Job 27
1 And Job again took up his parable, and said:
ἔτι δὲ προσθεὶς Ιωβ εἶπεν τῷ προοιμίῳ
2 As God liveth, who hath taken away my right; and the Almighty, who hath dealt bitterly with me;
ζῇ κύριος ὃς οὕτω με κέκρικεν καὶ ὁ παντοκράτωρ ὁ πικράνας μου τὴν ψυχήν
3 All the while my breath is in me, and the spirit of God is in my nostrils,
ἦ μὴν ἔτι τῆς πνοῆς μου ἐνούσης πνεῦμα δὲ θεῖον τὸ περιόν μοι ἐν ῥισίν
4 Surely my lips shall not speak unrighteousness, neither shall my tongue utter deceit;
μὴ λαλήσειν τὰ χείλη μου ἄνομα οὐδὲ ἡ ψυχή μου μελετήσει ἄδικα
5 Far be it from me that I should justify you; till I die I will not put away mine integrity from me.
μή μοι εἴη δικαίους ὑμᾶς ἀποφῆναι ἕως ἂν ἀποθάνω οὐ γὰρ ἀπαλλάξω μου τὴν ἀκακίαν
6 My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go; my heart shall not reproach me so long as I live.
δικαιοσύνῃ δὲ προσέχων οὐ μὴ προῶμαι οὐ γὰρ σύνοιδα ἐμαυτῷ ἄτοπα πράξας
7 Let mine enemy be as the wicked, and let him that riseth up against me be as the unrighteous.
οὐ μὴν δὲ ἀλλὰ εἴησαν οἱ ἐχθροί μου ὥσπερ ἡ καταστροφὴ τῶν ἀσεβῶν καὶ οἱ ἐπ’ ἐμὲ ἐπανιστανόμενοι ὥσπερ ἡ ἀπώλεια τῶν παρανόμων
8 For what is the hope of the godless, though he get him gain, when God taketh away his soul?
καὶ τίς γάρ ἐστιν ἐλπὶς ἀσεβεῖ ὅτι ἐπέχει πεποιθὼς ἐπὶ κύριον ἆρα σωθήσεται
9 Will God hear his cry, when trouble cometh upon him?
ἦ τὴν δέησιν αὐτοῦ εἰσακούσεται κύριος ἢ ἐπελθούσης αὐτῷ ἀνάγκης
10 Will he have his delight in the Almighty, and call upon God at all times?
μὴ ἔχει τινὰ παρρησίαν ἔναντι αὐτοῦ ἢ ὡς ἐπικαλεσαμένου αὐτοῦ εἰσακούσεται αὐτοῦ
11 I will teach you concerning the hand of God; that which is with the Almighty will I not conceal.
ἀλλὰ δὴ ἀναγγελῶ ὑμῖν τί ἐστιν ἐν χειρὶ κυρίου ἅ ἐστιν παρὰ παντοκράτορι οὐ ψεύσομαι
12 Behold, all ye yourselves have seen it; why then are ye become altogether vain?
ἰδοὺ δὴ πάντες οἴδατε ὅτι κενὰ κενοῖς ἐπιβάλλετε
13 This is the portion of a wicked man with God, and the heritage of oppressors, which they receive from the Almighty.
αὕτη ἡ μερὶς ἀνθρώπου ἀσεβοῦς παρὰ κυρίου κτῆμα δὲ δυναστῶν ἐλεύσεται παρὰ παντοκράτορος ἐπ’ αὐτούς
14 If his children be multiplied, it is for the sword; and his offspring shall not have bread enough.
ἐὰν δὲ πολλοὶ γένωνται οἱ υἱοὶ αὐτοῦ εἰς σφαγὴν ἔσονται ἐὰν δὲ καὶ ἀνδρωθῶσιν προσαιτήσουσιν
15 Those that remain of him shall be buried by pestilence, and his widows shall make no lamentation.
οἱ δὲ περιόντες αὐτοῦ ἐν θανάτῳ τελευτήσουσιν χήρας δὲ αὐτῶν οὐθεὶς ἐλεήσει
16 Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay;
ἐὰν συναγάγῃ ὥσπερ γῆν ἀργύριον ἴσα δὲ πηλῷ ἑτοιμάσῃ χρυσίον
17 He may prepare it, but the just shall put it on, and the innocent shall divide the silver.
ταῦτα πάντα δίκαιοι περιποιήσονται τὰ δὲ χρήματα αὐτοῦ ἀληθινοὶ καθέξουσιν
18 He buildeth his house as a moth, and as a booth which the keeper maketh.
ἀπέβη δὲ ὁ οἶκος αὐτοῦ ὥσπερ σῆτες καὶ ὥσπερ ἀράχνη
19 He lieth down rich, but there shall be not to gather; he openeth his eyes, and his wealth is not.
πλούσιος κοιμηθεὶς καὶ οὐ προσθήσει ὀφθαλμοὺς αὐτοῦ διήνοιξεν καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν
20 Terrors overtake him like waters; a tempest stealeth him away in the night.
συνήντησαν αὐτῷ ὥσπερ ὕδωρ αἱ ὀδύναι νυκτὶ δὲ ὑφείλατο αὐτὸν γνόφος
21 The east wind carrieth him away, and he departeth; and it sweepeth him out of his place.
ἀναλήμψεται αὐτὸν καύσων καὶ ἀπελεύσεται καὶ λικμήσει αὐτὸν ἐκ τοῦ τόπου αὐτοῦ
22 Yea, it hurleth at him, and spareth not; he would fain flee from its power.
καὶ ἐπιρρίψει ἐπ’ αὐτὸν καὶ οὐ φείσεται ἐκ χειρὸς αὐτοῦ φυγῇ φεύξεται
23 Men shall clap their hands at him, and shall hiss him out of his place.
κροτήσει ἐπ’ αὐτοῦ χεῖρας αὐτοῦ καὶ συριεῖ αὐτὸν ἐκ τοῦ τόπου αὐτοῦ
