Job 27
27
What Hope has the Godless?
1And Job took up his discourse again, saying:
2“As God lives, who has deprived me of justice, Shaddai who has made my soul bitter,
3as long as my breath is still in me, the Ruach of God in my nostrils,
4my lips will speak no injustice, nor will my tongue mutter deceit.
5Far be it from me to say that you are just; until I die, I will not set aside my integrity!
6I will maintain my righteousness, and not let it go; my conscience will not reproach me for any of my days.
7“May my enemy be like the wicked my enemy like the unrighteous.
8For what hope has the godless, when he is cut off, when God takes his soul?
9Will God hear his cry when trouble comes upon him?
10Will he delight in Shaddai? Will he call upon God at all times?
11I will teach you about the hand of God; I will not conceal the ways of Shaddai.
12Look, you have all seen this yourselves. Why then this meaningless talk?
13“This is the portion of a wicked man with God, the inheritance that ruthless men receive from Shaddai.
14If his children increase— it is for the sword. His offspring will never have enough to eat.
15Those who survive him will be buried by the plague, and their widows will not weep.
16Though he piles up silver like dust, and clothing like heaps of mortar,
17what he lays up, the righteous will wear, and the upright will divide the silver.
18The house he built is like a moth’s cocoon, like a hut made for a watchman.
19“He lies down wealthy, but will gather no more. When he opens his eyes, all is gone!
20Terrors overtake him like a flood; a storm sweeps him away at night.
21The east wind picks him up and he is gone; it sweeps him out of his place.
22It hurls itself at him without pity as he flees headlong from its hand.
23It claps its hands at him in derision, and hisses him out of his place.”
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Job 27
27
Job’s Final Reply to His Friends
1Job continued to speak. He said,
2“God hasn’t treated me fairly.
The Mighty One has made my life bitter.
You can be sure that God lives.
And here’s something else you can be sure of.
3As long as I have life
and God gives me breath,
4my mouth won’t say evil things.
My lips won’t tell lies.
5I’ll never admit you people are right.
Until I die, I’ll say I’m telling the truth.
6I’ll continue to say I’m right.
I’ll never let go of that.
I won’t blame myself as long as I live.
7“May my enemies suffer like sinful people!
May my attackers be punished like those who aren’t fair!
8What hope do ungodly people have when their lives are cut short?
What hope do they have when God takes away their lives?
9God won’t listen to their cry
when trouble comes on them.
10They won’t take delight in the Mighty One.
They’ll never call out to God.
11“I’ll teach all of you about God’s power.
I won’t hide the things the Mighty One does.
12You have seen those things yourselves.
So why do you continue your useless talk?
13“Here’s what God does to sinful people.
Here’s what those who are mean receive from the Mighty One.
14All their children will be killed by swords.
They’ll never have enough to eat.
15A plague will kill those who are left alive.
The widows of sinful men
won’t even weep over their own children.
16Sinners might store up silver like dust
and clothes like piles of clay.
17But people who do what is right will wear those clothes.
People who haven’t done anything wrong
will divide up that silver.
18The house an evil person builds is like a moth’s cocoon.
It’s like a hut that’s made by someone on guard duty.
19Sinful people lie down wealthy, but their wealth is taken away.
When they open their eyes, everything is gone.
20Terrors sweep over them like a flood.
A storm takes them away during the night.
21The east wind carries them off, and they are gone.
It sweeps them out of their houses.
22It blows against them without mercy.
They try to escape from its power.
23It claps its hands and makes fun of them.
It hisses them out of their houses.”
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