Job 27:12-22

12 He aquí que todos vosotros lo habéis visto: ¿Por qué pues os desvanecéis con fantasía?

13 Esta es para con Dios la suerte del hombre impío, Y la herencia que los violentos han de recibir del Omnipotente.

14 Si sus hijos fueren multiplicados, serán para el cuchillo; Y sus pequeños no se hartarán de pan;

15 Los que le quedaren, en muerte serán sepultados; Y no llorarán sus viudas.

16 Si amontonare plata como polvo, Y si preparare ropa como lodo;

17 Habrála él preparado, mas el justo se vestirá, Y el inocente repartirá la plata.

18 Edificó su casa como la polilla, Y cual cabaña que el guarda hizo.

19 El rico dormirá, mas no será recogido: Abrirá sus ojos, mas él no será.

20 Asirán de él terrores como aguas: Torbellino lo arrebatará de noche.

21 Lo antecogerá el solano, y partirá; Y tempestad lo arrebatará del lugar suyo.

22 Dios pues descargará sobre él, y no perdonará: Hará él por huir de su mano.

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.