1 Moreover Job continued his discourse, and said: |
2 "As God lives, who has taken away my justice, And the Almighty, who has made my soul bitter, |
3 As long as my breath is in me, And the breath of God in my nostrils, |
4 My lips will not speak wickedness, Nor my tongue utter deceit. |
5 Far be it from me That I should say you are right; Till I die I will not put away my integrity from me. |
6 My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go; My heart shall not reproach me as long as I live. |
7 "May my enemy be like the wicked, And he who rises up against me like the unrighteous. |
8 For what is the hope of the hypocrite, Though he may gain much, If God takes away his life? |
9 Will God hear his cry When trouble comes upon him? |
10 Will he delight himself in the Almighty? Will he always call on God? |
11 "I will teach you about the hand of God; What is with the Almighty I will not conceal. |
12 Surely all of you have seen it; Why then do you behave with complete nonsense? |
13 "This is the portion of a wicked man with God, And the heritage of oppressors, received from the Almighty: |
14 If his children are multiplied, it is for the sword; And his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread. |
15 Those who survive him shall be buried in death, And their widows shall not weep, |
16 Though he heaps up silver like dust, And piles up clothing like clay-- |
17 He may pile it up, but the just will wear it, And the innocent will divide the silver. |
18 He builds his house like a moth, Like a booth which a watchman makes. |
19 The rich man will lie down, But not be gathered up; He opens his eyes, And he is no more. |
20 Terrors overtake him like a flood; A tempest steals him away in the night. |
21 The east wind carries him away, and he is gone; It sweeps him out of his place. |
22 It hurls against him and does not spare; He flees desperately from its power. |
23 Men shall clap their hands at him, And shall hiss him out of his place. |