13 The wicked are those who rebel against the light.
They do not recognize its ways
or stay on its paths.
14 The murderer rises at dawn
to kill the poor and needy,
and by night he becomes a thief.
15 The adulterer’s eye watches for twilight,
thinking: No eye will see me;
he covers his face.
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!

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Footnotes

  1. Job 24:16 Lit dig
  2. Job 24:16 Lit they seal for themselves

13 “Then there are those who rebel against the light;
    they are not acquainted with its ways;
        and they don’t stay on its course.[a]
14 The murderer rises at dawn to kill the poor and needy;
    at night, he is like a thief.
15 The adulterer watches for twilight,[b]
    saying, ‘No eye is watching me’
        while he veils his face.
16 They break into houses in the dark;
    during the day they remained sealed in.
        They don’t know daylight.
17 As a group, deep darkness is their morning time;
    fear that lives in darkness is their friend.”

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Footnotes

  1. Job 24:13 Or path
  2. Job 24:15 Lit. twilight