Job 27:12-22

12 He aquí, todos vosotros lo habéis visto; ¿por qué, entonces, obráis neciamente?

13 Esta es la porción de parte de Dios para el hombre impío, y la herencia que los tiranos reciben del Todopoderoso.

14 Aunque sean muchos sus hijos, están destinados a la espada, y sus vástagos no se saciarán de pan.

15 Sus sobrevivientes serán sepultados a causa de la plaga, y sus viudas no podrán llorar.

16 Aunque amontone plata como polvo, y prepare vestidos abundantes como el barro;

17 él los puede preparar, pero el justo los vestirá, y el inocente repartirá la plata.

18 Edifica su casa como tela de araña, o como choza que el guarda construye.

19 Rico se acuesta, pero no volverá a serlo; abre sus ojos, y ya no hay nada.

20 Le alcanzan los terrores como una inundación; de noche le arrebata un torbellino.

21 Se lo lleva el viento solano, y desaparece, pues como torbellino lo arranca de su lugar.

22 Sin compasión se arrojará contra él; ciertamente él tratará de huir de su poder.

Job 27:12-22 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO JOB 27

Though Job's friends were become silent, and dropped the controversy with him, he still continued his discourse in this and the four following chapters; in which he asserts his integrity; illustrates and confirms his former sentiments; gives further proof of his knowledge of things, natural and divine; takes notice of his former state of prosperity, and of his present distresses and afflictions, which came upon him, notwithstanding his piety, humanity, and beneficence, and his freedom from the grosser acts of sin, both with respect to God and men, all which he enlarges upon. In this chapter he gives his word and oath for it, that he would never belie himself, and own that he was an hypocrite, when he was not, but would continue to assert his integrity, and the righteousness of his cause, as long as he lived, Job 27:1-6; for to be an hypocrite, and to attempt to conceal his hypocrisy, would be of no advantage to him, either in life, or in death, Job 27:7-10; and was this his character and case, upon their principles, he could expect no other than to be a miserable man, as wicked men are, who have their blessings turned into curses, or taken away from them, and they removed out of the world in the most awful and terrible manner, and under manifest tokens of the wrath and displeasure of God, Job 27:11-23.