| Berean Study Bible | New Living Translation |
| 1Job continued his discourse: | 1Job continued speaking: |
| 2“As surely as God lives, who has deprived me of justice—the Almighty, who has embittered my soul— | 2“I vow by the living God, who has taken away my rights, by the Almighty who has embittered my soul— |
| 3as long as my breath is still within me and the breath of God remains in my nostrils, | 3As long as I live, while I have breath from God, |
| 4my lips will not speak wickedness, and my tongue will not utter deceit. | 4my lips will speak no evil, and my tongue will speak no lies. |
| 5I will never say that you are right; I will maintain my integrity until I die. | 5I will never concede that you are right; I will defend my integrity until I die. |
| 6I will cling to my righteousness and never let go. As long as I live, my conscience will not accuse me. | 6I will maintain my innocence without wavering. My conscience is clear for as long as I live. |
| 7May my enemy be like the wicked and my opponent like the unjust. | 7“May my enemy be punished like the wicked, my adversary like those who do evil. |
| 8For what is the hope of the godless when he is cut off, when God takes away his life? | 8For what hope do the godless have when God cuts them off and takes away their life? |
| 9Will God hear his cry when distress comes upon him? | 9Will God listen to their cry when trouble comes upon them? |
| 10Will he delight in the Almighty? Will he call upon God at all times? | 10Can they take delight in the Almighty? Can they call to God at any time? |
| 11I will instruct you in the power of God. I will not conceal the ways of the Almighty. | 11I will teach you about God’s power. I will not conceal anything concerning the Almighty. |
| 12Surely all of you have seen it for yourselves. Why then do you keep up this empty talk? | 12But you have seen all this, yet you say all these useless things to me. |
| 13This is the wicked man’s portion from God—the heritage the ruthless receive from the Almighty. | 13“This is what the wicked will receive from God; this is their inheritance from the Almighty. |
| 14Though his sons are many, they are destined for the sword; and his offspring will never have enough food. | 14They may have many children, but the children will die in war or starve to death. |
| 15His survivors will be buried by the plague, and their widows will not weep for them. | 15Those who survive will die of a plague, and not even their widows will mourn them. |
| 16Though he heaps up silver like dust and piles up a wardrobe like clay, | 16“Evil people may have piles of money and may store away mounds of clothing. |
| 17what he lays up, the righteous will wear, and his silver will be divided by the innocent. | 17But the righteous will wear that clothing, and the innocent will divide that money. |
| 18The house he built is like a moth’s cocoon, like a hut set up by a watchman. | 18The wicked build houses as fragile as a spider’s web, as flimsy as a shelter made of branches. |
| 19He lies down wealthy, but will do so no more; when he opens his eyes, all is gone. | 19The wicked go to bed rich but wake to find that all their wealth is gone. |
| 20Terrors overtake him like a flood; a tempest sweeps him away in the night. | 20Terror overwhelms them like a flood, and they are blown away in the storms of the night. |
| 21The east wind carries him away, and he is gone; it sweeps him out of his place. | 21The east wind carries them away, and they are gone. It sweeps them away. |
| 22It hurls itself against him without mercy as he flees headlong from its power. | 22It whirls down on them without mercy. They struggle to flee from its power. |
| 23It claps its hands at him and hisses him out of his place. | 23But everyone jeers at them and mocks them. |
|
    |