Job 27
New American Standard Bible 1995
Job Affirms His Righteousness
27 Then Job [a]continued his (A)discourse and said,
2 “As God lives, (B)who has taken away my right,
And the Almighty, (C)who has embittered my soul,
3 For as long as [b]life is in me,
And the [c](D)breath of God is in my nostrils,
4 My lips certainly will not speak unjustly,
Nor will (E)my tongue mutter deceit.
5 “Far be it from me that I should declare you right;
Till I die (F)I will not put away 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.
The State of the Godless
7 “May my enemy be as the wicked
And [d]my opponent as the unjust.
8 “For what is (H)the hope of the godless [e]when he is cut off,
When God requires (I)his [f]life?
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 [g]power of God;
What is with the Almighty I will not conceal.
12 “Behold, all of you have seen it;
Why then do you [h]act foolishly?
13 “This is (M)the portion of a wicked man from God,
And the inheritance which (N)tyrants receive from the Almighty.
14 “Though his sons are many, [i]they are destined (O)for the sword;
And his (P)descendants will not be satisfied with bread.
15 “His survivors will be buried because of the plague,
And [j]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 just will wear it
And the innocent will divide the silver.
18 “He has built his (S)house like the [k]spider’s web,
Or as a hut which the watchman has made.
19 “He lies down rich, but never [l]again;
He opens his eyes, and (T)it is no longer.
20 “(U)Terrors overtake him like a flood;
A tempest steals him away (V)in the night.
21 “The east (W)wind carries him away, and he is gone,
For 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 [m]power.
23 “Men will clap their hands at him
And will (AA)hiss him from his place.
Footnotes
- Job 27:1 Or again took up
- Job 27:3 Lit breath
- Job 27:3 Or spirit
- Job 27:7 Lit he who rises up against me
- Job 27:8 Or though he gains
- Job 27:8 Lit soul
- Job 27:11 Lit hand
- Job 27:12 Or speak vanity
- Job 27:14 Lit the sword is for them
- Job 27:15 So ancient versions; Heb his
- Job 27:18 So ancient versions; Heb moth
- Job 27:19 So ancient versions; Heb will be gathered
- Job 27:22 Lit hand
Proverbs 2:6-9
New American Standard Bible 1995
6 For (A)the Lord gives wisdom;
From His mouth come knowledge and understanding.
7 He stores up sound wisdom for the upright;
He is a (B)shield to those who walk in integrity,
8 Guarding the paths of justice,
And He (C)preserves the way of His godly ones.
9 Then you will discern (D)righteousness and justice
And equity and every (E)good course.
Luke 6:39-49
New American Standard Bible 1995
39 And He also spoke a parable to them: “(A)A blind man cannot guide a blind man, can he? Will they not both fall into a pit? 40 (B)A [a]pupil is not above his teacher; but everyone, after he has been fully trained, will [b]be like his teacher. 41 Why do you look at the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? 42 Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Brother, let me take out the speck that is in your eye,’ when you yourself do not see the log that is in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take out the speck that is in your brother’s eye. 43 (C)For there is no good tree which produces bad fruit, nor, [c]on the other hand, a bad tree which produces good fruit. 44 (D)For each tree is known by its own fruit. For men do not gather figs from thorns, nor do they pick grapes from a briar bush. 45 (E)The good man out of the good [d]treasure of his heart brings forth what is good; and the evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth what is evil; (F)for his mouth speaks from [e]that which fills his heart.
Builders and Foundations
46 “(G)Why do you call Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ and do not do what I say? 47 (H)Everyone who comes to Me and hears My words and [f]acts on them, I will show you whom he is like: 48 he is like a man building a house, who [g]dug deep and laid a foundation on the rock; and when a flood occurred, the [h]torrent burst against that house and could not shake it, because it had been well built. 49 But the one who has heard and has not acted accordingly, is like a man who built a house on the ground without any foundation; and the [i]torrent burst against it and immediately it collapsed, and the ruin of that house was great.”
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