Job 27:1–23

Moreover Job †continued his parable, and said,

2  aAs God liveth, bwho hath taken away my judgment;

And the Almighty, who hath †vexed my soul;

3  cAll the while my breath is in me,

And ||the spirit of God is in my nostrils;

4  My lips shall not speak dwickedness,

Nor my tongue utter ddeceit.

5  eGod forbid that I should justify you:

Till I die I will not remove mine fintegrity from me.

6  My righteousness I ghhold fast, and will not hlet it go:

iMy heart shall not reproach me †so long as I live.

7  Let mine enemy be as the wicked,

And khe that riseth up against me as the unrighteous.

8  lFor what is the hope of the hypocrite, though he mhath gained,

When God taketh away his soul?

9  nWill God hear his cry

When trouble cometh upon him?

10  oWill he delight himself in the Almighty?

Will he always call upon God?

11  I will teach you ||by the hand of God:

That which is pwith the Almighty will I not conceal.

12  Behold, all ye yourselves have seen it;

Why then are ye thus altogether vain?

13  qThis is the portion of a wicked man with God,

And the heritage of roppressors, which they shall receive of the Almighty.

14  sIf his children be multiplied, it is for tthe sword:

And his uoffspring tshall not be satisfied with bread.

15  Those that remain of him tshall be buried in death:

And whis widows shall not weep.

16  Though he xheap up silver as the dust,

And prepare raiment as the clay;

17  He may prepare it, but the just shall put it on,

And ythe innocent shall divide the silver.

18  He buildeth zhis house as a amoth,

And as a bbooth that cthe keeper maketh.

19  The rich man dshall lie down, but he shall not be egathered:

He openeth his eyes, and fhe is not.

20  gTerrors take hold on him as hwaters,

A itempest stealeth him away djin the night.

21  The east wind carrieth him away, and khe departeth:

And las a storm hurleth him mout of his place.

22  For God shall ncast upon him, and not spare:

†He would fain flee out of his hand.

23  Men shall oclap their hands at him,

And shall phiss him mout of his place.