Job 27
1 Moreover, Job continued his parable, and said,
Moreouer Iob proceeded and continued his parable, saying,
2 [As] God liveth, [who] hath taken away my judgment; and the Almighty [who] hath afflicted my soul;
The liuing God hath taken away my iudgement: for the Almightie hath put my soule in bitternesse.
3 All the while my breath [is] in me, and the spirit of God [is] in my nostrils;
Yet so long as my breath is in me, and the Spirit of God in my nostrels,
4 My lips shall not speak wickedness, nor my tongue utter deceit.
My lips surely shall speake no wickednesse, and my tongue shall vtter no deceite.
5 Far be it from me that I should justify you: till I die I will not remove my integrity from me.
God forbid, that I should iustifie you: vntill I dye, I will neuer take away mine innocencie from my selfe.
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 keepe my righteousnesse, and wil not forsake it: mine heart shall not reprooue me of my dayes.
7 Let my enemy be as the wicked, and he that riseth up against me as the unrighteous.
Mine enemie shall be as the wicked, and he that riseth against me, as the vnrighteous.
8 For what [is] the hope of the hypocrite, though he hath gained, when God taketh away his soul?
For what hope hath the hypocrite when he hath heaped vp riches, if God take away his soule?
9 Will God hear his cry when trouble cometh upon him?
Will God heare his cry, when trouble commeth vpon him?
10 Will he delight himself in the Almighty? will he always call upon God?
Will he set his delight on the Almightie? will he call vpon 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 teache you what is in the hande of God, and I wil not conceale that which is with the Almightie.
12 Behold, all ye yourselves have seen [it]; why then are ye thus altogether vain?
Beholde, all ye your selues haue seene it: why then doe you thus vanish in vanitie?
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 a wicked man with God, and the heritage of tyrants, which they shall receiue of the Almightie.
14 If his children are multiplied, [it is] for the sword: and his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread.
If his children be in great nomber, the sworde shall destroy them, and his posteritie shall not be satisfied with bread.
15 Those that remain of him shall be buried in death: and his widows shall not weep.
His remnant shall be buried in death, and his widowes shall not weepe.
16 Though he should heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay?
Though he shoulde heape vp siluer as the dust, and prepare rayment as the clay,
17 He may prepare [it], but the just shall put [it] on, and the innocent shall divide the silver.
He may prepare it, but the iust shall put it on, and the innocent shall deuide the siluer.
18 He buildeth his house as a moth, and as a booth [that] the keeper maketh.
He buildeth his house as the moth, and as a lodge that the watchman maketh.
19 The rich man shall lie down, but he shall not be gathered: he openeth his eyes, and he [is] not.
When the rich man sleepeth, he shall not be gathered to his fathers: they opened their eyes, and he was gone.
20 Terrors take hold on him as waters, a tempest stealeth him away in the night.
Terrours shall take him as waters, and a tempest shall cary him away by night.
21 The east wind carrieth him away, and he departeth: and as a storm hurleth him out of his place.
The East winde shall take him away, and he shall depart: and it shall hurle him out of his place.
22 For [God] shall cast upon him, and not spare: he would fain flee out of his hand.
And God shall cast vpon him and not spare, though he would faine flee out of his hand.
23 [Men] shall clap their hands at him, and shall hiss him out of his place.
Euery man shall clap their hands at him, and hisse at him out of their place.
