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They turn the needy out of the way:
The [a]poor of the earth all hide themselves.
Behold, as wild asses in the desert
They go forth to their work, seeking diligently for [b]food;
The wilderness yieldeth them bread for their children.
They cut [c]their provender in the field;
And they glean the vintage of the wicked.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 24:4 Or, meek
  2. Job 24:5 Hebrew prey.
  3. Job 24:6 Or, his

They thrust the needy(A) from the path
    and force all the poor(B) of the land into hiding.(C)
Like wild donkeys(D) in the desert,
    the poor go about their labor(E) of foraging food;
    the wasteland(F) provides food for their children.
They gather fodder(G) in the fields
    and glean in the vineyards(H) of the wicked.(I)

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