Job 27
1 Job continued his discourse:
Moreouer Iob proceeded and continued his parable, saying,
2 “As surely as God lives, who has deprived me of justice— the Almighty, who has embittered my soul—
The liuing God hath taken away my iudgement: for the Almightie hath put my soule in bitternesse.
3 as long as my breath is still within me and the breath of God remains in my nostrils,
Yet so long as my breath is in me, and the Spirit of God in my nostrels,
4 my lips will not speak wickedness, and my tongue will not utter deceit.
My lips surely shall speake no wickednesse, and my tongue shall vtter no deceite.
5 I will never say that you are right; I will maintain my integrity until I die.
God forbid, that I should iustifie you: vntill I dye, I will neuer take away mine innocencie from my selfe.
6 I will cling to my righteousness and never let go. As long as I live, my conscience will not accuse me.
I will keepe my righteousnesse, and wil not forsake it: mine heart shall not reprooue me of my dayes.
7 May my enemy be like the wicked and my opponent like the unjust.
Mine enemie shall be as the wicked, and he that riseth against me, as the vnrighteous.
8 For what is the hope of the godless when he is cut off, when God takes away his life?
For what hope hath the hypocrite when he hath heaped vp riches, if God take away his soule?
9 Will God hear his cry when distress comes upon him?
Will God heare his cry, when trouble commeth vpon him?
10 Will he delight in the Almighty? Will he call upon God at all times?
Will he set his delight on the Almightie? will he call vpon God at all times?
11 I will instruct you in the power of God. I will not conceal the ways of the Almighty.
I will teache you what is in the hande of God, and I wil not conceale that which is with the Almightie.
12 Surely all of you have seen it for yourselves. Why then do you keep up this empty talk?
Beholde, all ye your selues haue seene it: why then doe you thus vanish in vanitie?
13 This is the wicked man’s portion from God— the heritage the ruthless receive from the Almighty.
This is the portion of a wicked man with God, and the heritage of tyrants, which they shall receiue of the Almightie.
14 Though his sons are many, they are destined for the sword; and his offspring will never have enough food.
If his children be in great nomber, the sworde shall destroy them, and his posteritie shall not be satisfied with bread.
15 His survivors will be buried by the plague, and their widows will not weep for them.
His remnant shall be buried in death, and his widowes shall not weepe.
16 Though he heaps up silver like dust and piles up a wardrobe like clay,
Though he shoulde heape vp siluer as the dust, and prepare rayment as the clay,
17 what he lays up, the righteous will wear, and his silver will be divided by the innocent.
He may prepare it, but the iust shall put it on, and the innocent shall deuide the siluer.
18 The house he built is like a moth’s cocoon, like a hut set up by a watchman.
He buildeth his house as the moth, and as a lodge that the watchman maketh.
19 He lies down wealthy, but will do so no more; when he opens his eyes, all is gone.
When the rich man sleepeth, he shall not be gathered to his fathers: they opened their eyes, and he was gone.
20 Terrors overtake him like a flood; a tempest sweeps him away in the night.
Terrours shall take him as waters, and a tempest shall cary him away by night.
21 The east wind carries him away, and he is gone; it sweeps him out of his place.
The East winde shall take him away, and he shall depart: and it shall hurle him out of his place.
22 It hurls itself against him without mercy as he flees headlong from its power.
And God shall cast vpon him and not spare, though he would faine flee out of his hand.
23 It claps its hands at him and hisses him out of his place.
Euery man shall clap their hands at him, and hisse at him out of their place.
