Job 27
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1Moreover Job continued his discourse, and said:1Job continued his discourse, saying:
2As God lives, who has taken away my justice, And the Almighty, who has made my soul bitter,2As God lives, who has deprived me of justice, and the Almighty who has made me bitter,
3As long as my breath is in me, And the breath of God in my nostrils,3as long as my breath is still in me and the breath from God remains in my nostrils,
4My lips will not speak wickedness, Nor my tongue utter deceit.4my lips will not speak unjustly, and my tongue will not utter deceit.
5Far be it from me That I should say you are right; Till I die I will not put away my integrity from me.5I will never affirm that you are right. I will maintain my integrity until I die.
6My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go; My heart shall not reproach me as long as I live.6I will cling to my righteousness and never let it go. My conscience will not accuse me as long as I live!
7“May my enemy be like the wicked, And he who rises up against me like the unrighteous.7May my enemy be like the wicked and my opponent like the unjust.
8For what is the hope of the hypocrite, Though he may gain much, If God takes away his life?8For what hope does the godless man have when he is cut off, when God takes away his life?
9Will God hear his cry When trouble comes upon him?9Will God hear his cry when distress comes on him?
10Will he delight himself in the Almighty? Will he always call on God?10Will he delight in the Almighty? Will he call on God at all times?
11“I will teach you about the hand of God; What is with the Almighty I will not conceal.11I will teach you about God's power. I will not conceal what the Almighty has planned.
12Surely all of you have seen it; Why then do you behave with complete nonsense?12All of you have seen this for yourselves, why do you keep up this empty talk?
13“This is the portion of a wicked man with God, And the heritage of oppressors, received from the Almighty:13This is a wicked man's lot from God, the inheritance the ruthless receive from the Almighty.
14If his children are multiplied, it is for the sword; And his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread.14Even if his children increase, they are destined for the sword; his descendants will never have enough food.
15Those who survive him shall be buried in death, And their widows shall not weep,15Those who survive him will be buried by the plague, yet their widows will not weep for them.
16Though he heaps up silver like dust, And piles up clothing like clay—16Though he piles up silver like dust and heaps up a wardrobe like clay--
17He may pile it up, but the just will wear it, And the innocent will divide the silver.17he may heap it up, but the righteous will wear it, and the innocent will divide up his silver.
18He builds his house like a moth, Like a booth which a watchman makes.18The house he built is like a moth's cocoon or a booth set up by a watchman.
19The rich man will lie down, But not be gathered up; He opens his eyes, And he is no more.19He lies down wealthy, but will do so no more; when he opens his eyes, it is gone.
20Terrors overtake him like a flood; A tempest steals him away in the night.20Terrors overtake him like a flood; a storm wind sweeps him away at night.
21The east wind carries him away, and he is gone; It sweeps him out of his place.21An east wind picks him up, and he is gone; it carries him away from his place.
22It hurls against him and does not spare; He flees desperately from its power.22It blasts at him without mercy, while he flees desperately from its grasp.
23Men shall clap their hands at him, And shall hiss him out of his place.23It claps its hands at him and scorns him from its place.
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