets up before day, so that he may put to death the poor and those in need.
15 And the man whose desire is for the wife of another is waiting for the evening, saying, No eye will see me; and he puts a cover on his face. And in the night the thief goes about;
16 In the dark he makes holes in the walls of houses: in the daytime they are shutting themselves up, they have no knowledge of the light.
17 For the middle of the night is as morning to them, they are not troubled by the fear of the dark.
18 They go quickly on the face of the waters; their heritage is cursed in the earth; the steps of the crusher of grapes are not turned to their vine-garden.
19 Snow waters become dry with the heat: so do sinners go down into the underworld.
20 The public place of his town has no more knowledge of him, and his name has gone from the memory of men: he is rooted up like a dead tree.
21 He is not kind to the widow, and he has no pity for her child.
22 But God by his power gives long life to the strong; he gets up again, though he has no hope of life.
23 He takes away his fear of danger and gives him support; and his eyes are on his ways.
24 For a short time they are lifted up; then they are gone; they are made low, they are pulled off like fruit, and like the heads of grain they are cut off.
25 And if it is not so, now, who will make it clear that my words are false, and that what I say is of no value?
1 "为什么全能者不保留赏善罚恶的时间？为什么认识他的人不能看见他的日子？
2 恶人挪移地界， 抢夺群畜去牧养。
3 他们赶走孤儿的驴， 强取寡妇的牛作抵押。
4 他们使穷人离开大道， 世上的贫民都一起躲藏起来。
5 这些贫穷人像旷野的野驴， 出外劳碌， 殷勤寻觅食物， 野地为他们和他们的孩子供应食物。
6 他们在田里收割草料， 在恶人的葡萄园中摘取剩余的葡萄。
7 他们赤身露体无衣过夜， 在寒冷中毫无遮盖。
8 他被山上的大雨淋湿， 因为没有躲避之处就紧抱磐石。
9 有人从母亲的怀中抢走孤儿， 又强取穷人的衣物作抵押，
10 因此穷人赤身露体流浪， 他们因饥饿就抬走禾捆；
11 他们在那些人的行列之内榨油， 又踹酒， 自己仍然口渴。
12 有人从城里唉哼， 受伤的人呼求， 神却不理会恶人的愚妄。
13 又有人与光为敌， 不认识光明的道， 不留在光明的路中。
14 杀人的黎明起来， 杀戮困苦人与穷人， 夜间又去作盗贼。
15 奸夫的眼睛等待黄昏， 说： ‘没有眼可以看见我’， 就把自己的脸蒙起来。
16 盗贼黑夜挖穿屋子， 白天却躲藏起来， 他们不想认识光明。
17 他们看晨光如死荫， 因为他们认识死荫的惊骇。
18 这些恶人如水面上飘浮的东西迅速流逝， 他们在世上所得的分被咒诅， 他们不能再走葡萄园的路。
19 干旱与炎热怎样消除雪水， 阴间也这样除去犯罪的人。
20 怀他的母胎忘记他， 虫子要以他为甘甜， 他不再被人记念， 不义的人必如树折断。
21 他恶待不能生育， 没有孩子的妇人， 也不善待寡妇。
22 神却用自己的能力延长强暴的人的性命， 生命难保的仍然兴起。
23 神使他们安稳， 他们就有所倚靠， 他的眼也看顾他们的道路。
24 他们被高举不过片时， 就没有了， 他们降为卑， 如众人一样被收拾起来， 他们又如谷穗枯干。
25 如果不是这样， 谁能证明我是撒谎的， 指出我的言语为空虚的呢？"