Job 27

Evangelical Heritage Version

² As God lives, he has deprived me of justice.
The Almighty has made my life^[b] bitter.
³ Yes, as long as the breath of life is still in me,
as long as the breath from God is still in my nostrils,
⁴ my lips will not speak wickedness,
and my tongue will not murmur deception.
⁵ May I be cursed if I ever admit you are right.
Until I die, I will never deny my integrity.
⁶ I have held tight to my righteousness,
and I will not let it go.
My conscience^[c] will not accuse me as long as I live.

⁷ May my enemy be like the wicked.
May the one who rises up against me be like the unjust.
⁸ For what hope is there for a godless person when God cuts him off,
when God takes away his life?
⁹ Will God hear his cry when distress comes upon him?
¹⁰ Will he take delight in the Almighty?
Will he call upon God at all times?

¹¹ I will teach you about the hand of God.
I will not hide what the Almighty is doing.
¹² Listen, all of you have observed this.
So why do you continue to spew forth such worthless vapor?

¹³ This is the allotment a wicked man receives from God,
the inheritance that tyrants receive from the Almighty:
¹⁴ Although his children are many, they are sent to the sword.
His offspring will not be satisfied with bread.
¹⁵ Those who survive will be buried by a plague.
They will be buried, and their widows will not weep.
¹⁶ Though the wicked man piles up silver like dust,
and he accumulates clothing like mounds of clay,
¹⁷ the righteous will wear what he accumulated,
and the innocent will divide his silver.
¹⁸ He has built a house, but it will be like a moth’s cocoon,
like a shack that a watchman has put up.
¹⁹ He goes to bed as a rich man,
but his wealth does not remain.
He opens his eyes, and it is all gone.
²⁰ Terrors sweep over him like floodwaters.
At night, a strong wind carries him away.
²¹ The east wind lifts him up, and off he goes.
It blows him away from his place.
²² It hurls itself at him, and it does not spare him.
He flees from its power as fast as he can.
²³ It mockingly claps its hands at him
and drives him from his place with hissing.