Job 27:6-16

6 Mi justicia tengo asida, y no la cederé: No me reprochará mi corazón en el tiempo de mi vida.

7 Sea como el impío mi enemigo, Y como el inicuo mi adversario.

8 Porque ¿cuál es la esperanza del hipócrita, por mucho que hubiere robado, Cuando Dios arrebatare su alma?

9 ¿Oirá Dios su clamor Cuando la tribulación sobre él viniere?

10 ¿Deleitaráse en el Omnipotente? ¿Invocará á Dios en todo tiempo?

11 Yo os enseñaré en orden á la mano de Dios: No esconderé lo que hay para con el Omnipotente.

12 He aquí que todos vosotros lo habéis visto: ¿Por qué pues os desvanecéis con fantasía?

13 Esta es para con Dios la suerte del hombre impío, Y la herencia que los violentos han de recibir del Omnipotente.

14 Si sus hijos fueren multiplicados, serán para el cuchillo; Y sus pequeños no se hartarán de pan;

15 Los que le quedaren, en muerte serán sepultados; Y no llorarán sus viudas.

16 Si amontonare plata como polvo, Y si preparare ropa como lodo;

Job 27:6-16 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.