1 J ob kept on speaking, and said,

Moreover Job continued his parable, and said,

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

As God liveth, who hath taken away my judgment; and the Almighty, who hath vexed my soul;

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

all the while my breath is in me, and the spirit of God is in my nostrils;

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

my lips shall not speak wickedness, nor my tongue utter deceit.

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

God forbid that I should justify you: till I die I will not remove mine integrity from me.

6 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.

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

7 “ 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.

Let mine enemy be as the wicked, and he that riseth up against me as the unrighteous.

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

For what is the hope of the hypocrite, though he hath gained, when God taketh away his soul?

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

Will God hear his cry when trouble cometh upon him?

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

Will he delight himself in the Almighty? will he always call upon God?

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

I will teach you by the hand of God: that which is with the Almighty will I not conceal.

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

Behold, all ye yourselves have seen it; why then are ye thus altogether vain?

13 “ 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.

This is the portion of a wicked man with God, and the heritage of oppressors, which they shall receive of the Almighty.

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

If his children be multiplied, it is for the sword: and his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread.

15 T hose 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.

Those that remain of him shall be buried in death: and his widows shall not weep.

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

Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay;

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

he may prepare it, but the just shall put it on, and the innocent shall divide the silver.

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

He buildeth his house as a moth, and as a booth that the keeper maketh.

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

The rich man shall lie down, but he shall not be gathered: he openeth his eyes, and he is not.

20 F ears come over him like a flood. A storm carries him away in the night.

Terrors take hold on him as waters, a tempest stealeth him away in the night.

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

The east wind carrieth him away, and he departeth: and as a storm hurleth him out of his place.

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

For God shall cast upon him, and not spare: he would fain flee out of his hand.

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

Men shall clap their hands at him, and shall hiss him out of his place.