Job27:1 And Job again took up his discourse, and said:
Job27:2 'As God lives, who has taken away my right, and the Almighty, who has made my soul bitter;
Job27:3 as long as my breath is in me, and the spirit of God is in my nostrils;
Job27:4 my lips will not speak falsehood, and my tongue will not utter deceit.
Job27:5 Far be it from me to say that you are right;till I die I will not put away my integrity from me.
Job27:6 I hold fast my righteousness, and will not let it go;my heart does not reproach me for any of my days.
Job27:7 'Let my enemy be as the wicked, and let him that rises up against me be as the unrighteous.
Job27:8 For what is the hope of the godless when God cuts him off, when God takes away his life?
Job27:9 Will God hear his cry, when trouble comes upon him?
Job27:10 Will he take delight in the Almighty? Will he call upon God at all times?
Job27:11 I will teach you concerning the hand of God;what is with the Almighty I will not conceal.
Job27:12 Behold, all of you have seen it yourselves;why then have you become altogether vain?
Job27:13 'This is the portion of a wicked man with God, and the heritage which oppressors receive from the Almighty:
Job27:14 If his children are multiplied, it is for the sword;and his offspring have not enough to eat.
Job27:15 Those who survive him the pestilence buries, and their widows make no lamentation.
Job27:16 Though he heap up silver like dust, and pile up clothing like clay;
Job27:17 he may pile it up, but the just will wear it, and the innocent will divide the silver.
Job27:18 The house which he builds is like a spider's web, like a booth which a watchman makes.
Job27:19 He goes to bed rich, but will do so no more;he opens his eyes, and his wealth is gone.
Job27:20 Terrors overtake him like a flood;in the night a whirlwind carries him off.
Job27:21 The east wind lifts him up and he is gone;it sweeps him out of his place.
Job27:22 It hurls at him without pity;he flees from its power in headlong flight.
Job27:23 It claps its hands at him, and hisses at him from its place.