Job 27

1 And Job again took up the word and said,

And Job again took up his measure, and said: —

2 By the life of God, who has taken away my right; and of the Ruler of all, who has made my soul bitter;

As GOD liveth who hath taken away my right, even the Almighty, who hath embittered my soul;

3 (For all my breath is still in me, and the spirit of God is my life; )

All the while my inspiration is in me, and the spirit of GOD is in my nostrils,

4 Truly, there is no deceit in my lips, and my tongue does not say what is false.

Verily my lips shall not speak perversity, nor shall, my tongue, utter deceit.

5 Let it be far from me! I will certainly not say that you are right! I will come to death before I give up my righteousness.

Far be it from me! that I should justify, you, —Even until I breathe my last, will I not let go mine integrity from me:

6 I will keep it safe, and will not let it go: my heart has nothing to say against any part of my life.

On my righteousness, have I taken fast hold, and will not give it up, My heart shall not reproach any of my days.

7 Let my hater be like the evil man, and let him who comes against me be as the sinner.

Let mine enemy be a veritably lawless one! And, he that lifteth himself up against me, one veritably perverse!

8 For what is the hope of the sinner when he is cut off, when God takes back his soul?

For what shall be the hope of the impious, though he graspeth with greed, when GOD shall draw forth his soul?

9 Will his cry come to the ears of God when he is in trouble?

His outcry, will GOD hear, when there cometh upon him distress?

10 Will he take delight in the Ruler of all, and make his prayer to God at all times?

Verily, in the Almighty, he will not find delight, nor call on GOD continually!

11 I will give you teaching about the hand of God; I will not keep secret from you what is in the mind of the Ruler of all.

I would teach you, by the hand of GOD, That which is with the Almighty, will I not conceal.

12 Truly, you have all seen it yourselves; why then have you become completely foolish?

Lo! ye, have, all of you, seen, Wherefore, then, is it, that ye are utterly without purpose?

13 This is the punishment of the evil-doer from God, and the heritage given to the cruel by the Ruler of all.

This, is the portion of a lawless man with GOD, That, the heritage of tyrants—from the Almighty, he shall receive.

14 If his children are increased, it is for the sword; and his offspring have not enough bread.

If his children be multiplied, for them, [there is] the sword, and, his offspring, shall not be filled with bread;

15 When those of his house who are still living come to their end by disease, they are not put into the earth, and their widows are not weeping for them.

His survivors, by pestilence, shall come to the grave, and, his widows, shall not weep;

16 Though he may get silver together like dust, and make ready great stores of clothing;

Though he heap up silver like, dust, and, like a pile, he prepare clothing,

17 He may get them ready, but the upright will put them on, and he who is free from sin will take the silver for a heritage.

He may prepare, but, the righteous, shall put on, and, the silver, shall the innocent apportion.

18 His house has no more strength than a spider's thread, or a watchman's tent.

He hath built, like a moth, his house, —like a hut, which a watcher hath made.

19 He goes to rest full of wealth, but does so for the last time: on opening his eyes, he sees it there no longer.

The rich man, shall lie down, and not do it again, his eyes, hath he opened, and then is not.

20 Fears overtake him like rushing waters; in the night the storm-wind takes him away.

There shall reach him—like waters—terrors, By night, a storm-wind hath stolen him away;

21 The east wind takes him up and he is gone; he is forced violently out of his place.

An east wind shall lift him up, and he shall depart, and it shall sweep him away out of his place;

22 God sends his arrows against him without mercy; he goes in flight before his hand.

And He will cast upon him and not spare, Out of his hand, shall he, swiftly flee;

23 Men make signs of joy because of him, driving him from his place with sounds of hissing.

He shall clap over him his hands, and shall hiss him forth out of his place.