[1] Moreover Job continued his discourse, and said: [2] "As God lives, who has taken away my justice, And the Almighty, who has made my soul bitter, [3] As long as my breath is in me, And the breath of God in my nostrils, [4] My lips will not speak wickedness, Nor my tongue utter deceit. [5] Far be it from me That I should say you are right; Till I die I will not put away my integrity from me. [6] My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go; My heart shall not reproach me as long as I live. [7] "May my enemy be like the wicked, And he who rises up against me like the unrighteous. [8] For what is the hope of the hypocrite, Though he may gain much, If God takes away his life? [9] Will God hear his cry When trouble comes upon him? [10] Will he delight himself in the Almighty? Will he always call on God? [11] "I will teach you about the hand of God; What is with the Almighty I will not conceal. [12] Surely all of you have seen it; Why then do you behave with complete nonsense? [13] "This is the portion of a wicked man with God, And the heritage of oppressors, received from the Almighty: [14] If his children are multiplied, it is for the sword; And his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread. [15] Those who survive him shall be buried in death, And their widows shall not weep, [16] Though he heaps up silver like dust, And piles up clothing like clay- [17] He may pile it up, but the just will wear it, And the innocent will divide the silver. [18] He builds his house like a moth, Like a booth which a watchman makes. [19] The rich man will lie down, But not be gathered up; He opens his eyes, And he is no more. [20] Terrors overtake him like a flood; A tempest steals him away in the night. [21] The east wind carries him away, and he is gone; It sweeps him out of his place. [22] It hurls against him and does not spare; He flees desperately from its power. [23] Men shall clap their hands at him, And shall hiss him out of his place.
