| New King James Version | Berean Study Bible |
| 1Moreover Job continued his discourse, and said: | 1Job continued his discourse: |
| 2“As God lives, who has taken away my justice, And the Almighty, who has made my soul bitter, | 2“As surely as God lives, who has deprived me of justice—the Almighty, who has embittered my soul— |
| 3As long as my breath is in me, And the breath of God in my nostrils, | 3as long as my breath is still within me and the breath of God remains in my nostrils, |
| 4My lips will not speak wickedness, Nor my tongue utter deceit. | 4my lips will not speak wickedness, and my tongue will not utter deceit. |
| 5Far be it from me That I should say you are right; Till I die I will not put away my integrity from me. | 5I will never say that you are right; I will maintain my integrity until I die. |
| 6My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go; My heart shall not reproach me as long as I live. | 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, And he who rises up against me like the unrighteous. | 7May my enemy be like the wicked and my opponent like the unjust. |
| 8For what is the hope of the hypocrite, Though he may gain much, If 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 trouble comes upon him? | 9Will God hear his cry when distress comes upon him? |
| 10Will he delight himself in the Almighty? Will he always call on God? | 10Will he delight in the Almighty? Will he call upon God at all times? |
| 11“I will teach you about the hand of God; What is with the Almighty I will not conceal. | 11I will instruct you in the power of God. I will not conceal the ways of the Almighty. |
| 12Surely all of you have seen it; Why then do you behave with complete nonsense? | 12Surely all of you have seen it for yourselves. Why then do you keep up this empty talk? |
| 13“This is the portion of a wicked man with God, And the heritage of oppressors, received from the Almighty: | 13This is the wicked man’s portion from God—the heritage the ruthless receive from the Almighty. |
| 14If his children are multiplied, it is for the sword; And his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread. | 14Though his sons are many, they are destined for the sword; and his offspring will never have enough food. |
| 15Those who survive him shall be buried in death, And their widows shall not weep, | 15His survivors will be buried by the plague, and their widows will not weep for them. |
| 16Though he heaps up silver like dust, And piles up clothing like clay— | 16Though he heaps up silver like dust and piles up a wardrobe like clay, |
| 17He may pile it up, but the just will wear it, And the innocent will divide the silver. | 17what he lays up, the righteous will wear, and his silver will be divided by the innocent. |
| 18He builds his house like a moth, Like a booth which a watchman makes. | 18The house he built is like a moth’s cocoon, like a hut set up by a watchman. |
| 19The rich man will lie down, But not be gathered up; He opens his eyes, And he is no more. | 19He lies down wealthy, but will do so no more; when he opens his eyes, all is gone. |
| 20Terrors overtake him like a flood; A tempest steals him away in the night. | 20Terrors overtake him like a flood; a tempest sweeps him away in the night. |
| 21The east wind carries him away, and he is gone; It sweeps him out of his place. | 21The east wind carries him away, and he is gone; it sweeps him out of his place. |
| 22It hurls against him and does not spare; He flees desperately from its power. | 22It hurls itself against him without mercy as he flees headlong from its power. |
| 23Men shall clap their hands at him, And shall hiss him out of his place. | 23It claps its hands at him and hisses him out of his place. |
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