English Standard Version | English Standard Version |
1And Job again took up his discourse, and said: | 1And Job again took up his discourse, and said: |
2“As God lives, who has taken away my right, and the Almighty, who has made my soul bitter, | 2“As God lives, who has taken away my right, and the Almighty, who has made my soul bitter, |
3as long as my breath is in me, and the spirit of God is in my nostrils, | 3as long as my breath is in me, and the spirit of God is in my nostrils, |
4my lips will not speak falsehood, and my tongue will not utter deceit. | 4my lips will not speak falsehood, and my tongue will not utter deceit. |
5Far be it from me to say that you are right; till I die I will not put away my integrity from me. | 5Far be it from me to say that you are right; till I die I will not put away my integrity from me. |
6I hold fast my righteousness and will not let it go; my heart does not reproach me for any of my days. | 6I hold fast my righteousness and will not let it go; my heart does not reproach me for any of my days. |
7“Let my enemy be as the wicked, and let him who rises up against me be as the unrighteous. | 7“Let my enemy be as the wicked, and let him who rises up against me be as the unrighteous. |
8For what is the hope of the godless when God cuts him off, when God takes away his life? | 8For what is the hope of the godless when God cuts him off, when God takes away his life? |
9Will God hear his cry when distress comes upon him? | 9Will God hear his cry when distress comes upon him? |
10Will he take delight in the Almighty? Will he call upon God at all times? | 10Will he take delight in the Almighty? Will he call upon God at all times? |
11I will teach you concerning the hand of God; what is with the Almighty I will not conceal. | 11I will teach you concerning the hand of God; what is with the Almighty I will not conceal. |
12Behold, all of you have seen it yourselves; why then have you become altogether vain? | 12Behold, all of you have seen it yourselves; why then have you become altogether vain? |
13“This is the portion of a wicked man with God, and the heritage that oppressors receive from the Almighty: | 13“This is the portion of a wicked man with God, and the heritage that oppressors receive from the Almighty: |
14If his children are multiplied, it is for the sword, and his descendants have not enough bread. | 14If his children are multiplied, it is for the sword, and his descendants have not enough bread. |
15Those who survive him the pestilence buries, and his widows do not weep. | 15Those who survive him the pestilence buries, and his widows do not weep. |
16Though he heap up silver like dust, and pile up clothing like clay, | 16Though he heap up silver like dust, and pile up clothing like clay, |
17he may pile it up, but the righteous will wear it, and the innocent will divide the silver. | 17he may pile it up, but the righteous will wear it, and the innocent will divide the silver. |
18He builds his house like a moth’s, like a booth that a watchman makes. | 18He builds his house like a moth’s, like a booth that a watchman makes. |
19He goes to bed rich, but will do so no more; he opens his eyes, and his wealth is gone. | 19He goes to bed rich, but will do so no more; he opens his eyes, and his wealth is gone. |
20Terrors overtake him like a flood; in the night a whirlwind carries him off. | 20Terrors overtake him like a flood; in the night a whirlwind carries him off. |
21The east wind lifts him up and he is gone; it sweeps him out of his place. | 21The east wind lifts him up and he is gone; it sweeps him out of his place. |
22It hurls at him without pity; he flees from its power in headlong flight. | 22It hurls at him without pity; he flees from its power in headlong flight. |
23It claps its hands at him and hisses at him from its place. | 23It claps its hands at him and hisses at him from its place. |
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