Job 27

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

And Job continued taking up his parable, and said,

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

As God liveth, who hath removed justice from me; and by the Almighty, who hath embittered my soul:

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

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

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

Shall my lips not speak any wrong, nor shall my tongue utter deceit.

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 depart hence will I not allow [any one] to take my integrity away from me.

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

I have laid fast hold on my righteousness, and I will not let it go: my heart shall not reproach me [for my conduct] during all my life.

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

Like the wicked is [therefore] my enemy, and he that riseth up against me like a wrong-doer.

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 hypocrite, when he hath gained unjust wealth, when God casteth forth his soul?

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

Will God hear his cry, when distress cometh upon him?

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

Or can he find delight in the Almighty? can he call on God at all times?

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

I will instruct you concerning what is in the hand of God: [the way] which is with the Almighty will I not conceal.

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

Lo! ye yourselves have all beheld it: why is it then that ye deal in such vanities?

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 a wicked man with God, and the portion of tyrants, which they shall receive from the Almighty.

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

If his children be multiplied, it is only for the sword; and his offspring will not be satisfied with bread.

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

Those of his that are left to escape will be buried by death; and his widows will not be able to weep.

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

Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare garments [as plentifully] as the clay:

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

He may prepare, but the righteous will clothe himself [therewith], and the silver the innocent will divide.

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

He buildeth his house like the moth, and like a hut that a keeper hath made.

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

Rich will he lie down, but will not be gathered [into the grave]: one openeth his eyes, and he is no more.

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

Like a flood will terror overtake him, in the night a tempest will steal him away.

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

The east wind will lift him up, and he must be gone; and it hurleth him like a storm out of his place.

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

And [God] will cast [evil] upon him, and bare no pity: out of his hand [his wealth] will surely escape.

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

Men will clap their hands over him, and will hiss after him out of his place.