Job 24:13 says, They are of those that rebel against the light; they know not the ways thereof, nor abide in the paths thereof.  Job is speaking of those that he had referred to in the previous verses.  Those who stole from and oppressed the poor did not have the light of God in their lives.  They did not follow what God's Law taught.  I don't believe that we can claim to be followers of God today and look down on those less fortunate than we are with a lack of concern at best or contempt at worst.  We certainly should not be attempting to use them for our own benefit or profit.  Verse fourteen says, The murderer rising with the light killeth the poor and needy, and in the night is as a thief.  I believe that Job was saying that it didn't matter what the time of day was, morning or night, that there were always those who would murder others for what they had.  Verse fifteen states, The eye also of the adulterer waiteth for the twilight, saying, No eye shall see me: and disguiseth his face.  Job said that the adulterer would wait until dark was coming to commit their crime, thinking that no one would see them.  They could not hide their evil deeds from God, and neither can we.  Still, they were not immediately struck down by God.  Verse sixteen states, In the dark they dig through houses, which they had marked for themselves in the daytime: they know not the light.  Job said that those who intended to rob a house at night often used the light of day to plan their crimes.  We know that as followers of Christ that we live in the light, and we need to make sure that we never attempt to use that light to justify taking what belongs to another.  Verse seventeen says, For the morning is to them even as the shadow of death: if one know them, they are in the terrors of the shadow of death.  Job said that those who steal from others don't want to be recognized in the light of day.  I believe that we can likewise say that those who sin against God do not want to be caught in His light, but it is unavoidable.  Verse eighteen states, He is swift as the waters; their portion is cursed in the earth: he beholdeth not the way of the vineyards.  Job appears to be speaking of pirates in this verse.  They boldly take what belongs to others.  We still hear of piracy today, and the pirates really act without concern for being caught.  Verse nineteen says, Drought and heat consume the snow waters: so doth the grave those which have sinned.  In this verse through verse twenty four, Job speaks of the certainty that the wicked will ultimately be judged and found guilty by God.  They may hide in the darkness or outrun judgment in this life, but as surely as drought and heat consume the water from melted snow, the wicked will be judged after death.  Verse twenty states, The womb shall forget him; the worm shall feed sweetly on him; he shall be no more remembered; and wickedness shall be broken as a tree.  Job states that even the mother of a truly wicked person would rather forget them.  Verse twenty one says, He evil entreateth the barren that beareth not: and doeth not good to the widow.  Job once more begins to state some of the evil things that the wicked do.  They have no compassion for the childless couple or for the widows.  Having children in this time frame was important for carrying on the family name and for security in old age.  Verse twenty two says, He draweth also the mighty with his power: he riseth up, and no man is sure of life.  I believe that Job was saying that even those that were mighty in the world were not exempt from falling into the power of the wicked, but still the wicked were not always punished in this lifetime.  Verse twenty three says, Though it be given him to be in safety, whereon he resteth; yet his eyes are upon their ways. Then verse twenty four concludes, They are exalted for a little while, but are gone and brought low; they are taken out of the way as all other, and cut off as the tops of the ears of corn.  I believe that Job was saying that even though the wicked, those who refused to acknowledge and follow God, might die prosperous in the eyes of the world, they faced the ultimate judgment of God.  We cannot hide sin from God, nor can we outrun His ultimate judgment, but that does not mean that the wicked will always be punished in this lifetime.  In verse twenty five, Job asked, And if it be not so now, who will make me a liar, and make my speech nothing worth?  Job challenged his friends to prove him wrong if they thought he was.  If we are living by the truth of God, we like Job need never worry that someone can prove that what we say is wrong.  Even if people oppose what we say, we can stand firm in God's truth.