Job 27

Job Continues: I Will Maintain My Integrity

1 And Job again took up his discourse, and said:

2  "As God lives, who has taken away my right,
and the Almighty, who has made my soul bitter,
3  as long as my breath is in me,
and the spirit of God is in my nostrils,
4  my lips will not speak falsehood,
and my tongue will not utter deceit.
5  Far be it from me to say that you are right;
till I die I will not put away my integrity from me.
6  I hold fast my righteousness and will not let it go;
my heart does not reproach me for any of my days.

7  "Let my enemy be as the wicked,
and let him who rises up against me be as the unrighteous.
8  For what is the hope of the godless when God cuts him off,
when God takes away his life?
9  Will God hear his cry
when distress comes upon him?
10  Will he take delight in the Almighty?
Will he call upon God at all times?
11  I will teach you concerning the hand of God;
what is with the Almighty I will not conceal.
12  Behold, all of you have seen it yourselves;
why then have you become altogether vain?

13  "This is the portion of a wicked man with God,
and the heritage that oppressors receive from the Almighty:
14  If his children are multiplied, it is for the sword,
and his descendants have not enough bread.
15  Those who survive him the pestilence buries,
and his widows do not weep.
16  Though he heap up silver like dust,
and pile up clothing like clay,
17  he may pile it up, but the righteous will wear it,
and the innocent will divide the silver.
18  He builds his house like a moth's,
like a booth that a watchman makes.
19  He goes to bed rich, but will do so no more;
he opens his eyes, and his wealth is gone.
20  Terrors overtake him like a flood;
in the night a whirlwind carries him off.
21  The east wind lifts him up and he is gone;
it sweeps him out of his place.
22  Itt hurls at him without pity;
he flees from itst power in headlong flight.
23  It claps its hands at him
and hisses at him from its place.

Job 27

1 And Job again took up his parable, and said,

2 As God liveth, who hath taken away my right, And the Almighty, who hath vexed my soul:

3 (For my life is yet whole in me, And the spirit of God is in my nostrils);

4 Surely my lips shall not speak unrighteousness, Neither shall my tongue utter deceit.

5 Far be it from me that I should justify you: Till I die I will not put away mine integrity from me.

6 My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go: My heart shall not reproach me so long as I live.

7 Let mine enemy be as the wicked, And let him that riseth up against me be as the unrighteous.

8 For what is the hope of the godless, though he get him gain, When God taketh away his soul?

9 Will God hear his cry, When trouble cometh upon him?

10 Will he delight himself in the Almighty, And call upon God at all times?

11 I will teach you concerning the hand of God; That which is with the Almighty will I not conceal.

12 Behold, all ye yourselves have seen it; Why then are ye become altogether vain?

13 This is the portion of a wicked man with God, And the heritage of oppressors, which they receive from the Almighty:

14 If his children be multiplied, it is for the sword; And his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread.

15 Those that remain of him shall be buried in death, And his widows shall make no lamentation.

16 Though he heap up silver as the dust, And prepare raiment as the clay;

17 He may prepare it, but the just shall put it on, And the innocent shall divide the silver.

18 He buildeth his house as the moth, And as a booth which the keeper maketh.

19 He lieth down rich, but he shall not be gathered to his fathers; He openeth his eyes, and he is not.

20 Terrors overtake him like waters; A tempest stealeth him away in the night.

21 The east wind carrieth him away, and he departeth; And it sweepeth him out of his place.

22 For God shall hurl at him, and not spare: He would fain flee out of his hand.

23 Men shall clap their hands at him, And shall hiss him out of his place.