| King James Bible | International Standard Version |
| 1Moreover Job continued his parable, and said, | 1Job continued with his discussion and said: |
| 2As God liveth, who hath taken away my judgment; and the Almighty, who hath vexed my soul; | 2"The living God has withheld justice from me; the Almighty has made my life bitter. |
| 3All the while my breath is in me, and the spirit of God is in my nostrils; | 3As long as I can breathe; as long as God's breath is in my nostrils, |
| 4My lips shall not speak wickedness, nor my tongue utter deceit. | 4I won't speak lies nor will I utter deceit. |
| 5God forbid that I should justify you: till I die I will not remove mine integrity from me. | 5Far be it from me to admit that you're right! I intend to maintain my integrity even if it kills me! |
| 6My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go: my heart shall not reproach me so long as I live. | 6I'll retain my righteousness and not compromise it; my conscience won't rebuke me at any time. |
| 7Let mine enemy be as the wicked, and he that riseth up against me as the unrighteous. | 7"May my enemy be like the wicked; my adversary like the unjust. |
| 8For what is the hope of the hypocrite, though he hath gained, when God taketh away his soul? | 8For where is the hope of the godless when he is eliminated; when God takes away his life? |
| 9Will God hear his cry when trouble cometh upon him? | 9Will God hear his cry when distress overtakes him? |
| 10Will he delight himself in the Almighty? will he always call upon God? | 10Will he take delight in the Almighty? Will he call on God at all times?" |
| 11I will teach you by the hand of God: that which is with the Almighty will I not conceal. | 11"I'll teach you about the power of God, that which is with the Almighty I won't conceal. |
| 12Behold, all ye yourselves have seen it; why then are ye thus altogether vain? | 12Look! All of you have been watching, so why have you become so completely worthless? |
| 13This is the portion of a wicked man with God, and the heritage of oppressors, which they shall receive of the Almighty. | 13"This is what a wicked person inherits from God, and what the ruthless will receive from the Almighty: |
| 14If his children be multiplied, it is for the sword: and his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread. | 14If he has many children, their destiny is to die by the sword, and his descendants won't have enough food. |
| 15Those that remain of him shall be buried in death: and his widows shall not weep. | 15Those who do survive him disease will bury, and his widow won't even weep. |
| 16Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay; | 16"Though he hoards silver like dust, and stores away garments like clay, |
| 17He may prepare it, but the just shall put it on, and the innocent shall divide the silver. | 17whatever he stores up, the righteous will wear, and the innocent will inherit that silver! |
| 18He buildeth his house as a moth, and as a booth that the keeper maketh. | 18"He has built his house like a moth's cocoon, like a temporary sunshade that a watchman makes. |
| 19The rich man shall lie down, but he shall not be gathered: he openeth his eyes, and he is not. | 19He will go to bed wealthy, but won't be doing that anymore! When he opens his eyes, it will be gone! |
| 20Terrors take hold on him as waters, a tempest stealeth him away in the night. | 20Terror will overtake him like a flood, at night, a tornado will sweep him away. |
| 21The east wind carrieth him away, and he departeth: and as a storm hurleth him out of his place. | 21He'll be swept up by a storm wind and carried away; he'll be whirled away from his place. |
| 22For God shall cast upon him, and not spare: he would fain flee out of his hand. | 22It will toss him around without pity. He'll try to break free from its grip, |
| 23Men shall clap their hands at him, and shall hiss him out of his place. | 23but it will clap its hands over him, hissing at him as it lunges toward him." |
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