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| 1And Job again took up his discourse, and said: | 1Job continued with his discussion and said: |
| 2“As God lives, who has taken away my right, and the Almighty, who has made my soul bitter, | 2"The living God has withheld justice from me; the Almighty has made my life bitter. |
| 3as long as my breath is in me, and the spirit of God is in my nostrils, | 3As long as I can breathe; as long as God's breath is in my nostrils, |
| 4my lips will not speak falsehood, and my tongue will not utter deceit. | 4I won't speak lies nor will I utter deceit. |
| 5Far be it from me to say that you are right; till I die I will not put away my integrity from me. | 5Far be it from me to admit that you're right! I intend to maintain my integrity even if it kills me! |
| 6I hold fast my righteousness and will not let it go; my heart does not reproach me for any of my days. | 6I'll retain my righteousness and not compromise it; my conscience won't rebuke me at any time. |
| 7“Let my enemy be as the wicked, and let him who rises up against me be as the unrighteous. | 7"May my enemy be like the wicked; my adversary like the unjust. |
| 8For what is the hope of the godless when God cuts him off, when God takes away his life? | 8For where is the hope of the godless when he is eliminated; when God takes away his life? |
| 9Will God hear his cry when distress comes upon him? | 9Will God hear his cry when distress overtakes him? |
| 10Will he take delight in the Almighty? Will he call upon God at all times? | 10Will he take delight in the Almighty? Will he call on God at all times?" |
| 11I will teach you concerning the hand of God; what is with the Almighty I will not conceal. | 11"I'll teach you about the power of God, that which is with the Almighty I won't conceal. |
| 12Behold, all of you have seen it yourselves; why then have you become altogether vain? | 12Look! All of you have been watching, so why have you become so completely worthless? |
| 13“This is the portion of a wicked man with God, and the heritage that oppressors receive from the Almighty: | 13"This is what a wicked person inherits from God, and what the ruthless will receive from the Almighty: |
| 14If his children are multiplied, it is for the sword, and his descendants have not enough bread. | 14If he has many children, their destiny is to die by the sword, and his descendants won't have enough food. |
| 15Those who survive him the pestilence buries, and his widows do not weep. | 15Those who do survive him disease will bury, and his widow won't even weep. |
| 16Though he heap up silver like dust, and pile up clothing like clay, | 16"Though he hoards silver like dust, and stores away garments like clay, |
| 17he may pile it up, but the righteous will wear it, and the innocent will divide the silver. | 17whatever he stores up, the righteous will wear, and the innocent will inherit that silver! |
| 18He builds his house like a moth’s, like a booth that a watchman makes. | 18"He has built his house like a moth's cocoon, like a temporary sunshade that a watchman makes. |
| 19He goes to bed rich, but will do so no more; he opens his eyes, and his wealth is gone. | 19He will go to bed wealthy, but won't be doing that anymore! When he opens his eyes, it will be gone! |
| 20Terrors overtake him like a flood; in the night a whirlwind carries him off. | 20Terror will overtake him like a flood, at night, a tornado will sweep him away. |
| 21The east wind lifts him up and he is gone; it sweeps him out of his place. | 21He'll be swept up by a storm wind and carried away; he'll be whirled away from his place. |
| 22It hurls at him without pity; he flees from its power in headlong flight. | 22It will toss him around without pity. He'll try to break free from its grip, |
| 23It claps its hands at him and hisses at him from its place. | 23but it will clap its hands over him, hissing at him as it lunges toward him." |
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