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1Job continued with his discussion and said:

1Job continued his discourse:

2"The living God has withheld justice from me; the Almighty has made my life bitter.

2“As surely as God lives, who has deprived me of justice—the Almighty, who has embittered my soul—

3As long as I can breathe; as long as God's breath is in my nostrils,

3as long as my breath is still within me and the breath of God remains in my nostrils,

4I won't speak lies nor will I utter deceit.

4my lips will not speak wickedness, and my tongue will not utter deceit.

5Far be it from me to admit that you're right! I intend to maintain my integrity even if it kills me!

5I will never say that you are right; I will maintain my integrity until I die.

6I'll retain my righteousness and not compromise it; my conscience won't rebuke me at any time.

6I will cling to my righteousness and never let go. As long as I live, my conscience will not accuse me.

7"May my enemy be like the wicked; my adversary like the unjust.

7May my enemy be like the wicked and my opponent like the unjust.

8For where is the hope of the godless when he is eliminated; when God takes away his life?

8For what is the hope of the godless when he is cut off, when God takes away his life?

9Will God hear his cry when distress overtakes him?

9Will God hear his cry when distress comes upon him?

10Will he take delight in the Almighty? Will he call on God at all times?"

10Will he delight in the Almighty? Will he call upon God at all times?

11"I'll teach you about the power of God, that which is with the Almighty I won't conceal.

11I will instruct you in the power of God. I will not conceal the ways of the Almighty.

12Look! All of you have been watching, so why have you become so completely worthless?

12Surely all of you have seen it for yourselves. Why then do you keep up this empty talk?

13"This is what a wicked person inherits from God, and what the ruthless will receive from the Almighty:

13This is the wicked man’s portion from God—the heritage the ruthless receive from the Almighty.

14If he has many children, their destiny is to die by the sword, and his descendants won't have enough food.

14Though his sons are many, they are destined for the sword; and his offspring will never have enough food.

15Those who do survive him disease will bury, and his widow won't even weep.

15His survivors will be buried by the plague, and their widows will not weep for them.

16"Though he hoards silver like dust, and stores away garments like clay,

16Though he heaps up silver like dust and piles up a wardrobe like clay,

17whatever he stores up, the righteous will wear, and the innocent will inherit that silver!

17what he lays up, the righteous will wear, and his silver will be divided by the innocent.

18"He has built his house like a moth's cocoon, like a temporary sunshade that a watchman makes.

18The house he built is like a moth’s cocoon, like a hut set up by a watchman.

19He will go to bed wealthy, but won't be doing that anymore! When he opens his eyes, it will be gone!

19He lies down wealthy, but will do so no more; when he opens his eyes, all is gone.

20Terror will overtake him like a flood, at night, a tornado will sweep him away.

20Terrors overtake him like a flood; a tempest sweeps him away in the night.

21He'll be swept up by a storm wind and carried away; he'll be whirled away from his place.

21The east wind carries him away, and he is gone; it sweeps him out of his place.

22It will toss him around without pity. He'll try to break free from its grip,

22It hurls itself against him without mercy as he flees headlong from its power.

23but it will clap its hands over him, hissing at him as it lunges toward him."

23It claps its hands at him and hisses him out of his place.

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