16 In the dark they break[a] into houses;
by day they lock themselves in,[b]
never experiencing the light.
17 For the morning is like darkness to them.
Surely they are familiar with the terrors of darkness!

18 They float[c] on the surface of the water.
Their section of the land is cursed,
so that they never go to their vineyards.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 24:16 Lit dig
  2. Job 24:16 Lit they seal for themselves
  3. Job 24:18 Lit are insignificant

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