Third Millennium Bible TMB
GOD'S WORD Translation GW
1 Moreover Job continued his parable and said:
1 Job continued his poems and said,
2 "As God liveth, who hath taken away my judgment, and the Almighty, who hath vexed my soul,
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 while my breath is in me and the spirit of God is in my nostrils,
3 'As long as there is one breath [left] in me and God's breath fills my nostrils,
4 my lips shall not speak wickedness, nor my tongue utter deceit.
4 my lips will not say anything wrong, and my tongue will not mumble anything deceitful.'
5 God forbid that I should justify you; till I die I will not remove mine integrity from me.
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 My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go; my heart shall not reproach me so long as I live.
6 I cling to my righteousness and won't let go. My conscience won't accuse me as long as I live.
7 "Let mine enemy be as the wicked, and he that riseth up against me as the unrighteous.
7 "Let my enemy be [treated] like wicked people. Let anyone who attacks me be [treated] like unrighteous people.
8 For what is the hope of the hypocrite though he hath gained, when God taketh away his soul?
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 cometh upon him?
9 Will God hear his cry when trouble comes upon him?
10 Will he delight himself in the Almighty? Will he always call upon God?
10 Can he be happy with the Almighty? Can he call on God at all times?
11 I will teach you by the hand of God; that which is with the Almighty will I not conceal.
11 "I will teach you about God's power. I will not hide what the Almighty has done.
12 Behold, all ye yourselves have seen it; why then are ye thus altogether vain?
12 Certainly, you have all seen it. Why then do you chatter on about such nonsense?
13 "This is the portion of a wicked man with God, and the heritage of oppressors, which they shall receive from the Almighty.
13 This is what God has waiting for the wicked person, the inheritance that tyrants receive from the Almighty:
14 If his children be multiplied, it is for the sword; and his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread.
14 If he has many children, swords will kill them, and his descendants won't have enough food.
15 Those that remain of him shall be buried in death; and his widows shall not weep.
15 Those who survive him will be buried by a plague, and their widows won't cry [for them].
16 Though he heap up silver as the dust and prepare raiment as the clay,
16 Though he collects silver like dust and piles up clothing like dirt,
17 he may prepare it, but the just shall put it on and the innocent shall divide the silver.
17 righteous people will wear what he piles up, and the innocent will divide the silver [among themselves].
18 He buildeth his house as a moth, and as a booth that the keeper maketh.
18 He builds his house like a moth, like a shack that a watchman makes.
19 The rich man shall lie down, but he shall not be gathered; he openeth his eyes, and he is not.
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 take hold on him as waters; a tempest stealeth him away in the night.
20 Terrors overtake him like a flood. A windstorm snatches him away at night.
21 The east wind carrieth him away and he departeth, and as a storm, hurleth him out of his place.
21 The east wind carries him away, and he's gone. It sweeps him from his place.
22 For God shall cast upon him, and not spare; he would eagerly flee out of His hand.
22 It hurls itself at him without mercy. He flees from its power.
23 Men shall clap their hands at him, and shall hiss him out of his place.
23 It claps its hands over him. It whistles at him from his own place.
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