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They are wet with the rain of the mountains and 1cling to the rock for lack of shelter.
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(There are those who snatch the fatherless child from the breast, and they take a pledge against the poor.)
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They go about naked, without clothing; hungry, they 2carry the sheaves;
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among the olive rows of the wickeda they make oil; they tread the winepresses, but suffer thirst.
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From out of the city the dying groan, and the soul of 3the wounded cries for help; yet God charges no one with 4wrong.
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"There are those who rebel 5against the light, who are not acquainted with its ways, and do not stay in its paths.
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The murderer rises before it is light, that he 6may 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 7the twilight, saying, 'No 8eye will see me'; and he veils his face.
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In the dark they 9dig through houses; by day they shut themselves up; they do not know the light.
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For 10deep darkness is morning to all of them; for they are friends with the terrors of deep darkness.
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"You say, 11'Swift are they on the face of the waters; their portion is cursed in the land; no treader turns toward their vineyards.
Almeida Atualizada (Portuguese) AA
Jó 24:8
Pelas chuvas das montanhas são molhados e, por falta de abrigo, abraçam-se com as rochas.
King James Version KJV
The English Standard Version is published with the permission of Good News Publishers.
(English Standard Version - The Holy Bible Online)