Catholic Public Domain Version
"these are wet with the mountain rain, and, having no covering, they embrace the rocks. "
— Job 24:8, Catholic Public Domain Version
“They are wet with the showers of the mountains, and embrace the rock for want of a shelter.”
“They are wet with the showers of the mountains, And embrace the rock for want of a shelter. ”
“They are wet with the showers of the mountains, and embrace the rock for lack of a shelter.”
“They are soaked by mountain rains and huddle in the rocks because they lack shelter.”
“Who are wet, with the showers of the mountains, and having no covering embrace the stones.”
“They are wet with the rain of the mountains, and get into the cracks of the rock for cover.”
“They are wet with the showers of the mountains, and embrace the rock for want of a shelter.”
Others, like wild asses in the desert, go forth to their work; by watching for prey, they obtain bread for their children.
They reap a field that is not their own, and they harvest a vineyard that they have taken by force.
They send men away naked, having taken the clothing of those who have no covering in the cold;
these are wet with the mountain rain, and, having no covering, they embrace the rocks.
They have used violence to deprive orphans, and they have robbed the poor common people.
From the naked and those who do not have enough clothing, and from the hungry, they have taken away sheaves of grain.
They take their midday rest among the stockpiles of those who, though they have trodden the winepresses, suffer thirst.