Job 27:15-23

15 A los sobrevivientes los matará una plaga
y ni siquiera las viudas llorarán por ellos.

16 »Tal vez la gente malvada tenga montones de dinero
y amontonen mucha ropa,

17 pero los justos usarán esa ropa
y los inocentes se repartirán ese dinero.

18 Los malvados construyen casas tan frágiles como una tela de araña,
tan débiles como un refugio hecho de ramas.

19 Los malvados se acuestan siendo ricos
pero, cuando despiertan, descubren que toda su riqueza se ha esfumado.

20 El terror los anega como una inundación
y son arrastrados por las tormentas de la noche.

21 El viento del oriente se los lleva, y desaparecen;
los arrasa por completo.

22 Se arremolina en torno a ellos sin misericordia.
Luchan por huir de su poder,

23 pero todos los abuchean
y se burlan de ellos.

Job 27:15-23 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO JOB 27

Though Job's friends were become silent, and dropped the controversy with him, he still continued his discourse in this and the four following chapters; in which he asserts his integrity; illustrates and confirms his former sentiments; gives further proof of his knowledge of things, natural and divine; takes notice of his former state of prosperity, and of his present distresses and afflictions, which came upon him, notwithstanding his piety, humanity, and beneficence, and his freedom from the grosser acts of sin, both with respect to God and men, all which he enlarges upon. In this chapter he gives his word and oath for it, that he would never belie himself, and own that he was an hypocrite, when he was not, but would continue to assert his integrity, and the righteousness of his cause, as long as he lived, Job 27:1-6; for to be an hypocrite, and to attempt to conceal his hypocrisy, would be of no advantage to him, either in life, or in death, Job 27:7-10; and was this his character and case, upon their principles, he could expect no other than to be a miserable man, as wicked men are, who have their blessings turned into curses, or taken away from them, and they removed out of the world in the most awful and terrible manner, and under manifest tokens of the wrath and displeasure of God, Job 27:11-23.