Job 27

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

And Job further continued and said in his parable,

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

[As] God lives, who has thus judge me; and the Almighty, who has embittered my soul;

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

verily, while my breath is yet in [me], and the breath of God which remains to me is in my nostrils,

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

my lips shall not speak evil words, neither shall my soul meditate unrighteous thoughts.

5 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:

Far be it from me that I should justify you till I die; for I will not let go my innocence,

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

but keeping fast to [my] righteousness I will by no means let it go: for I am not conscious to myself of having done any thing amiss.

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

Nay rather, but let mine enemies be as the overthrow of the ungodly, and they that rise up against me, as the destruction of transgressors.

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

For what is the hope of the ungodly, that he holds to it? will he indeed trust in the Lord [and] be saved?

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

Will God hear his prayer? or, when distress has come upon him,

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

has he any confidence before him? or will [God] hear him as he calls upon him?

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

Yet now I will tell you what is in the hand of the Lord: I will not lie concerning the things which are with the Almighty.

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

Behold, ye all know that ye are adding vanity to vanity.

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

This is the portion of an ungodly man from the Lord, and the possession of oppressors shall come upon them from the Almighty.

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

And if their children be many, they shall be for slaughter: and if they grow up, they shall beg.

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

And they that survive of him shall utterly perish, and no one shall pity their widows.

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

Even if he should gather silver as earth, and prepare gold as clay;

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

All these things shall the righteous gain, and the truehearted shall possess his wealth.

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

And his house is gone like moths, and like a spider's web.

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

The rich man shall lie down, and shall not continue: he has opened his eyes, and he is not.

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

Pains have come upon him as water, and darkness has carried him away by night.

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

And a burning wind shall catch him, and he shall depart, and it shall utterly drive him out of his place.

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

And [God] shall cast [trouble] upon him, and not spare: he would fain flee out of his hand.

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

He shall cause [men] to clap their hands against them, and shall hiss him out of his place.