1And Job took up his discourse again: | 1And Job took up his discourse again: |
2"As surely as God lives, who has denied me justice, the Almighty, who has made my life bitter-- | 2"As surely as God lives, who has denied me justice, the Almighty, who has made my life bitter-- |
3for while my spirit is still in me, and the breath from God is in my nostrils, | 3for while my spirit is still in me, and the breath from God is in my nostrils, |
4my lips will not speak wickedness, and my tongue will whisper no deceit. | 4my lips will not speak wickedness, and my tongue will whisper no deceit. |
5I will never declare that you three are in the right; until I die, I will not set aside my integrity! | 5I will never declare that you three are in the right; until I die, I will not set aside my integrity! |
6I will maintain my righteousness and never let it go; my conscience will not reproach me for as long as I live. | 6I will maintain my righteousness and never let it go; my conscience will not reproach me for as long as I live. |
7"May my enemy be like the wicked, my adversary like the unrighteous. | 7"May my enemy be like the wicked, my adversary like the unrighteous. |
8For what hope does the godless have when he is cut off, when God takes away his life? | 8For what hope does the godless have when he is cut off, when God takes away his life? |
9Does God listen to his cry when distress overtakes him? | 9Does God listen to his cry when distress overtakes him? |
10Will he find delight in the Almighty? Will he call out to God at all times? | 10Will he find delight in the Almighty? Will he call out to God at all times? |
11I will teach you about the power of God; What is on the Almighty's mind I will not conceal. | 11I will teach you about the power of God; What is on the Almighty's mind I will not conceal. |
12If you yourselves have all seen this, Why in the world do you continue this meaningless talk? | 12If you yourselves have all seen this, Why in the world do you continue this meaningless talk? |
13This is the portion of the wicked man allotted by God, the inheritance that evildoers receive from the Almighty. | 13This is the portion of the wicked man allotted by God, the inheritance that evildoers receive from the Almighty. |
14If his children increase--it is for the sword! His offspring never have enough to eat. | 14If his children increase--it is for the sword! His offspring never have enough to eat. |
15Those who survive him are buried by the plague, and their widows do not mourn for them. | 15Those who survive him are buried by the plague, and their widows do not mourn for them. |
16If he piles up silver like dust and stores up clothing like mounds of clay, | 16If he piles up silver like dust and stores up clothing like mounds of clay, |
17what he stores up a righteous man will wear, and an innocent man will inherit his silver. | 17what he stores up a righteous man will wear, and an innocent man will inherit his silver. |
18The house he builds is as fragile as a moth's cocoon, like a hut that a watchman has made. | 18The house he builds is as fragile as a moth's cocoon, like a hut that a watchman has made. |
19He goes to bed wealthy, but will do so no more. When he opens his eyes, it is all gone. | 19He goes to bed wealthy, but will do so no more. When he opens his eyes, it is all gone. |
20Terrors overwhelm him like a flood; at night a whirlwind carries him off. | 20Terrors overwhelm him like a flood; at night a whirlwind carries him off. |
21The east wind carries him away, and he is gone; it sweeps him out of his place. | 21The east wind carries him away, and he is gone; it sweeps him out of his place. |
22It hurls itself against him without pity as he flees headlong from its power. | 22It hurls itself against him without pity as he flees headlong from its power. |
23It claps its hands at him in derision and hisses him away from his place. | 23It claps its hands at him in derision and hisses him away from his place. |
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