Job 27
Legacy Standard Bible
I Hold Fast My Righteousness
27 Then Job continued to lift up his [a](A)discourse and said,
2 “As God lives, (B)who has removed my justice,
And the Almighty, (C)who has embittered my soul,
3 For as long as breath is in me,
And the (D)spirit from God is in my nostrils,
4 My lips certainly will not speak unrighteousness,
Nor will (E)my tongue utter deceit.
5 Far be it from me that I should declare you right;
Till I breathe my last (F)I will not remove my integrity from me.
6 I (G)hold fast my righteousness and will not let it go.
My heart does not reproach any of my days.
7 “May my enemy be as the wicked
And the one who rises against me as the unjust.
8 For what is (H)the hope of the godless [b]when he is cut off,
When God requires (I)his [c]soul?
9 Will God (J)hear his cry
When (K)distress comes upon him?
10 Will he take (L)delight in the Almighty?
Will he call on God at all times?
11 I will instruct you in the [d]power of God;
What is with the Almighty I will not conceal.
12 Behold, all of you have seen it;
Why then do you speak with utter vanity?
13 “This is (M)the portion of a wicked man from God,
And the inheritance which the (N)ruthless receive from the Almighty.
14 Though his sons are many, [e]they are destined (O)for the sword;
And his (P)offspring will not be satisfied with bread.
15 His survivors will be buried because of the plague,
And [f]their (Q)widows will not be able to weep.
16 Though he piles up silver like dust
And prepares garments as plentiful as the clay,
17 He may prepare it, (R)but the righteous will wear it,
And the innocent will divide the silver.
18 He has built his (S)house like the [g]moth,
Or as a hut which the watchman has made.
19 He lies down rich, but never [h]again;
He opens his eyes, and (T)it is no longer.
20 (U)Terrors overtake him like many waters;
A tempest steals him away (V)in the night.
21 The east (W)wind carries him away, and he goes,
And it whirls him (X)away from his place.
22 For it will hurl at him (Y)without sparing;
He will surely try to (Z)flee from its [i]power.
23 Men will clap their hands at him
And will (AA)hiss him from his place.
Job 27
English Standard Version
Job Continues: I Will Maintain My Integrity
27 And Job again (A)took up his discourse, and said:
2 “As God lives, who has (B)taken away my right,
and the Almighty, who has (C)made my soul bitter,
3 as long as my breath is in me,
and (D)the spirit of God is in my nostrils,
4 my lips will not speak (E)falsehood,
and my tongue will not utter (F)deceit.
5 Far be it from me to say that you are right;
till I die I will not put away my (G)integrity from me.
6 I (H)hold fast my righteousness and will not let it go;
my heart does not (I)reproach me for any of my days.
7 “Let my enemy be as the wicked,
and let him who rises up against me be as the unrighteous.
8 (J)For what is the hope of the godless (K)when God cuts him off,
when God takes away his life?
9 (L)Will God hear his cry
when distress comes upon him?
10 Will he (M)take delight in the Almighty?
Will he call upon God at all times?
11 I will teach you concerning the hand of God;
(N)what is with the Almighty I will not conceal.
12 Behold, all of you have seen it yourselves;
why then have you become altogether vain?
13 (O)“This is the portion of a wicked man with God,
and the heritage that (P)oppressors receive from the Almighty:
14 If his (Q)children are multiplied, it is for (R)the sword,
and his descendants have not enough bread.
15 Those who survive him the pestilence buries,
and his (S)widows do not weep.
16 Though he (T)heap up silver like dust,
and pile up clothing like clay,
17 he may pile it up, but the righteous will wear it,
and (U)the innocent will divide the silver.
18 He builds his (V)house like a moth's,
like (W)a booth that (X)a watchman makes.
19 He goes to bed rich, but will (Y)do so no more;
he opens his eyes, and (Z)his wealth is gone.
20 (AA)Terrors overtake him like (AB)a flood;
in the night a whirlwind (AC)carries him off.
21 (AD)The east wind lifts him up and he is gone;
it (AE)sweeps him out of his place.
22 It[a] hurls at him (AF)without pity;
he flees from its[b] power in headlong flight.
23 It (AG)claps its hands at him
and (AH)hisses at him from its place.
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