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Job 24:15

Justice

13 They are of those that rebel against the light; they know not the ways thereof, nor abide in the paths thereof.

14 The murderer rising with the light killeth the poor and needy, and in the night is as a thief.

The eye also of the adulterer waiteth for the twilight, saying, No eye shall see me: and disguiseth his face.

16 In the dark they dig through houses, which they had marked for themselves in the daytime: they know not the light.

17 For the morning is to them even as the shadow of death: if one know them, they are in the terrors of the shadow of death.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
The eye of the adulterer watches for twilight. Thinking, ‘No eye will see me,’ he covers his face.
KJV
The eye also of the adulterer waiteth for the twilight, saying, No eye shall see me: and disguiseth his face.
WEB
The eye also of the adulterer waits for the twilight, saying, ‘No eye will see me.’ He disguises his face.
ASV
The eye also of the adulterer waiteth for the twilight, Saying, No eye shall see me: And he disguiseth his face.
DARBY
And the eye of the adulterer waiteth for the twilight, saying, No eye shall see me; and he putteth a covering on [his] face.
BLB
And the eye of the adulterer watches for twilight, saying, ‘No eye will see me,’ and he puts a cover over his face.
ÅB
Horkarlens øye speider etter skumringen; han sier: Intet øye ser meg, og han dekker sitt ansikt til.
OTB
Ekteskapsbryterens øye venter på skumringen,
Og sier: 'Ingen øye vil se meg.'
Og han skjuler sitt ansikt.
B1930
Horkarlens øie speider efter skumringen; han sier: Intet øie ser mig, og han dekker sitt ansikt til.

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