job 24:14 The murderer rising with the light killeth the poor and needy, and in the night is as a thief.

job 24:14 "The murderer arises at dawn; He kills the poor and the needy, And at night he is as a thief.

14. with the light--at early dawn, while still dark, when the traveller in the East usually sets out, and the poor laborer to his work; the murderous robber lies in wait then (Ps 10:8).
is as a thief--Thieves in the East steal while men sleep at night; robbers murder at early dawn. The same man who steals at night, when light dawns not only robs, but murders to escape detection.

job 24:14 "The murderer arises at dawn; He kills the poor and the needy, And at night he is as a thief.

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