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1Moreover Job continued his discourse, and said: | 1Job continued with his discussion and said: |
2“As God lives, who has taken away my justice, 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 breath of God in my nostrils, | 3As long as I can breathe; as long as God's breath is in my nostrils, |
4My lips will not speak wickedness, Nor my tongue utter deceit. | 4I won't speak lies nor will I 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. | 5Far be it from me to admit that you're right! I intend to maintain my integrity even if it kills me! |
6My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go; My heart shall not reproach me as long as I live. | 6I'll retain my righteousness and not compromise it; my conscience won't rebuke me at any time. |
7“May my enemy be like the wicked, And he who rises up against me like the unrighteous. | 7"May my enemy be like the wicked; my adversary like the unjust. |
8For what is the hope of the hypocrite, Though he may gain much, If 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 trouble comes upon him? | 9Will God hear his cry when distress overtakes him? |
10Will he delight himself in the Almighty? Will he always call on God? | 10Will he take delight in the Almighty? Will he call on God at all times?" |
11“I will teach you about 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. |
12Surely all of you have seen it; Why then do you behave with complete nonsense? | 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 of oppressors, received 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 offspring shall not be satisfied with 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 shall be buried in death, And their widows shall not weep, | 15Those who do survive him disease will bury, and his widow won't even weep. |
16Though he heaps up silver like dust, And piles up clothing like clay— | 16"Though he hoards silver like dust, and stores away garments like clay, |
17He may pile it up, but the just 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, Like a booth which a watchman makes. | 18"He has built his house like a moth's cocoon, like a temporary sunshade that a watchman makes. |
19The rich man will lie down, But not be gathered up; He opens his eyes, And he is no more. | 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; A tempest steals him away in the night. | 20Terror will overtake him like a flood, at night, a tornado will sweep him away. |
21The east wind carries him away, 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 against him and does not spare; He flees desperately from its power. | 22It will toss him around without pity. He'll try to break free from its grip, |
23Men shall clap their hands at him, And shall hiss him out of his place. | 23but it will clap its hands over him, hissing at him as it lunges toward him." |
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