Job 27

1And Job again took up his parable, and said,

1And Job again took up the word and said,

1And Job addeth to lift up his simile, and saith: --

2As God liveth, who hath taken away my right, And the Almighty, who hath vexed my soul

2By the life of God, who has taken away my right; and of the Ruler of all, who has made my soul bitter;

2God liveth! He turned aside my judgment, And the Mighty--He made my soul bitter.

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

3(For all my breath is still in me, and the spirit of God is my life;)

3For all the while my breath <FI>is<Fi> in me, And the spirit of God in my nostrils.

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

4Truly, there is no deceit in my lips, and my tongue does not say what is false.

4My lips do not speak perverseness, And my tongue doth not utter deceit.

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

5Let it be far from me! I will certainly not say that you are right! I will come to death before I give up my righteousness.

5Pollution to me--if I justify you, Till I expire I turn not aside mine integrity from me.

6My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go: My heart shall not reproachmeso long as I live.

6I will keep it safe, and will not let it go: my heart has nothing to say against any part of my life.

6On my righteousness I have laid hold, And I do not let it go, My heart doth not reproach me while I live.

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

7Let my hater be like the evil man, and let him who comes against me be as the sinner.

7As the wicked is my enemy, And my withstander as the perverse.

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

8For what is the hope of the sinner when he is cut off, when God takes back his soul?

8For what <FI>is<Fi> the hope of the profane, When He doth cut off? When God doth cast off his soul?

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

9Will his cry come to the ears of God when he is in trouble?

9His cry doth God hear, When distress cometh on him?

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

10Will he take delight in the Ruler of all, and make his prayer to God at all times?

10On the Mighty doth he delight himself? Call God at all times?

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

11I will give you teaching about the hand of God; I will not keep secret from you what is in the mind of the Ruler of all.

11I shew you by the hand of God, That which <FI>is<Fi> with the Mighty I hide not.

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

12Truly, you have all seen it yourselves; why then have you become completely foolish?

12Lo, ye--all of you--have seen, And why <FI>is<Fi> this--ye are altogether vain?

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

13This is the punishment of the evil-doer from God, and the heritage given to the cruel by the Ruler of all.

13This <FI>is<Fi> the portion of wicked man with God, And the inheritance of terrible ones From the Mighty they receive.

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

14If his children are increased, it is for the sword; and his offspring have not enough bread.

14If his sons multiply--for them <FI>is<Fi> a sword. And his offspring <FI>are<Fi> not satisfied <FI>with<Fi> bread.

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

15When those of his house who are still living come to their end by disease, they are not put into the earth, and their widows are not weeping for them.

15His remnant in death are buried, And his widows do not weep.

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

16Though he may get silver together like dust, and make ready great stores of clothing;

16If he heap up as dust silver, And as clay prepare clothing,

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

17He may get them ready, but the upright will put them on, and he who is free from sin will take the silver for a heritage.

17He prepareth--and the righteous putteth <FI>it<Fi> on, And the silver the innocent doth apportion.

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

18His house has no more strength than a spider's thread, or a watchman's tent.

18He hath built as a moth his house, And as a booth a watchman hath made.

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

19He goes to rest full of wealth, but does so for the last time: on opening his eyes, he sees it there no longer.

19Rich he lieth down, and he is not gathered, His eyes he hath opened, and he is not.

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

20Fears overtake him like rushing waters; in the night the storm-wind takes him away.

20Overtake him as waters do terrors, By night stolen him away hath a whirlwind.

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

21The east wind takes him up and he is gone; he is forced violently out of his place.

21Take him up doth an east wind, and he goeth, And it frighteneth him from his place,

22ForGodshall hurl at him, and not spare: He would fain flee out of his hand.

22God sends his arrows against him without mercy; he goes in flight before his hand.

22And it casteth at him, and doth not spare, From its hand he diligently fleeth.

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

23Men make signs of joy because of him, driving him from his place with sounds of hissing.

23It clappeth at him its hands, And it hisseth at him from his place.