The State of the Godless

“May my enemy be as the wicked,
And [a]my opponent as the criminal.
For what is (A)the hope of the godless when he makes an end of life,
When God requires (B)his [b]life?
Will God (C)hear his cry
When (D)distress comes upon him?
10 Or will he take (E)pleasure in the Almighty?
Will he call on God at all times?
11 I will instruct you in the [c]power of God;
What is with the Almighty I will not conceal.
12 Behold, all of you have seen it;
Why then do you talk of nothing?

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Footnotes

  1. Job 27:7 Lit one who rises up against me
  2. Job 27:8 Or soul
  3. Job 27:11 Lit hand

“Let my enemy be like the wicked
and my opponent like the unrighteous,
for what is the hope of the godless when he cuts them off,
when God takes away his life?
Will God hear his cry of distress
when distress comes upon him?
10 Or, in Shaddai will he find delight?
Will he call upon God at all times?
11 “I will teach you[a] about[b] God’s hand;
I will not conceal that which is with Shaddai.
12 Look, you all have seen,
and why in the world[c] have you become altogether vain?[d]

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Footnotes

  1. Job 27:11 Plural
  2. Job 27:11 Or “concerning”
  3. Job 27:12 Literally “why this”
  4. Job 27:12 Literally “vain you have become vain”