The ASV syntax here feels forced; does the comparison truly capture the moral gravity of the original Hebrew, or is it merely archaic artifice?
A reading from Job 24:14
The murderer riseth with the light; He killeth the poor and needy; And in the night he is as a thief.
— Job 24:14 (en_asv)
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In the night, he is as a thief.