Job 24:12

Men groan from out of the city Rather, according to the pointing, from out of the populous city they groan. In this, however, there is no parallelism to the "soul of the wounded" in next clause. By a slight change of pointing, and as read by the Syriac, the sense is obtained: from out the city the dying groan. The phrase "from out" means merely "in connexion with" or inthe cities, comp. Psalms 72:16. Reference is made to the cities in order to indicate that this injustice and cruel oppression suffered by men is universal, in city and country alike.

layeth not folly to them Rather, regardeth not the folly, or, wrong. The same word occurred in ch. Job 1:22, see note. All this oppression is manifest on the face of the earth among men, but God giveth no heed to the wrong He appointeth no days (Job 24:1) for doing judgment and staying the injustice.