Job 27
1 MOREOVER Job continued his parable, and said,
Job also added to this, using figures of speech, and he said:
2 As God liveth, who hath taken away my judgment; and the Almighty, who hath vexed my soul;
As God lives, who has taken away my judgment, and the Almighty, who has led my soul to bitterness,
3 All the while my breath is in me, and the spirit of God is in my nostrils;
as long as my breath remains in me and the breath of God remains in my nostrils,
4 My lips shall not speak wickedness, nor my tongue utter deceit.
my lips will not speak iniquity, nor will my tongue devise lies.
5 God forbid that I should justify you: till I die I will not remove mine integrity from me.
Far be it from me that I should judge you to be right, for, until I expire, I will not withdraw from my innocence.
6 My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go: my heart shall not reproach me so long as I live.
I will not forsake my justification, which I have just begun to grasp, for my heart does not find blame for me in my whole life.
7 Let mine enemy be as the wicked, and he that riseth up against me as the unrighteous.
Let the impious be as my enemy, and the sinful, as my adversary.
8 For what is the hope of the hypocrite, though he hath gained, when God taketh away his soul?
For what hope is there for the hypocrite, if he greedily plunders and God does not free his soul?
9 Will God hear his cry when trouble cometh upon him?
Will God pay attention to his cry, when anguish overcomes him?
10 Will he delight himself in the Almighty? will he always call upon God?
Or will he take delight in the Almighty and call upon God at all times?
11 I will teach you by the hand of God: that which is with the Almighty will I not conceal.
I will teach you through the hand of God, what the Almighty holds, and I will not conceal it.
12 Behold, all ye yourselves have seen it; why then are ye thus altogether vain?
Behold, you know all this, and so why do you speak vain things without a reason?
13 This is the portion of a wicked man with God, and the heritage of oppressors, which they shall receive of the Almighty.
This is the portion of the impious man with God, and the inheritance of the violent, which they will receive from the Almighty.
14 If his children be multiplied, it is for the sword: and his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread.
If his sons should happen to increase, they will be for the sword, and his grandsons will not be satisfied with bread.
15 Those that remain of him shall be buried in death: and his widows shall not weep.
Whatever will remain of him will be buried in the ruins, and his widows will not weep.
16 Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay;
If he will amass silver as if it were dirt and fabricate garments as if they were clay,
17 He may prepare it, but the just shall put it on, and the innocent shall divide the silver.
then yes, he will gather, but the just will be clothed with it and the innocent will divide the silver.
18 He buildeth his house as a moth, and as a booth that the keeper maketh.
He has built his house like a moth, and he has made a makeshift shelter like a sentry.
19 The rich man shall lie down, but he shall not be gathered: he openeth his eyes, and he is not.
When he falls asleep, the rich man will leave him with nothing; he will open his eyes and find nothing.
20 Terrors take hold on him as waters, a tempest stealeth him away in the night.
Destitution will surround him like water; a storm will overwhelm him in the night.
21 The east wind carrieth him away, and he departeth: and as a storm hurleth him out of his place.
A burning wind will pick him up and carry him away, and, like a whirlwind, it will rush him from his place.
22 For God shall cast upon him, and not spare: he would fain flee out of his hand.
And it will hurl over him and will not spare him; fleeing from its power, he will go into exile.
23 Men shall clap their hands at him, and shall hiss him out of his place.
He will clasp his hands over himself, and he will hiss at himself, while considering his situation.
