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| [1]MOREOVER Job continued his parable, and said, |
[1]Moreover, Job continued his parable, and said, |
| [2]As God lives, who has wronged my judgment, and the Almighty, who has made my soul bitter; |
[2]As God liveth, who hath taken away my judgment; and the Almighty who hath afflicted my soul; |
| [3]As long as my soul is in me, and the spirit of God is in my nostrils; |
[3]All the while my breath is in me, and the spirit of God is in my nostrils; |
| [4]My lips shall not speak wickedness, nor my tongue utter deceit. |
[4]My lips shall not speak wickedness, nor my tongue utter deceit. |
| [5]God forbid that I should do evil, till I die I will not remove my innocence from me. |
[5]Far be it from me that I should justify you: till I die I will not remove my integrity from me. |
| [6]My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go; my heart shall not reproach me so long as I live |
[6]My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go: my heart shall not reproach me so long as I live. |
| [7]Let my enemy be as the ungodly, and he that hates me as the wicked. |
[7]Let my enemy be as the wicked, and he that riseth up against me as the unrighteous. |
| [8]For though he has accumulated riches, what is the hope of the godless at the time when God takes away his life? |
[8]For what is the hope of the hypocrite, though he hath gained, when God taketh away his soul? |
| [9]For God will not hear his prayer when trouble comes upon him. |
[9]Will God hear his cry when trouble cometh upon him? |
| [10]But if he should trust in the Almighty, and always call upon God, God will hear him and answer him |
[10]Will he delight himself in the Almighty? will he always call upon God? |
| [11]But as for you, I will deliver you into the hand of God; so that your works may not be hid from him. |
[11]I will teach you by the hand of God: that which is with the Almighty will I not conceal. |
| [12]Behold, all of you have seen it; why then do you boast in vain? |
[12]Behold, all ye yourselves have seen it; why then are ye thus altogether vain? |
| [13]This is the portion of a wicked man with God, and the heritage of oppressors, which they shall receive from the Almighty. |
[13]This is the portion of a wicked man with God, and the heritage of oppressors, which they shall receive of the Almighty. |
| [14]If their children are multiplied, it is for the sword; and their offspring shall not be satisfied with bread. |
[14]If his children are multiplied, it is for the sword: and his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread. |
| [15]Those who remain of them shall be buried in death; and their widows shall not weep over them. |
[15]Those that remain of him shall be buried in death: and his widows shall not weep. |
| [16]Though they heap up silver like dust and accumulate clothes like clay, |
[16]Though he should heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay? |
| [17]They may pile them up, yet the righteous shall wear them, and shall also divide their silver. |
[17]He may prepare it, but the just shall put it on, and the innocent shall divide the silver. |
| [18]For the wicked has built his house upon a spider's web, and like a booth he had made his shelter. |
[18]He buildeth his house as a moth, and as a booth that the keeper maketh. |
| [19]The rich man shall lie down, but he shall not rise again; he opens his eyes, and he is gone. |
[19]The rich man shall lie down, but he shall not be gathered: he openeth his eyes, and he is not. |
| [20]Terrors overtake him like swift water, and like a tempest that rages. |
[20]Terrors take hold on him as waters, a tempest stealeth him away in the night. |
| [21]The east wind shall carry him away in the night, and he is gone; and shall hurl him out of his place. |
[21]The east wind carrieth him away, and he departeth: and as a storm hurleth him out of his place. |
| [22]For God shall cast him out without pity, and he cannot escape out of his hand. |
[22]For God shall cast upon him, and not spare: he would fain flee out of his hand. |
| [23]He shall smite him with his hand, and shall hiss against him from his dwelling place |
[23]Men shall clap their hands at him, and shall hiss him out of his place. |