Iyov 27
27
1Moreover Iyov continued his mashal, and said,
2As El liveth, Who hath taken away my mishpat, and Shaddai, Who hath saddened my nefesh;
3All the while my neshamah is in me, and the ruach of Eloah is in my nostrils,
4My lips shall not speak falsehood, nor my leshon utter deceit.
5Far be it from me I should justify you; till I die I will not remove mine tom (integrity) from me.
6My tzedakah I hold fast, and will not let it go; my lev shall not reproach for any of my days.
7Let mine enemy be as the rasha (evildoer), and he that riseth up against me as unrighteous.
8For what is the tikveh of the chanef, when He cutteth off, when Eloah taketh away, his nefesh?
9Will El hear his cry when tzarah cometh upon him?
10Will he delight himself in Shaddai? Will he always call upon Eloah?
11I will teach you concerning the yad El; that which is with Shaddai will I not conceal.
12Hen (behold), all ye yourselves have seen it; why then are ye thus altogether vain?
13This is the chelek (lot) of the adam rasha with El and the nachalah of oppressors, which they shall receive from Shaddai.
14If his banim be multiplied, it is for the cherev, and his offspring shall not have lechem enough.
15Those that survive him shall be buried in mavet, and his almanot shall not weep.
16Though he heap up kesef as the aphar, and pile up raiment as the clay,
17He may prepare it, but the tzaddik shall put it on, and the innocent shall divide the kesef.
18He buildeth his bais as a moth, and as a sukkah that the watchman maketh.
19The oisher (rich man) shall lie down, but he shall do so no more; he openeth his eyes, and he is not.
20Terrors take hold on him as a flood, a tempest stealeth him away in the lailah.
21The east wind carrieth him away, and he departeth as a storm hurleth him forth from his makom.
22For it will hurl against him, without sparing; he desperately flees from its yad.
23Men shall clap their hands at him, and shall hiss him away from his makom.
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THE ORTHODOX JEWISH BIBLE
FOURTH EDITION © Artists For Israel Intl Inc., 2002-2011, 2021.
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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