Job 27
1And Job further continued and said in his parable, 1
2As God lives, who has thus judged me; 1 And the Almighty, who has embittered my soul; 1
3Verily, while my breath is yet in me, 1 And the breath of God which remains to me is in my nostrils, 1
4My lips shall not speak evil words, 1 Neither shall my soul meditate unrighteous thoughts. 1
5Far be it from me that I should justify you till I die; 1 For I will not let go my innocence, 1
6But keeping fast to my righteousness I will by no means let it go: 1 For I am not conscious to myself of having done anything amiss. 1
7Nay rather, but let mine enemies be as the overthrow of the ungodly, 1 And they that rise up against me, as the destruction of transgressors. 1
8For what is the hope of the ungodly, that he holds to it? 1 Will he indeed trust in the Lord and be saved? 1
9Will God hear his prayer? 1 Or, when distress has come upon him, 1
10Has he any confidence before him? 1 Or will God hear him as he calls upon him? 1
11Yet now I will tell you what is in the hand of the Lord: 1 I will not lie concerning the things which are with the Almighty. 1
12Behold, ye all know that ye are adding vanity to vanity. 1
13This is the portion of an ungodly man from the Lord, 1 And the possession of oppressors shall come upon them from the Almighty. 1
14And if their children be many, they shall be for slaughter: 1 And if they grow up, they shall beg. 1
15And they that survive of him shall utterly perish, 1 And no one shall pity their widows. 1
16Even if he should gather silver as earth, 1 And prepare gold as clay; 1
17All these things shall the righteous gain, 1 And the truehearted shall possess his wealth. 1
18And his house is gone like moths, and like a spider’s web. 1
19The rich man shall lie down, and shall not continue: 1 He has opened his eyes, and he is not. 1
20Pains have come upon him as water, 1 And darkness has carried him away by night. 1
21And a burning wind shall catch him, and he shall depart, 1 And it shall utterly drive him out of his place. 1
22And God shall cast trouble upon him, and not spare: 1 He would fain flee out of his hand. 1
23He shall cause men to clap their hands against them, 1 And shall hiss him out of his place.