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Job Continues: I Will Maintain My Integrity
And Job again took up his discourse, and said:
And Job again took up his discourse, and said:
Job Affirms His Righteousness
Then Job continued his discourse and said,
Then Job continued his discourse and said,
“As God lives, who has taken away my right,
and the Almighty, who has made my soul bitter,
and the Almighty, who has made my soul bitter,
“As God lives, who has taken away my right,
And the Almighty, who has embittered my soul,
And the Almighty, who has embittered my soul,
as long as my breath is in me,
and the spirit of God is in my nostrils,
and the spirit of God is in my nostrils,
For as long as life is in me,
And the breath of God is in my nostrils,
And the breath of God is in my nostrils,
my lips will not speak falsehood,
and my tongue will not utter deceit.
and my tongue will not utter deceit.
My lips certainly will not speak unjustly,
Nor will my tongue mutter deceit.
Nor will my tongue mutter deceit.
Far be it from me to say that you are right;
till I die I will not put away my integrity from me.
till I die I will not put away my integrity from me.
“Far be it from me that I should declare you right;
Till I die I will not put away my integrity from me.
Till I die I will not put away my integrity from me.
I hold fast my righteousness and will not let it go;
my heart does not reproach me for any of my days.
my heart does not reproach me for any of my days.
“I hold fast my righteousness and will not let it go.
My heart does not reproach any of my days.
My heart does not reproach any of my days.
“Let my enemy be as the wicked,
and let him who rises up against me be as the unrighteous.
and let him who rises up against me be as the unrighteous.
The State of the Godless
“May my enemy be as the wicked
And my opponent as the unjust.
For what is the hope of the godless when God cuts him off,
when God takes away his life?
when God takes away his life?
“For what is the hope of the godless when he is cut off,
When God requires his life?
When God requires his life?
Will God hear his cry
when distress comes upon him?
when distress comes upon him?
“Will God hear his cry
When distress comes upon him?
When distress comes upon him?
Will he take delight in the Almighty?
Will he call upon God at all times?
Will he call upon God at all times?
“Will he take delight in the Almighty?
Will he call on God at all times?
Will he call on God at all times?
I will teach you concerning the hand of God;
what is with the Almighty I will not conceal.
what is with the Almighty I will not conceal.
“I will instruct you in the power of God;
What is with the Almighty I will not conceal.
What is with the Almighty I will not conceal.
Behold, all of you have seen it yourselves;
why then have you become altogether vain?
why then have you become altogether vain?
“Behold, all of you have seen it;
Why then do you act foolishly?
Why then do you act foolishly?
“This is the portion of a wicked man with God,
and the heritage that oppressors receive from the Almighty:
and the heritage that oppressors receive from the Almighty:
“This is the portion of a wicked man from God,
And the inheritance which tyrants receive from the Almighty.
And the inheritance which tyrants receive from the Almighty.
If his children are multiplied, it is for the sword,
and his descendants have not enough bread.
and his descendants have not enough bread.
“Though his sons are many, they are destined for the sword;
And his descendants will not be satisfied with bread.
And his descendants will not be satisfied with bread.
Those who survive him the pestilence buries,
and his widows do not weep.
and his widows do not weep.
“His survivors will be buried because of the plague,
And their widows will not be able to weep.
And their widows will not be able to weep.
Though he heap up silver like dust,
and pile up clothing like clay,
and pile up clothing like clay,
“Though he piles up silver like dust
And prepares garments as plentiful as the clay,
And prepares garments as plentiful as the clay,
he may pile it up, but the righteous will wear it,
and the innocent will divide the silver.
and the innocent will divide the silver.
He may prepare it, but the just will wear it
And the innocent will divide the silver.
And the innocent will divide the silver.
He builds his house like a moth’s,
like a booth that a watchman makes.
like a booth that a watchman makes.
“He has built his house like the spider’s web,
Or as a hut which the watchman has made.
Or as a hut which the watchman has made.
He goes to bed rich, but will do so no more;
he opens his eyes, and his wealth is gone.
he opens his eyes, and his wealth is gone.
“He lies down rich, but never again;
He opens his eyes, and it is no longer.
He opens his eyes, and it is no longer.
Terrors overtake him like a flood;
in the night a whirlwind carries him off.
in the night a whirlwind carries him off.
“Terrors overtake him like a flood;
A tempest steals him away in the night.
A tempest steals him away in the night.
The east wind lifts him up and he is gone;
it sweeps him out of his place.
it sweeps him out of his place.
“The east wind carries him away, and he is gone,
For it whirls him away from his place.
For it whirls him away from his place.
“For it will hurl at him without sparing;
He will surely try to flee from its power.
He will surely try to flee from its power.