1And Job continued his speech, and said,

2"As God lives, He has denied me justice; and the Almighty has made my soul bitter.

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

4My lips shall not speak wickedness, nor my tongue utter deceit.

5Far be it from me that I should declare you to be right; until I die I will not retract my integrity from me.

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

7Let my enemy be like the wicked, and he who rises up against me as the unrighteous.

8For what is the hope of the hypocrite, though he has gained much, when God takes away his life?

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

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

11I will teach you by the hand of God; that which is with the Almighty I will not hide.

12Behold, all of you have seen it yourselves; indeed why then do you become completely vain?

13This is the portion of a wicked man with God, and the inheritance of oppressors which they shall receive from the Almighty.

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

15Those who survive of him shall be buried by pestilence; and his widows shall not weep.

16Though he heaps up silver like the dust, and prepares clothing like the clay,

17While he may prepare, the just shall put it on, and the innocent shall divide the silver.

18He builds his house like a moth, and like a booth that a watchman makes.

19The rich man shall lie down, but shall not be gathered. He opens his eyes, and his wealth is not.

20Terrors overtake him like flooding waters; a tempest steals him away in the night.

21The east wind carries him up, and he is gone; for it sweeps him out of his place.

22For it will hurl at him, and will not spare; he will surely try to flee from its power.

23Men shall clap their hands at him, and shall hiss him out of his place."