Job 27
1 and to add: again Job to lift: loud proverb his and to say
Job continued his discourse:
2 alive God to turn aside: remove justice my and Almighty to provoke soul my
“As surely as God lives, who has deprived me of justice— the Almighty, who has embittered my soul—
3 for all still breath my in/on/with me and spirit god in/on/with face: nose my
as long as my breath is still within me and the breath of God remains in my nostrils,
4 if: surely no to speak: speak lips my injustice and tongue my if: surely no to mutter deceit
my lips will not speak wickedness, and my tongue will not utter deceit.
5 forbid to/for me if: surely yes to justify [obj] you till to die not to turn aside: remove integrity my from me
I will never say that you are right; I will maintain my integrity until I die.
6 in/on/with righteousness my to strengthen: hold and not to slacken her not to taunt heart my from day my
I will cling to my righteousness and never let go. As long as I live, my conscience will not accuse me.
7 to be like/as wicked enemy my and to arise: attack me like/as unjust
May my enemy be like the wicked and my opponent like the unjust.
8 for what? hope profane for to cut off for to extract god soul: life his
For what is the hope of the godless when he is cut off, when God takes away his life?
9 cry his to hear: hear God for to come (in): come upon him distress
Will God hear his cry when distress comes upon him?
10 if: surely yes upon Almighty to delight to call: call to god in/on/with all time
Will he delight in the Almighty? Will he call upon God at all times?
11 to show [obj] you in/on/with hand: power God which with Almighty not to hide
I will instruct you in the power of God. I will not conceal the ways of the Almighty.
12 look! you(m. p.) all your to see and to/for what? this vanity to become vain
Surely all of you have seen it for yourselves. Why then do you keep up this empty talk?
13 this portion man wicked with God and inheritance ruthless from Almighty to take: recieve
This is the wicked man’s portion from God— the heritage the ruthless receive from the Almighty.
14 if to multiply son: child his upon sword and offspring his not to satisfy food: bread
Though his sons are many, they are destined for the sword; and his offspring will never have enough food.
15 (survivor his *Q(K)*) in/on/with death to bury and widow his not to weep
His survivors will be buried by the plague, and their widows will not weep for them.
16 if to heap like/as dust silver: money and like/as clay to establish: prepare garment
Though he heaps up silver like dust and piles up a wardrobe like clay,
17 to establish: prepare and righteous to clothe and silver: money innocent to divide
what he lays up, the righteous will wear, and his silver will be divided by the innocent.
18 to build like/as moth house: home his and like/as booth to make to watch
The house he built is like a moth’s cocoon, like a hut set up by a watchman.
19 rich to lie down: sleep and not to gather eye his to open and nothing he
He lies down wealthy, but will do so no more; when he opens his eyes, all is gone.
20 to overtake him like/as water terror night to steal him whirlwind
Terrors overtake him like a flood; a tempest sweeps him away in the night.
21 to lift: bear him east and to go: went and to storm him from place his
The east wind carries him away, and he is gone; it sweeps him out of his place.
22 and to throw upon him and not to spare from hand: power his to flee to flee
It hurls itself against him without mercy as he flees headlong from its power.
23 to slap upon them palm their and to whistle upon him from place his
It claps its hands at him and hisses him out of his place.
