job 24:5 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.

job 24:5 "Behold, as wild donkeys in the wilderness They go forth seeking food in their activity, As bread for [their] children in the desert.

5. wild asses-- (Job 11:12). So Ishmael is called a "wild ass-man"; Hebrew (Ge 16:12). These Bedouin robbers, with the unbridled wildness of the ass of the desert, go forth thither. Robbery is their lawless "work." The desert, which yields no food to other men, yields food for the robber and his children by the plunder of caravans.
rising betimes--In the East travelling is begun very early, before the heat comes on.

job 24:5 "Behold, as wild donkeys in the wilderness They go forth seeking food in their activity, As bread for [their] children in the desert.

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