• Who Can Prove Me a Liar?

  • 1 “Why are times not stored up by the Almighty, And why do those who know Him not behold His days?
  • 2 “Some move the boundaries; They seize and devour flocks.
  • 3 “They drive away the donkeys of the orphans; They take the widow’s ox for a pledge.
  • 4 “They push the needy aside from the road; The afflicted of the land are made to hide themselves altogether.
  • 5 “Behold, as wild donkeys in the wilderness They go forth seeking food earnestly in their work, The desert becomes for him a place of bread for his young ones.
  • 6 “They harvest their fodder in the field And glean the vineyard of the wicked.
  • 7 “They spend the night naked, without clothing, And have no covering against the cold.
  • 8 “They are wet with the mountain rains And hug the rock for want of a shelter.
  • 9 “Others snatch the orphan from the breast, And against the afflicted they take a pledge.
  • 10 “Those poor ones walk about naked without clothing, And hungry ones carry the sheaves.
  • 11 “Within the walls they produce oil; They tread wine presses but thirst.
  • 12 “From the city men groan, And the souls of the wounded cry out; Yet God does not pay attention to such offense.
  • 13 “Others have been with those who rebel against the light; They do not want to recognize its ways Nor abide in its paths.
  • 14 “The murderer arises at dawn; He kills the afflicted and the needy, And at night he is as a thief.
  • 15 “The eye of the adulterer keeps watch for the twilight, Saying, ‘No eye will see me.’ And he keeps his face hidden.
  • 16 “In the dark they dig into houses; They shut themselves up by day; They do not know the light.
  • 17 “For the morning is the same to him as the shadow of death, For he recognizes the terrors of the shadow of death.
  • 18 “They are insignificant on the surface of the water; Their portion is cursed on the earth. They do not turn toward the vineyards.
  • 19 “Drought and heat seize the snow waters, So does Sheol those who have sinned.
  • 20 “A mother will forget him; The worm feasts sweetly till he is no longer remembered. And unrighteousness will be broken like a tree.
  • 21 “He feeds on the barren woman who does not give birth And does no good for the widow.
  • 22 “But He drags off the mighty by His power; He rises, but no one believes in his life.
  • 23 “He provides them with security, and they are supported; And His eyes are on their ways.
  • 24 “They are exalted a little while, then they are gone; Moreover, they are brought low and like everything gathered up; Even like the heads of grain they are cut off.
  • 25 “Now if it is not so, who can prove me a liar, And make my speech worthless?”