^{1 Ref} And Job again took up his parable, and said,

^{2 Ref} As God liveth, who hath taken away my right, And the Almighty, who hath vexed my soul:

^{3 Ref} (For my life is yet whole in me, And the spirit of God is in my nostrils);

^{4 Ref} Surely my lips shall not speak unrighteousness, Neither shall my tongue utter deceit.

^{5 Ref} Far be it from me that I should justify you: Till I die I will not put away mine integrity from me.

^{6 Ref} My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go: My heart shall not reproach `me' so long as I live.

^{7 Ref} Let mine enemy be as the wicked, And let him that riseth up against me be as the unrighteous.

^{8 Ref} For what is the hope of the godless, though he get him gain, When God taketh away his soul?

^{9 Ref} Will God hear his cry, When trouble cometh upon him?

^{10 Ref} Will he delight himself in the Almighty, And call upon God at all times?

^{11 Ref} I will teach you concerning the hand of God; That which is with the Almighty will I not conceal.

^{12 Ref} Behold, all ye yourselves have seen it; Why then are ye become altogether vain?

^{13 Ref} This is the portion of a wicked man with God, And the heritage of oppressors, which they receive from the Almighty:

^{14 Ref} If his children be multiplied, it is for the sword; And his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread.

^{15 Ref} Those that remain of him shall be buried in death, And his widows shall make no lamentation.

^{16 Ref} Though he heap up silver as the dust, And prepare raiment as the clay;

^{17 Ref} He may prepare it, but the just shall put it on, And the innocent shall divide the silver.

^{18 Ref} He buildeth his house as the moth, And as a booth which the keeper maketh.

^{19 Ref} He lieth down rich, but he shall not be gathered `to his fathers'; He openeth his eyes, and he is not.

^{20 Ref} Terrors overtake him like waters; A tempest stealeth him away in the night.

^{21 Ref} The east wind carrieth him away, and he departeth; And it sweepeth him out of his place.

^{22 Ref} For `God' shall hurl at him, and not spare: He would fain flee out of his hand.

^{23 Ref} Men shall clap their hands at him, And shall hiss him out of his place.

^{1 Ref} And Job again took up the word and said,

^{2 Ref} By the life of God, who has taken away my right; and of the Ruler of all, who has made my soul bitter;

^{3 Ref} (For all my breath is still in me, and the spirit of God is my life;)

^{4 Ref} Truly, there is no deceit in my lips, and my tongue does not say what is false.

^{5 Ref} Let it be far from me! I will certainly not say that you are right! I will come to death before I give up my righteousness.

^{6 Ref} I will keep it safe, and will not let it go: my heart has nothing to say against any part of my life.

^{7 Ref} Let my hater be like the evil man, and let him who comes against me be as the sinner.

^{8 Ref} For what is the hope of the sinner when he is cut off, when God takes back his soul?

^{9 Ref} Will his cry come to the ears of God when he is in trouble?

^{10 Ref} Will he take delight in the Ruler of all, and make his prayer to God at all times?

^{11 Ref} I will give you teaching about the hand of God; I will not keep secret from you what is in the mind of the Ruler of all.

^{12 Ref} Truly, you have all seen it yourselves; why then have you become completely foolish?

^{13 Ref} This is the punishment of the evil-doer from God, and the heritage given to the cruel by the Ruler of all.

^{14 Ref} If his children are increased, it is for the sword; and his offspring have not enough bread.

^{15 Ref} When those of his house who are still living come to their end by disease, they are not put into the earth, and their widows are not weeping for them.

^{16 Ref} Though he may get silver together like dust, and make ready great stores of clothing;

^{17 Ref} He may get them ready, but the upright will put them on, and he who is free from sin will take the silver for a heritage.

^{18 Ref} His house has no more strength than a spider's thread, or a watchman's tent.

^{19 Ref} He goes to rest full of wealth, but does so for the last time: on opening his eyes, he sees it there no longer.

^{20 Ref} Fears overtake him like rushing waters; in the night the storm-wind takes him away.

^{21 Ref} The east wind takes him up and he is gone; he is forced violently out of his place.

^{22 Ref} God sends his arrows against him without mercy; he goes in flight before his hand.

^{23 Ref} Men make signs of joy because of him, driving him from his place with sounds of hissing.