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The murderer rises before it is light, that he 1may kill the poor and needy, and in the night he is like a thief.
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The eye of the adulterer also waits for 2the twilight, saying, 'No 3eye will see me'; and he veils his face.
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In the dark they 4dig through houses; by day they shut themselves up; they do not know the light.
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For 5deep darkness is morning to all of them; for they are friends with the terrors of deep darkness.
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"You say, 6'Swift are they on the face of the waters; their portion is cursed in the land; no treader turns toward their vineyards.
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Drought and heat snatch away the snow waters; so does 7Sheol those who have sinned.
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The womb forgets them; the worm finds them sweet; they are 8no longer remembered, so wickedness is broken like 9a tree.'
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"They wrong the barren, childless woman, and do no good to the widow.
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Yet Goda prolongs the life of the mighty by his power; they rise up when they despair of life.
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He gives them security, and they are supported, and his 10eyes are upon their ways.
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They are exalted 11a little while, and then 12are gone; they are brought low and gathered up like all others; they are 13cut off like the heads of grain.
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If it is 14not so, who will prove me a liar and show that there is nothing in what I say?"
Almeida Atualizada (Portuguese) AA
Jó 24:14
O homicida se levanta de madrugada, mata o pobre e o necessitado, e de noite torna-se ladrão.
King James Version KJV
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(English Standard Version - The Holy Bible Online)