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Job 27
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949
2God liveth! He turned aside my judgment, And the Mighty--He made my soul bitter.
2By the life of God, who has taken away my right; and of the Ruler of all, who has made my soul bitter;
3For all the while my breath <FI>is<Fi> in me, And the spirit of God in my nostrils.
3(For all my breath is still in me, and the spirit of God is my life;)
4My lips do not speak perverseness, And my tongue doth not utter deceit.
4Truly, there is no deceit in my lips, and my tongue does not say what is false.
5Pollution to me--if I justify you, Till I expire I turn not aside 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.
6On my righteousness I have laid hold, And I do not let it go, My heart doth not reproach me while 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.
7As the wicked is my enemy, And my withstander as the perverse.
7Let my hater be like the evil man, and let him who comes against me be as the sinner.
8For what <FI>is<Fi> the hope of the profane, When He doth cut off? When God doth cast off his soul?
8For what is the hope of the sinner when he is cut off, when God takes back his soul?
9His cry doth God hear, When distress cometh on him?
9Will his cry come to the ears of God when he is in trouble?
10On the Mighty doth he delight himself? Call God at all times?
10Will he take delight in the Ruler of all, and make his prayer to God at all times?
11I shew you by the hand of God, That which <FI>is<Fi> with the Mighty I hide not.
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.
12Lo, ye--all of you--have seen, And why <FI>is<Fi> this--ye are altogether vain?
12Truly, you have all seen it yourselves; why then have you become completely foolish?
13This <FI>is<Fi> the portion of wicked man with God, And the inheritance of terrible ones From the Mighty they receive.
13This is the punishment of the evil-doer from God, and the heritage given to the cruel by the Ruler of all.
14If his sons multiply--for them <FI>is<Fi> a sword. And his offspring <FI>are<Fi> not satisfied <FI>with<Fi> bread.
14If his children are increased, it is for the sword; and his offspring have not enough bread.
15His remnant in death are buried, And his widows do not weep.
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.
16If he heap up as dust silver, And as clay prepare clothing,
16Though he may get silver together like dust, and make ready great stores of clothing;
17He prepareth--and the righteous putteth <FI>it<Fi> on, And the silver the innocent doth apportion.
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.
18He hath built as a moth his house, And as a booth a watchman hath made.
18His house has no more strength than a spider's thread, or a watchman's tent.
19Rich he lieth down, and he is not gathered, His eyes he hath opened, 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.
20Overtake him as waters do terrors, By night stolen him away hath a whirlwind.
20Fears overtake him like rushing waters; in the night the storm-wind takes him away.
21Take him up doth an east wind, and he goeth, And it frighteneth him from his place,
21The east wind takes him up and he is gone; he is forced violently out of his place.