| New American Standard Bible 1995 | English Standard Version |
| 1Then Job continued 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 embittered my soul, | 2“As God lives, who has taken away my right, and the Almighty, who has made my soul bitter, |
| 3For as long as life is in me, And the breath 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 certainly will not speak unjustly, Nor will my tongue mutter deceit. | 4my lips will not speak falsehood, and my tongue will not utter deceit. |
| 5"Far be it from me that I should declare you 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. |
| 6"I hold fast my righteousness and will not let it go. My heart does not reproach 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"May my enemy be as the wicked And my opponent as the unjust. | 7“Let my enemy be as the wicked, and let him who rises up against me be as the unrighteous. |
| 8"For what is the hope of the godless when he is cut off, When God requires his life? | 8For what is the hope of the godless when God cuts him off, when God takes away his life? |
| 9"Will God hear his cry When distress comes upon him? | 9Will God hear his cry when distress comes upon him? |
| 10"Will he take delight in the Almighty? Will he call on God at all times? | 10Will he take delight in the Almighty? Will he call upon God at all times? |
| 11"I will instruct you in the power 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. |
| 12"Behold, all of you have seen it; Why then do you act foolishly? | 12Behold, all of you have seen it yourselves; why then have you become altogether vain? |
| 13"This is the portion of a wicked man from God, And the inheritance which tyrants receive from the Almighty. | 13“This is the portion of a wicked man with God, and the heritage that oppressors receive from the Almighty: |
| 14"Though his sons are many, they are destined for the sword; And his descendants will not be satisfied with bread. | 14If his children are multiplied, it is for the sword, and his descendants have not enough bread. |
| 15"His survivors will be buried because of the plague, And their widows will not be able to weep. | 15Those who survive him the pestilence buries, and his widows do not weep. |
| 16"Though he piles up silver like dust And prepares garments as plentiful as the clay, | 16Though he heap up silver like dust, and pile up clothing like clay, |
| 17He may prepare it, but the just 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. |
| 18"He has built his house like the spider's web, Or as a hut which the watchman has made. | 18He builds his house like a moth’s, like a booth that a watchman makes. |
| 19"He lies down rich, but never again; He opens his eyes, and it is no longer. | 19He goes to bed rich, but will do so no more; he opens his eyes, and his wealth is gone. |
| 20"Terrors overtake him like a flood; A tempest steals him away in the night. | 20Terrors overtake him like a flood; in the night a whirlwind carries him off. |
| 21"The east wind carries him away, and he is gone, For it whirls him away from his place. | 21The east wind lifts him up and he is gone; it sweeps him out of his place. |
| 22"For it will hurl at him without sparing; He will surely try to flee from its power. | 22It hurls at him without pity; he flees from its power in headlong flight. |
| 23"Men will clap their hands at him And will hiss him from his place. | 23It claps its hands at him and hisses at him from its place. |
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