1 ¶ Moreover, Job continued his parable and said,

2 A s God lives, who has taken away my rights; and the Almighty, who has made my soul bitter,

3 t hat all the while my breath is in me, and the spirit of God is in my nostrils,

4 m y lips shall not speak iniquity, nor my tongue utter deceit.

5 I n no wise should I justify you; until I die I will not remove my integrity from me.

6 I hold fast to my righteousness and will not let it go; my heart shall not reproach me so long as I live.

7 ¶ Let my enemy be as the wicked and my adversary as the unrighteous.

8 F or what is the hope of the hypocrite, though he has stolen much, when God takes away his soul?

9 W ill God hear his cry when the tribulation comes upon him?

10 W ill he delight himself in the Almighty? Will he always call upon God?

11 ¶ I will teach you what there is in the hand of God; I will not conceal that which is regarding the Almighty.

12 B ehold, all ye yourselves have seen it; why then are ye so completely vain?

13 T his is the portion of a wicked man with God and the heritage of the violent, which they shall receive of the Almighty.

14 I f their sons are multiplied, it is for the sword; and his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread.

15 T hose that remain of him shall be buried in death; and their widows shall not weep.

16 T hough he heaps up silver as the dust and prepares raiment as the clay,

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

18 H e built his house as a moth and as a booth that the keeper makes.

19 T he rich man shall lie down, but he shall not be gathered; he shall open his eyes and not see anyone.

20 T errors shall take hold on him as waters; a whirlwind shall carry him away in the night.

21 T he east wind shall take him away, and he shall depart; the storm shall catch him up out of his place.

22 F or God shall cast down on him and not spare; he would attempt to flee out of his hand.

23 M en shall clap their hands at him, and from his place they shall hiss at him.