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

“May my enemy be like the wicked,
    and may my opponent be like the unrighteous.
For what is the hope of the godless when God cuts them off,
    when God takes away their lives?(A)
Will God hear their cry
    when trouble comes upon them?(B)
10 Will they take delight in the Almighty?[a]
    Will they call upon God at all times?(C)
11 I will teach you concerning the hand of God;
    that which is with the Almighty[b] I will not conceal.
12 All of you have seen it yourselves;
    why then have you become altogether vain?

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Footnotes

  1. 27.10 Traditional rendering of Heb Shaddai
  2. 27.11 Traditional rendering of Heb Shaddai