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Job 27

The Complete Jewish Bible CJB

1 Iyov continued his speech:

2 "I swear by the living God, who is denying me justice, and by Shaddai, who deals with me so bitterly,

3 that as long my life remains in me and God's breath is in my nostrils,

4 my lips will not speak unrighteousness, or my tongue utter deceit.

5 Far be it from me to say you are right; I will keep my integrity till the day I die.

6 I hold to my righteousness; I won't let it go; my heart will not shame me as long as I live.

7 "May my enemy meet the doom of the wicked; my foe the fate of the unrighteous.

8 For what hope does the godless have from his gain when God takes away his life?

9 Will God hear his cry when trouble comes upon him?

10 Will he take delight in Shaddai and always call on God?

11 "I am teaching you how God uses his power, not hiding what Shaddai is doing.

12 Look, you all can see for yourselves; so why are you talking such empty nonsense?

13 "This is God's reward for the wicked man, the heritage oppressors receive from Shaddai:

14 if his sons become many, they go to the sword; and his children never have enough to eat.

15 Those of his who remain are buried by plague, and their widows do not weep.

16 Even if he piles up silver like dust and stores away clothing [in mounds] like clay -

17 he may collect it, but the just will wear it, and the upright divide up the silver.

18 He builds his house weak as a spider's web, as flimsy as a watchman's shack.

19 He may lie down rich, but his wealth yields nothing; when he opens his eyes, it isn't there.

20 Terrors overtake him like a flood; at night a whirlwind steals him away.

21 The east wind carries him off, and he's gone; it sweeps him far from his place.

22 Yes, it hurls itself at him, sparing nothing; he does all he can to flee from its power.

23 [People] clap their hands at him in derision and hiss him out of his home.

New International Version NIV

1 And Job continued his discourse:

2 “As surely as God lives, who has denied me justice, the Almighty, who has made my life bitter,

3 as long as I have life within me, the breath of God in my nostrils,

4 my lips will not say anything wicked, and my tongue will not utter lies.

5 I will never admit you are in the right; till I die, I will not deny my integrity.

6 I will maintain my innocence and never let go of it; my conscience will not reproach me as long as I live.

7 “May my enemy be like the wicked, my adversary like the unjust!

8 For what hope have the godless when they are cut off, when God takes away their life?

9 Does God listen to their cry when distress comes upon them?

10 Will they find delight in the Almighty? Will they call on God at all times?

11 “I will teach you about the power of God; the ways of the Almighty I will not conceal.

12 You have all seen this yourselves. Why then this meaningless talk?

13 “Here is the fate God allots to the wicked, the heritage a ruthless man receives from the Almighty:

14 However many his children, their fate is the sword; his offspring will never have enough to eat.

15 The plague will bury those who survive him, and their widows will not weep for them.

16 Though he heaps up silver like dust and clothes like piles of clay,

17 what he lays up the righteous will wear, and the innocent will divide his silver.

18 The house he builds is like a moth’s cocoon, like a hut made by a watchman.

19 He lies down wealthy, but will do so no more; when he opens his eyes, all is gone.

20 Terrors overtake him like a flood; a tempest snatches him away in the night.

21 The east wind carries him off, and he is gone; it sweeps him out of his place.

22 It hurls itself against him without mercy as he flees headlong from its power.

23 It claps its hands in derision and hisses him out of his place.”