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Job 27

GOD'S WORD Translation GW

1 Job continued his poems and said,

2 "I swear an oath by God, the one who has taken away my rights, by the Almighty, who has made my life bitter:

3 'As long as there is one breath [left] in me and God's breath fills my nostrils,

4 my lips will not say anything wrong, and my tongue will not mumble anything deceitful.'

5 It's unthinkable for me to admit that you are right. Until I breathe my last breath, I will never give up my claim of integrity.

6 I cling to my righteousness and won't let go. My conscience won't accuse me as long as I live.

7 "Let my enemy be [treated] like wicked people. Let anyone who attacks me be [treated] like unrighteous people.

8 After all, what hope does the godless person have when he is cut off, when God takes away his life?

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

10 Can he be happy with the Almighty? Can he call on God at all times?

11 "I will teach you about God's power. I will not hide what the Almighty has done.

12 Certainly, you have all seen it. Why then do you chatter on about such nonsense?

13 This is what God has waiting for the wicked person, the inheritance that tyrants receive from the Almighty:

14 If he has many children, swords will kill them, and his descendants won't have enough food.

15 Those who survive him will be buried by a plague, and their widows won't cry [for them].

16 Though he collects silver like dust and piles up clothing like dirt,

17 righteous people will wear what he piles up, and the innocent will divide the silver [among themselves].

18 He builds his house like a moth, like a shack that a watchman makes.

19 He may go to bed rich, but he'll never be rich again. When he opens his eyes, nothing will be left.

20 Terrors overtake him like a flood. A windstorm snatches him away at night.

21 The east wind carries him away, and he's gone. It sweeps him from his place.

22 It hurls itself at him without mercy. He flees from its power.

23 It claps its hands over him. It whistles at him from his own place.

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.”