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1 Moreover Job continued his parable, and said,
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Iyov continued his speech:
2 As God liveth, who hath taken away my judgment; and the Almighty, who hath vexed my soul;
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"I swear by the living God, who is denying me justice, and by Shaddai, who deals with me so bitterly,
3 All the while my breath is in me, and the spirit of God is in my nostrils;
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that as long my life remains in me and God's breath is in my nostrils,
4 My lips shall not speak wickedness, nor my tongue utter deceit.
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my lips will not speak unrighteousness, or my tongue utter deceit.
5 God forbid that I should justify you: till I die I will not remove mine integrity from me.
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Far be it from me to say you are right; I will keep my integrity till the day I die.
6 My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go: my heart shall not reproach me so long as I live.
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I hold to my righteousness; I won't let it go; my heart will not shame me as long as I live.
7 Let mine enemy be as the wicked, and he that riseth up against me as the unrighteous.
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"May my enemy meet the doom of the wicked; my foe the fate of the unrighteous.
8 For what is the hope of the hypocrite, though he hath gained, when God taketh away his soul?
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For what hope does the godless have from his gain when God takes away his life?
9 Will God hear his cry when trouble cometh upon him?
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Will God hear his cry when trouble comes upon him?
10 Will he delight himself in the Almighty? will he always call upon God?
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Will he take delight in Shaddai and always call on God?
11 I will teach you by the hand of God: that which is with the Almighty will I not conceal.
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"I am teaching you how God uses his power, not hiding what Shaddai is doing.
12 Behold, all ye yourselves have seen it; why then are ye thus altogether vain?
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Look, you all can see for yourselves; so why are you talking such empty nonsense?
13 This is the portion of a wicked man with God, and the heritage of oppressors, which they shall receive of the Almighty.
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"This is God's reward for the wicked man, the heritage oppressors receive from Shaddai:
14 If his children be multiplied, it is for the sword: and his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread.
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if his sons become many, they go to the sword; and his children never have enough to eat.
15 Those that remain of him shall be buried in death: and his widows shall not weep.
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Those of his who remain are buried by plague, and their widows do not weep.
16 Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay;
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Even if he piles up silver like dust and stores away clothing [in mounds] like clay -
17 He may prepare it, but the just shall put it on, and the innocent shall divide the silver.
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he may collect it, but the just will wear it, and the upright divide up the silver.
18 He buildeth his house as a moth, and as a booth that the keeper maketh.
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He builds his house weak as a spider's web, as flimsy as a watchman's shack.
19 The rich man shall lie down, but he shall not be gathered: he openeth his eyes, and he is not.
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He may lie down rich, but his wealth yields nothing; when he opens his eyes, it isn't there.
20 Terrors take hold on him as waters, a tempest stealeth him away in the night.
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Terrors overtake him like a flood; at night a whirlwind steals him away.
21 The east wind carrieth him away, and he departeth: and as a storm hurleth him out of his place.
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The east wind carries him off, and he's gone; it sweeps him far from his place.
22 For God shall cast upon him, and not spare: he would fain flee out of his hand.
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Yes, it hurls itself at him, sparing nothing; he does all he can to flee from its power.
23 Men shall clap their hands at him, and shall hiss him out of his place.
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[People] clap their hands at him in derision and hiss him out of his home.