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Job 27
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1And Job further continued and said in his parable,
1Moreover Job continued his parable, and said,
2[As] God lives, who has thus judge me; and the Almighty, who has embittered my soul;
2As God liveth, who hath taken away my judgment; and the Almighty, who hath vexed my soul;
3verily, while my breath is yet in [me], and the breath of God which remains to me is in my nostrils,
3All the while my breath is in me, and the spirit of God is in my nostrils;
4my lips shall not speak evil words, neither shall my soul meditate unrighteous thoughts.
4My lips shall not speak wickedness, nor my tongue utter deceit.
5Far be it from me that I should justify youtill I die; for I will not let go my innocence,
5God forbid that I should justify you: till I die I will not remove mine integrity from me.
6but keeping fast to [my] righteousness I will by no means let it go: for I am not conscious to myself of having done any thing amiss.
6My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go: my heart shall not reproach me so long as I live.
7Nay rather, but let my enemies be as the overthrow of the ungodly, and they that rise up against me, as the destruction of transgressors.
7Let mine enemy be as the wicked, and he that riseth up against me as the unrighteous.
8For what is the hope of the ungodly, that he holds to it? will he indeed trust in the Lord [and] be saved?
8For what is the hope of the hypocrite, though he hath gained, when God taketh away his soul?
9Will God hear his prayer? or, when distress has come upon him,
9Will God hear his cry when trouble cometh upon him?
10has he any confidence before him? or will [God] hear him as he calls upon him?
10Will he delight himself in the Almighty? will he always call upon God?
11Yet now I will tell you what is in the hand of the Lord: I will not lie concerning the things which are with the Almighty .
11I will teach you by the hand of God: that which is with the Almighty will I not conceal.
12Behold, you⌃ all know that you⌃ are adding vanity to vanity.
12Behold, all ye yourselves have seen it; why then are ye thus altogether vain?
13This is the portion of an ungodly man from the Lord, and the possession of oppressorsshall come upon them from the Almighty.
13This is the portion of a wicked man with God, and the heritage of oppressors, which they shall receive of the Almighty.
14And if their children be many, they shall be for slaughter: and if they grow up, they shall beg.
14If his children be multiplied, it is for the sword: and his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread.
15And they that survive of him shall utterly perish, and no one shall pity their widows .
15Those that remain of him shall be buried in death: and his widows shall not weep.
16Even if he should gather silver as earth, and prepare gold as clay;
16Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay;
17All these things shall the righteous gain, and the true-hearted shall possess his wealth.
17He may prepare it, but the just shall put it on, and the innocent shall divide the silver.
18And his house is gone like moths, and like a spider's web.
18He buildeth his house as a moth, and as a booth that the keeper maketh.
19The rich man shall lie down, and shall not continue: he has opened his eyes, and he is not.
19The rich man shall lie down, but he shall not be gathered: he openeth his eyes, and he is not.
20Pains have come upon him as water, and darkness has carried him away by night.
20Terrors take hold on him as waters, a tempest stealeth him away in the night.
21And a burning wind shall catch him , and he shall depart, and it shall utterly drive him out of his place.
21The east wind carrieth him away, and he departeth: and as a storm hurleth him out of his place.
22And [God] shall cast [trouble] upon him, and not spare: he would fain flee out of his hand.
22For God shall cast upon him, and not spare: he would fain flee out of his hand.
23He shall cause [men] to clap their hands against them, and shall hiss him out of his place.
23Men shall clap their hands at him, and shall hiss him out of his place.