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 mine enemy be as the wicked,
And let him that riseth up against me be as the unrighteous.

For what is the hope of the godless, [a]though he get him gain,
When God taketh away his soul?
Will God hear his cry,
When trouble cometh upon him?
10 Will he delight himself in the Almighty,
And call upon God at all times?
11 I will teach you concerning the hand of God;
That which is with the Almighty will I not conceal.
12 Behold, all ye yourselves have seen it;
Why then are ye become altogether vain?

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Footnotes

  1. Job 27:8 Or, when God cutteth him off, When he taketh etc.