| English Standard Version | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1And Job again took up his discourse, and said: | 1Job continued his discourse, saying: |
| 2“As God lives, who has taken away my right, and the Almighty, who has made my soul bitter, | 2As God lives, who has deprived me of justice, and the Almighty who has made me bitter, |
| 3as long as my breath is in me, and the spirit of God is in my nostrils, | 3as long as my breath is still in me and the breath from God remains in my nostrils, |
| 4my lips will not speak falsehood, and my tongue will not utter deceit. | 4my lips will not speak unjustly, 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. | 5I will never affirm that you are right. I will maintain my integrity until I die. |
| 6I hold fast my righteousness and will not let it go; my heart does not reproach me for any of my days. | 6I will cling to my righteousness and never let it go. My conscience will not accuse me as long as I live! |
| 7“Let my enemy be as the wicked, and let him who rises up against me be as the unrighteous. | 7May my enemy be like the wicked and my opponent like the unjust. |
| 8For what is the hope of the godless when God cuts him off, when God takes away his life? | 8For what hope does the godless man have when he is cut 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 on him? |
| 10Will he take delight in the Almighty? Will he call upon God at all times? | 10Will he delight in the Almighty? Will he call on 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 about God's power. I will not conceal what the Almighty has planned. |
| 12Behold, all of you have seen it yourselves; why then have you become altogether vain? | 12All of you have seen this for yourselves, why do you keep up this empty talk? |
| 13“This is the portion of a wicked man with God, and the heritage that oppressors receive from the Almighty: | 13This is a wicked man's lot from God, the inheritance the ruthless receive from the Almighty. |
| 14If his children are multiplied, it is for the sword, and his descendants have not enough bread. | 14Even if his children increase, they are destined for the sword; his descendants will never have enough food. |
| 15Those who survive him the pestilence buries, and his widows do not weep. | 15Those who survive him will be buried by the plague, yet their widows will not weep for them. |
| 16Though he heap up silver like dust, and pile up clothing like clay, | 16Though he piles up silver like dust and heaps up a wardrobe like clay-- |
| 17he may pile it up, but the righteous will wear it, and the innocent will divide the silver. | 17he may heap it up, but the righteous will wear it, and the innocent will divide up his silver. |
| 18He builds his house like a moth’s, like a booth that a watchman makes. | 18The house he built is like a moth's cocoon or a booth set up by a watchman. |
| 19He goes to bed rich, but will do so no more; he opens his eyes, and his wealth is gone. | 19He lies down wealthy, but will do so no more; when he opens his eyes, it is gone. |
| 20Terrors overtake him like a flood; in the night a whirlwind carries him off. | 20Terrors overtake him like a flood; a storm wind sweeps him away at night. |
| 21The east wind lifts him up and he is gone; it sweeps him out of his place. | 21An east wind picks him up, and he is gone; it carries him away from his place. |
| 22It hurls at him without pity; he flees from its power in headlong flight. | 22It blasts at him without mercy, while he flees desperately from its grasp. |
| 23It claps its hands at him and hisses at him from its place. | 23It claps its hands at him and scorns him from its place. |
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