Iyov (Job) 27

1Iyov continued his speech:

2“I swear by the living God,

who is denying me justice,

and by Shaddai,

who deals with me so bitterly,

3that as long my life remains in me

and God’s breath is in my nostrils,

4my lips will not speak unrighteousness,

or my tongue utter deceit.

5Far be it from me to say you are right;

I will keep my integrity till the day I die.

6I hold to my righteousness; I won’t let it go;

my heart will not shame me as long as I live.

7“May my enemy meet the doom of the wicked;

my foe the fate of the unrighteous.

8For what hope does the godless have from his gain

when God takes away his life?

9Will God hear his cry

when trouble comes upon him?

10Will he take delight in Shaddai

and always call on God?

11“I am teaching you how God uses his power,

not hiding what Shaddai is doing.

12Look, you all can see for yourselves;

so why are you talking such empty nonsense?

13“This is God’s reward for the wicked man,

the heritage oppressors receive from Shaddai:

14if his sons become many, they go to the sword;

and his children never have enough to eat.

15Those of his who remain are buried by plague,

and their widows do not weep.

16Even if he piles up silver like dust

and stores away clothing [in mounds] like clay —

17he may collect it, but the just will wear it,

and the upright divide up the silver.

18He builds his house weak as a spider’s web,

as flimsy as a watchman’s shack.

19He may lie down rich, but his wealth yields nothing;

when he opens his eyes, it isn’t there.

20Terrors overtake him like a flood;

at night a whirlwind steals him away.

21The east wind carries him off, and he’s gone;

it sweeps him far from his place.

22Yes, it hurls itself at him, sparing nothing;

he does all he can to flee from its power.

23[People] clap their hands at him in derision

and hiss him out of his home.

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Job 27

Job Describes the Portion of the Wicked

1Moreover Job continued his parable, and said,

2 As God liveth, who hath taken away my judgment;

and the Almighty, who hath vexed my soul;

3all the while my breath is in me,

and the spirit of God is in my nostrils;

4my lips shall not speak wickedness,

nor my tongue utter deceit.

5God forbid that I should justify you:

till I die I will not remove 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 he that riseth up against me as the unrighteous.

8For what is the hope of the hypocrite, though he hath gained,

when God taketh away his soul?

9Will God hear his cry

when trouble cometh upon him?

10Will he delight himself in the Almighty?

Will he always call upon God?

11I will teach you by 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 thus altogether vain?

13This is the portion of a wicked man with God,

and the heritage of oppressors, which they shall receive of 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 not weep.

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 a moth,

and as a booth that the keeper maketh.

19The rich man shall lie down, but he shall not be gathered:

he openeth his eyes, and he is not.

20Terrors take hold on him as waters,

a tempest stealeth him away in the night.

21The east wind carrieth him away, and he departeth:

and as a storm hurleth him out of his place.

22For God shall cast upon him, and not spare:

he would fain flee out of his hand.

23 Men shall clap their hands at him,

and shall hiss him out of his place.

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