1 A nd Job again took up his parable, and said,

Job kept on speaking, and said,

2 A s God liveth, who hath taken away my right, And the Almighty, who hath vexed my soul:

“As God lives, Who has taken away my right, and the All-powerful, Who has troubled my soul,

3 ( For my life is yet whole in me, And the spirit of God is in my nostrils);

as long as life is in me, and the breath of God is in my nose,

4 S urely my lips shall not speak unrighteousness, Neither shall my tongue utter deceit.

my lips will not speak what is not true, and my tongue will not lie.

5 F ar be it from me that I should justify you: Till I die I will not put away mine integrity from me.

Far be it from me to say that you are right. Until I die I will not put away my honor.

6 M y righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go: My heart shall not reproach me so long as I live.

I hold on to what is right and good and will not let it go. My heart does not put me to shame for any of my days.

7 L et mine enemy be as the wicked, And let him that riseth up against me be as the unrighteous.

“May the one who hates me be as the sinful. And may the one who is against me be as those who are not right and good.

8 F or what is the hope of the godless, though he get him gain, When God taketh away his soul?

For what is the hope of the man without God when he dies, when God takes away his life?

9 W ill God hear his cry, When trouble cometh upon him?

Will God hear his cry when trouble comes upon him?

10 W ill he delight himself in the Almighty, And call upon God at all times?

Will he be glad in the All-powerful? Will he call on God at all times?

11 I will teach you concerning the hand of God; That which is with the Almighty will I not conceal.

I will teach you about the power of God. I will not hide the ways of the All-powerful.

12 B ehold, all ye yourselves have seen it; Why then are ye become altogether vain?

All of you have seen it yourselves. Why then do you speak in a foolish way?

13 T his is the portion of a wicked man with God, And the heritage of oppressors, which they receive from the Almighty:

“This is what God gives to a sinful man, the gift that a man who makes it hard for others receives from the All-powerful.

14 I f his children be multiplied, it is for the sword; And his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread.

If he has many sons, they will be killed by the sword. And his children will not have enough bread to eat.

15 T hose that remain of him shall be buried in death, And his widows shall make no lamentation.

Those who are left to him will be buried because of disease. And the wives who have lost their husbands will not be able to cry.

16 T hough he heap up silver as the dust, And prepare raiment as the clay;

He may gather up silver like dust, and gather so much clothing as if they were clay.

17 H e may prepare it, but the just shall put it on, And the innocent shall divide the silver.

He may have it, but those who are right with God will wear it. And those who are without guilt will divide the silver.

18 H e buildeth his house as the moth, And as a booth which the keeper maketh.

He builds his house like the home of a spider, or like a tent which a watchman has made.

19 H e lieth down rich, but he shall not be gathered to his fathers; He openeth his eyes, and he is not.

He goes to bed rich, but will never again. When he opens his eyes, his riches are gone.

20 T errors overtake him like waters; A tempest stealeth him away in the night.

Fears come over him like a flood. A storm carries him away in the night.

21 T he east wind carrieth him away, and he departeth; And it sweepeth him out of his place.

The east wind carries him away, and he is gone. It carries him away from his place.

22 F or God shall hurl at him, and not spare: He would fain flee out of his hand.

It comes at him without pity. He tries to run from its power as fast as he can.

23 M en shall clap their hands at him, And shall hiss him out of his place.

Men clap their hands at him, and drive him from his place with sounds of shame.