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They drive away the orphan’s donkey;
    they take the ox of the widow as security for a loan;[a]
They push the needy off the road,
    and force the poor of the land into hiding.

“Look! Like wild donkeys in the wilderness,
    they work diligently as they seek wild game in the desert,
        food for them and their young ones.

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  1. Job 24:3 The Heb. lacks for a loan

They drive away the orphan’s donkey
    and take the widow’s ox in pledge.(A)
They thrust the needy(B) from the path
    and force all the poor(C) of the land into hiding.(D)
Like wild donkeys(E) in the desert,
    the poor go about their labor(F) of foraging food;
    the wasteland(G) provides food for their children.

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