Job 27
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1Moreover Job continued his discourse, and said:1Job continued speaking:
2As God lives, who has taken away my justice, And the Almighty, who has made my soul bitter,2“I vow by the living God, who has taken away my rights, by 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 I live, while I have breath from God,
4My lips will not speak wickedness, Nor my tongue utter deceit.4my lips will speak no evil, and my tongue will speak no lies.
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 concede that you are right; I will defend 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 maintain my innocence without wavering. My conscience is clear for as long as I live.
7“May my enemy be like the wicked, And he who rises up against me like the unrighteous.7“May my enemy be punished like the wicked, my adversary like those who do evil.
8For what is the hope of the hypocrite, Though he may gain much, If God takes away his life?8For what hope do the godless have when God cuts them off and takes away their life?
9Will God hear his cry When trouble comes upon him?9Will God listen to their cry when trouble comes upon them?
10Will he delight himself in the Almighty? Will he always call on God?10Can they take delight in the Almighty? Can they call to God at any time?
11“I will teach you about the hand of God; What is with the Almighty I will not conceal.11I will teach you about God’s power. I will not conceal anything concerning the Almighty.
12Surely all of you have seen it; Why then do you behave with complete nonsense?12But you have seen all this, yet you say all these useless things to me.
13“This is the portion of a wicked man with God, And the heritage of oppressors, received from the Almighty:13“This is what the wicked will receive from God; this is their inheritance from the Almighty.
14If his children are multiplied, it is for the sword; And his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread.14They may have many children, but the children will die in war or starve to death.
15Those who survive him shall be buried in death, And their widows shall not weep,15Those who survive will die of a plague, and not even their widows will mourn them.
16Though he heaps up silver like dust, And piles up clothing like clay—16“Evil people may have piles of money and may store away mounds of clothing.
17He may pile it up, but the just will wear it, And the innocent will divide the silver.17But the righteous will wear that clothing, and the innocent will divide that money.
18He builds his house like a moth, Like a booth which a watchman makes.18The wicked build houses as fragile as a spider’s web, as flimsy as a shelter made of branches.
19The rich man will lie down, But not be gathered up; He opens his eyes, And he is no more.19The wicked go to bed rich but wake to find that all their wealth is gone.
20Terrors overtake him like a flood; A tempest steals him away in the night.20Terror overwhelms them like a flood, and they are blown away in the storms of the night.
21The east wind carries him away, and he is gone; It sweeps him out of his place.21The east wind carries them away, and they are gone. It sweeps them away.
22It hurls against him and does not spare; He flees desperately from its power.22It whirls down on them without mercy. They struggle to flee from its power.
23Men shall clap their hands at him, And shall hiss him out of his place.23But everyone jeers at them and mocks them.
The Holy Bible, New King James Version, Copyright © 1982 Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.
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