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Job 27

New King James Version NKJV

1 Moreover Job continued his discourse, and said:

2 "As God lives, who has taken away my justice, And the Almighty, who has made my soul bitter,

3 As long as my breath is in me, And the breath of God in my nostrils,

4 My lips will not speak wickedness, Nor my tongue utter deceit.

5 Far be it from me That I should say you are right; Till I die I will not put away my integrity from me.

6 My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go; My heart shall not reproach me as long as I live.

7 "May my enemy be like the wicked, And he who rises up against me like the unrighteous.

8 For what is the hope of the hypocrite, Though he may gain much, If God takes away his life?

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

10 Will he delight himself in the Almighty? Will he always call on God?

11 "I will teach you about the hand of God; What is with the Almighty I will not conceal.

12 Surely all of you have seen it; Why then do you behave with complete nonsense?

13 "This is the portion of a wicked man with God, And the heritage of oppressors, received from the Almighty:

14 If his children are multiplied, it is for the sword; And his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread.

15 Those who survive him shall be buried in death, And their widows shall not weep,

16 Though he heaps up silver like dust, And piles up clothing like clay--

17 He may pile it up, but the just will wear it, And the innocent will divide the silver.

18 He builds his house like a moth, Like a booth which a watchman makes.

19 The rich man will lie down, But not be gathered up; He opens his eyes, And he is no more.

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

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

22 It hurls against him and does not spare; He flees desperately from its power.

23 Men shall clap their hands at him, And shall hiss him out of his 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.”