| New King James Version | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1Moreover Job continued his discourse, and said: | 1Job continued his discourse, saying: |
| 2“As God lives, who has taken away my justice, 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 breath of God 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 wickedness, Nor my tongue utter deceit. | 4my lips will not speak unjustly, and my tongue will not utter deceit. |
| 5Far be it from me That I should say 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. |
| 6My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go; My heart shall not reproach me as long as I live. | 6I will cling to my righteousness and never let it go. My conscience will not accuse me as long as I live! |
| 7“May my enemy be like the wicked, And he who rises up against me like the unrighteous. | 7May my enemy be like the wicked and my opponent like the unjust. |
| 8For what is the hope of the hypocrite, Though he may gain much, If 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 trouble comes upon him? | 9Will God hear his cry when distress comes on him? |
| 10Will he delight himself in the Almighty? Will he always call on God? | 10Will he delight in the Almighty? Will he call on God at all times? |
| 11“I will teach you about 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. |
| 12Surely all of you have seen it; Why then do you behave with complete nonsense? | 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 of oppressors, received 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 offspring shall not be satisfied with bread. | 14Even if his children increase, they are destined for the sword; his descendants will never have enough food. |
| 15Those who survive him shall be buried in death, And their widows shall not weep, | 15Those who survive him will be buried by the plague, yet their widows will not weep for them. |
| 16Though he heaps up silver like dust, And piles 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 just 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, Like a booth which a watchman makes. | 18The house he built is like a moth's cocoon or a booth set up by a watchman. |
| 19The rich man will lie down, But not be gathered up; He opens his eyes, And he is no more. | 19He lies down wealthy, but will do so no more; when he opens his eyes, it is gone. |
| 20Terrors overtake him like a flood; A tempest steals him away in the night. | 20Terrors overtake him like a flood; a storm wind sweeps him away at night. |
| 21The east wind carries him away, 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 against him and does not spare; He flees desperately from its power. | 22It blasts at him without mercy, while he flees desperately from its grasp. |
| 23Men shall clap their hands at him, And shall hiss him out of his place. | 23It claps its hands at him and scorns him from its place. |
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