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Job 24:5

English Standard Version

5 Behold, like wild donkeys in the desert the poor go out to their toil, seeking game; the wasteland yields food for their children.

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American Standard Version

Behold, as wild asses in the desert They go forth to their work, seeking diligently for food; The wilderness yieldeth them bread for their children.

Christian Standard Bible

Like wild donkeys in the wilderness, the poor go out to their task of foraging for food; the desert provides nourishment for their children.

King James Version

Behold, as wild asses in the desert, go they forth to their work; rising betimes for a prey: the wilderness yieldeth food for them and for their children.

New American Standard Bible

“Behold, like wild donkeys in the wilderness They go out scavenging for food in their activity, As bread for their children in the desert.

New International Version

Like wild donkeys in the desert, the poor go about their labor of foraging food; the wasteland provides food for their children.

New King James Version

Indeed, like wild donkeys in the desert, They go out to their work, searching for food. The wilderness yields food for them and for their children.

New Living Translation

Like wild donkeys in the wilderness, the poor must spend all their time looking for food, searching even in the desert for food for their children.

World English Bible

Behold, as wild donkeys in the desert, they go out to their work, seeking diligently for food. The wilderness yields them bread for their children.