Job 27
27
Job Affirms His Righteousness
1Job continued his discourse and said,
2“As God lives, who has taken away my right and denied me justice,
And the Almighty, who has caused bitterness and grief for my soul,
3As long as my life is within me,
And the breath of God is [still] in my nostrils,
4My lips will not speak unjustly,
Nor will my tongue utter deceit.
5“Far be it from me that I should admit you are right [in your accusations against me];
Until I die, I will not remove my integrity from me.
6“I hold fast my uprightness and my right standing with God and I will not let them go;
My heart does not reproach me for any of my days.
The State of the Godless
7¶“May my enemy be as the wicked,
And he who rises up against me be as the unrighteous (unjust).
8“For what is the hope of the godless, even though he has gained [in this world],
When God takes his life?
9“Will God hear his cry
When trouble and distress come upon him?
10“Will he take delight in the Almighty?
Will he call on God at all times?
11“I will teach you regarding the hand (power) of God;
I will not conceal what is with the Almighty [God’s actual treatment of the wicked].
12“Behold, all of you have seen it;
Why then do you act vainly and foolishly [cherishing worthless concepts]?
13¶“This [which I am about to explain] is the portion of a wicked man from God,
And the inheritance which tyrants and oppressors receive from the Almighty:
14Though his children are many, they are destined for the sword;
And his descendants will not have sufficient bread.
15“Those who survive him will be buried because of the plague,
And [their] widows will not be able to weep.
16“Though he heaps up silver like dust
And piles up clothing like clay,
17He may prepare it, but the just will wear it
And the innocent will divide the silver.
18“He builds his house like a spider’s web,
Like a (temporary) hut which a watchman makes.
19“He lies down rich, but never will again;
He opens his eyes, and it is gone.
20“Terrors overtake him like a [suddenly rising] flood;
A windstorm steals him away in the night.
21“The east wind lifts him up, and he is gone;
It sweeps him out of his place.
22“For it will hurl [thunderbolts of God’s wrath] at him unsparingly and without compassion;
He flees in haste from its power.
23“People will clap their hands at him [to mock and ridicule him]
And 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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