Job 27
27
1And Job again took up his parable, and said,
2As God liveth, who hath taken away my right,
And the Almighty, who hath vexed my soul
3(For my life is yet whole in me,
And the spirit of God is in my nostrils);
4Surely my lips shall not speak unrighteousness,
Neither shall my tongue utter deceit.
5Far be it from me that I should justify you:
Till I die I will not put away mine integrity from me.
6My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go:
My heart shall not reproach me so long as I live.
7Let mine enemy be as the wicked,
And let him that riseth up against me be as the unrighteous.
8For what is the hope of the godless, though he get him gain,
When God taketh away his soul?
9Will God hear his cry,
When trouble cometh upon him?
10Will he delight himself in the Almighty,
And call upon God at all times?
11I will teach you concerning the hand of God;
That which is with the Almighty will I not conceal.
12Behold, all ye yourselves have seen it;
Why then are ye become altogether vain?
13This is the portion of a wicked man with God,
And the heritage of oppressors, which they receive from the Almighty:
14If his children be multiplied, it is for the sword;
And his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread.
15Those that remain of him shall be buried in death,
And his widows shall make no lamentation.
16Though he heap up silver as the dust,
And prepare raiment as the clay;
17He may prepare it, but the just shall put it on,
And the innocent shall divide the silver.
18He buildeth his house as the moth,
And as a booth which the keeper maketh.
19He lieth down rich, but he shall not be gathered to his fathers;
He openeth his eyes, and he is not.
20Terrors overtake him like waters;
A tempest stealeth him away in the night.
21The east wind carrieth him away, and he departeth;
And it sweepeth him out of his place.
22For God shall hurl at him, and not spare:
He would fain flee out of his hand.
23Men shall clap their hands at him,
And shall hiss him out of his place.
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Job 27
27
1Job continued his discourse, saying:
2As God lives, who has deprived me of justice,#Jb 19:6; 34:5
and the Almighty who has made me bitter,#Ex 1:14; Ru 1:20; Jb 3:20
3as long as my breath is still in me
and the breath from God remains in my nostrils,#Gn 2:7; Jb 12:10; 33:4
4my lips will not speak unjustly,
and my tongue will not utter deceit.
5I will never affirm that you are right.
I will maintain my integrity#27:5 Lit will not remove my integrity from me#Jb 2:3,9; 31:6; Pr 11:3 until I die.
6I will cling to my righteousness and never let it go.
My conscience#Ac 24:16; 1Co 4:4; Rv 9:11 will not accuse me as long as I live!
7May my enemy be like the wicked
and my opponent like the unjust.
8For what hope does the godless person#Jb 17:8; 20:5; 36:13 have when he is cut off,
when God takes away his life?#Jb 8:13; Mt 16:26; Lk 12:20
9Will God hear his cry
when distress comes on him?
10Will he delight#Jb 22:26; Ps 37:4; Is 55:2 in the Almighty?
Will he call on God at all times?
11I will teach you about God’s power.
I will not conceal what the Almighty has planned.#27:11 Lit what is with the Almighty
12All of you have seen this for yourselves,
why do you keep up this empty talk?#Jb 2:10; 15:2
13This is a wicked man’s lot#Jb 20:29; 31:2; Ps 17:14 from God,
the inheritance the ruthless receive from the Almighty.
14Even if his children increase, they are destined for the sword;
his descendants will never have enough food.
15Those who survive him will be buried by the plague,
yet their widows will not weep for them.#Jb 18:19; Ps 78:64; Jr 22:10
16Though he piles up silver like dust
and heaps up fine clothing like clay —
17he may heap it up, but the righteous will wear it,
and the innocent will divide up his silver.#Pr 13:22; 28:8; Ec 2:26
18The house he built is like a moth’s cocoon
or a shelter set up by a watchman.#Jb 4:19; Is 1:8; Jnh 4:5
19He lies down wealthy, but will do so no more;
when he opens his eyes, it is gone.
20Terrors overtake him like a flood;#Jb 18:11; 20:25; Jr 6:25
a storm#Jb 21:18; Ps 83:15; Is 29:6 wind sweeps him away at night.
21An east wind picks him up, and he is gone;
it carries him away from his place.
22It blasts at him without mercy,
while he flees desperately from its force.
23It claps#Nm 24:10; Jb 34:37; Lm 2:15 its hands at him
and scoffs at him from its place.
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