Job 27

1 And Job again took up his parable, and said:

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

2 As God liveth, who hath taken away my right; and the Almighty, who hath dealt bitterly with me;

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

3 All the while my breath is in me, and the spirit of God is in my nostrils,

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

4 Surely my lips shall not speak unrighteousness, neither shall my tongue utter deceit;

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

5 Far be it from me that I should justify you; till I die I will not put away mine integrity from me.

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 My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go; my heart shall not reproach me so long as I live.

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 mine enemy be as the wicked, and let him that riseth up against me be as the unrighteous.

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 godless, though he get him gain, when God taketh away 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 God hear his cry, when trouble cometh upon him?

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

10 Will he have his delight in the Almighty, and call upon God at all times?

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

11 I will teach you concerning the hand of God; that which is with the Almighty will I not conceal.

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

12 Behold, all ye yourselves have seen it; why then are ye become altogether vain?

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

13 This is the portion of a wicked man with God, and the heritage of oppressors, which they receive from the Almighty.

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 be multiplied, it is for the sword; and his offspring shall not have bread enough.

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

15 Those that remain of him shall be buried by pestilence, and his widows shall make no lamentation.

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

16 Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay;

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

17 He may prepare it, but the just shall put it on, and the innocent shall divide the silver.

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

18 He buildeth his house as a moth, and as a booth which the keeper maketh.

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

19 He lieth down rich, but there shall be not to gather; he openeth his eyes, and his wealth is not.

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

20 Terrors overtake him like waters; a tempest stealeth him away in the night.

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

21 The east wind carrieth him away, and he departeth; and it sweepeth him 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 Yea, it hurleth at him, and spareth not; he would fain flee from its power.

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

23 Men shall clap their hands at him, and shall hiss him out of his place.

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