Then Job 1continued
his adiscourse
and said
,
"As God lives
, awho has taken
away
my right
, And the Almighty
, bwho has embittered
my soul
,
For as long as 1life
is in me, And the 2 abreath
of God
is in my nostrils
,
My lips certainly
will not speak
unjustly
, Nor
will amy tongue
mutter
deceit
.
"Far be it from me that I should declare
you right
; Till
I die
aI will not put
away
my integrity
from me.
"I ahold fast
my righteousness
and will not let
it go
. My heart
does not reproach
any
of my days
.
"May my enemy be as the wicked
And 1my opponent
as the unjust
.
"For what is athe hope
of the godless
1when
he is cut
off
, When
God
requires
bhis 2life
?
"Will God ahear
his cry
When
bdistress
comes
upon him?
"Will he take adelight
in the Almighty
? Will he call
on God
at all
times
?
"I will instruct you in the 1power
of God
; What
is with the Almighty
I will not conceal
.
"Behold, all
of you have seen
it; Why
then
do you 1act
foolishly
?
"This is athe portion
of a wicked
man
from God
, And the inheritance
which btyrants
receive
from the Almighty
.
"Though his sons
are many
, 1they are destined afor the sword
; And his bdescendants
will not be satisfied
with bread
.
"His survivors will be buried
because of the plague
, And 1their awidows
will not be able to weep
.
"Though he piles
up silver
like dust
And prepares
garments
as plentiful as the clay
,
He may prepare it, abut the just
will wear
it And the innocent
will divide
the silver
.
"He has built his ahouse
like the 1spider's web, Or as a hut
which the watchman
has made
.
"He lies down
rich
, but never
1again
; He opens
his eyes
, and ait is no
longer
.
" aTerrors overtake
him like a flood
; A tempest
steals
him away
bin the night
.
"The east awind
carries
him away, and he is gone
, For it whirls
him baway
from his place
.
"For it will hurl at him awithout
sparing
; He will surely
try to bflee
from its 1power
.
"Men will clap their hands
at him And will ahiss
him from his place
.