< Job 27 >
1 and to add: again Job to lift: loud proverb his and to say
Moreover Job continued his discourse, and said:
2 alive God to turn aside: remove justice my and Almighty to provoke soul my
As God liveth, who hath rejected my cause, And the Almighty, who hath afflicted 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 in me, And the spirit of God is in my nostrils,
4 if: surely no to speak: speak lips my injustice and tongue my if: surely no to mutter deceit
Never shall my lips speak falsehood, Nor my tongue 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
God forbid that I should acknowledge you to be just: To my last breath will I assert my integrity.
6 in/on/with righteousness my to strengthen: hold and not to slacken her not to taunt heart my from day my
I will hold fast my innocence, and not let it go; My heart reproacheth me for no part of my life.
7 to be like/as wicked enemy my and to arise: attack me like/as unjust
May mine enemy be as the wicked, And he that riseth up against me as the unrighteous!
8 for what? hope profane for to cut off for to extract god soul: life his
For what is the hope of the wicked, when God cutteth off his web, And taketh away his life?
9 cry his to hear: hear God for to come (in): come upon him distress
Will he listen to his cry, When trouble cometh upon him?
10 if: surely yes upon Almighty to delight to call: call to god in/on/with all time
Can he delight himself in the Almighty, And call at all times upon God?
11 to show [obj] you in/on/with hand: power God which with Almighty not to hide
I will teach you concerning the hand of God; That which is with the Almighty I will not conceal.
12 look! you(m. p.) all your to see and to/for what? this vanity to become vain
Behold, ye yourselves have all seen it; Why then do ye cherish such vain thoughts?
13 this portion man wicked with God and inheritance ruthless from Almighty to take: recieve
This is the portion of the wicked man from God, —The inheritance which oppressors receive from the Almighty.
14 if to multiply son: child his upon sword and offspring his not to satisfy food: bread
If his children be multiplied, it is for the sword; And his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread.
15 (survivor his *Q(K)*) in/on/with death to bury and widow his not to weep
Those of them that escape shall be buried by Death, And their widows shall not bewail them.
16 if to heap like/as dust silver: money and like/as clay to establish: prepare garment
Though he heap up silver as dust, And procure raiment as clay, —
17 to establish: prepare and righteous to clothe and silver: money innocent to divide
He may procure, but the righteous shall wear it, And the innocent shall share the silver.
18 to build like/as moth house: home his and like/as booth to make to watch
He buildeth his house like the moth, Or like the shed which the watchman maketh.
19 rich to lie down: sleep and not to gather eye his to open and nothing he
The rich man lieth down, and is not buried; In the twinkling of an eye he is no more.
20 to overtake him like/as water terror night to steal him whirlwind
Terrors pursue him like a flood; A tempest stealeth 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 carrieth him away, and he perisheth; Yea, it sweepeth him away from his place.
22 and to throw upon him and not to spare from hand: power his to flee to flee
God sendeth his arrows at him, and doth not spare; He would fain escape from His hand.
23 to slap upon them palm their and to whistle upon him from place his
Men clap their hands at him, And hiss him away from his place.