Holy Bible: Easy-To-Read Version

Job 24:11-17 Holy Bible: Easy-To-Read Version (ETR)

11. They press out olive oil and walk on grapes in the winepress, but they have nothing to drink.

12. In the city you can hear the sad sounds of dying people. Those who are hurt cry out for help, but God does not listen.

13. “Some people rebel against the light. They don’t know what God wants. They don’t live the way he wants.

14. A murderer gets up at dawn and kills poor, helpless people. And at night he becomes a thief.

15. A man who commits adultery waits for the night to come. He thinks, ‘No one will see me,’ but still, he covers his face.

16. When it is dark, evil people go out and break into houses. But during the day they lock themselves in their homes to avoid the light.

17. The darkest night is their morning. They are friends with the terrors of darkness.