Holy Scripture
Job 24:17
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“If the morning suddenly appear, it is to them even as the shadow of death. He is light above the face of the water. Let their portion be cursed in the earth; and let him not walk by the way of the vineyards. For the wicked look for the afflicting of the righteous, and long to see them in distress, and 'in the dark the…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
17For the morning is to them all as the shadow of death, For each will be conscious of the terror of the shadow of death.
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15And the eye of the adulterer has watched for the darkness, Saying, Eye shall not perceive me, and he puts a covering on his face.
16In darkness he digs through houses: By day they conceal themselves securely: They know not the light.
— Job 24:17 —
18He is swift on the face of the water: Let his portion be cursed on the earth; And let their plants be laid bare.
19Let them be withered upon the earth; For they have plundered the sheaves of the fatherless.