Naked they go without clothing; starving, they carry the sheaves, describing the brutal contradiction of the poor laboring in agricultural production while remaining deprived of basic sustenance and protection. The image of carrying sheaves while starving emphasizes the extraction of labor from those who do not benefit from its fruits, the inversion of the principle that the laborer deserves his wages. The nakedness that accompanies this labor adds humiliation to material want, suggesting that the poor must endure both deprivation and the shame that society attaches to their condition. Job's catalog reaches a crescendo of injustice: the poor produce food they cannot eat, clothing they cannot wear, while their masters profit from their misery.

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