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1Moreover Job continued his discourse, and said:

1Job continued with his discussion and said:

2“As God lives, who has taken away my justice, And the Almighty, who has made my soul bitter,

2"The living God has withheld justice from me; the Almighty has made my life bitter.

3As long as my breath is in me, And the breath of God in my nostrils,

3As long as I can breathe; as long as God's breath is in my nostrils,

4My lips will not speak wickedness, Nor my tongue utter deceit.

4I won't speak lies nor will I 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.

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 as long as I live.

6I'll retain my righteousness and not compromise it; my conscience won't rebuke me at any time.

7“May my enemy be like the wicked, And he who rises up against me like 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 may gain much, If God takes away his life?

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 comes upon him?

9Will God hear his cry when distress overtakes him?

10Will he delight himself in the Almighty? Will he always call on God?

10Will he take 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.

11"I'll teach you about the power of God, that which is with the Almighty I won't conceal.

12Surely all of you have seen it; Why then do you behave with complete nonsense?

12Look! All of you have been watching, so why have you become so completely worthless?

13“This is the portion of a wicked man with God, And the heritage of oppressors, received from the Almighty:

13"This is what a wicked person inherits from God, and what the ruthless will receive from the Almighty:

14If his children are 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 who survive him shall be buried in death, And their widows shall not weep,

15Those who do survive him disease will bury, and his widow won't even weep.

16Though he heaps up silver like dust, And piles up clothing like clay—

16"Though he hoards silver like dust, and stores away garments like clay,

17He may pile it up, but the just will wear it, And the innocent will divide the silver.

17whatever he stores up, the righteous will wear, and the innocent will inherit that silver!

18He builds his house like a moth, Like a booth which a watchman makes.

18"He has built his house like a moth's cocoon, like a temporary sunshade that a watchman makes.

19The rich man will lie down, But not be gathered up; He opens his eyes, And he is no more.

19He will go to bed wealthy, but won't be doing that anymore! When he opens his eyes, it will be gone!

20Terrors overtake him like a flood; A tempest steals him away in the night.

20Terror will overtake him like a flood, at night, a tornado will sweep him away.

21The east wind carries him away, and he is gone; It sweeps 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.

22It hurls against him and does not spare; He flees desperately from its power.

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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