Job 24:13-17

New International Reader's Version

¹³ “Some people hate it when daylight comes.
    In the daytime they never walk outside.
¹⁴ When daylight is gone, murderers get up.
    They kill poor people and those who are in need.
    In the night they sneak around like robbers.
¹⁵ Those who commit adultery wait until the sun goes down.
    They think, ‘No one will see us.’
    They keep their faces hidden.
¹⁶ In the dark, thieves break into houses.
    But by day they shut themselves in.
    They don’t want anything to do with the light.
¹⁷ Midnight is like morning to them.
    The terrors of darkness are their friends.