Job 27 — UBES
27Verse 1And Job further continued and said in his parable,Verse 2As God lives, who has thus judged me;
And the Almighty, who has embittered my soul;
Verse 3Verily, while my breath is yet in me,
And the breath of God which remains to me is in my nostrils,
Verse 4My lips shall not speak evil words,
Neither shall my soul meditate unrighteous thoughts.
Verse 5Far be it from me that I should justify you till I die;
For I will not let go my innocence,
Verse 6But keeping fast to my righteousness I will by no means let it go:
For I am not conscious to myself of having done anything amiss.
Verse 7Nay rather, but let mine enemies be as the overthrow of the ungodly,
And they that rise up against me, as the destruction of transgressors.Verse 8For what is the hope of the ungodly, that he holds to it?
Will he indeed trust in the Lord and be saved?
Verse 9Will God hear his prayer?
Or, when distress has come upon him,
Verse 10Has he any confidence before him?
Or will God hear him as he calls upon him?Verse 11Yet now I will tell you what is in the hand of the Lord:
I will not lie concerning the things which are with the Almighty.
Verse 12Behold, ye all know that ye are adding vanity to vanity.
Verse 13This is the portion of an ungodly man from the Lord,
And the possession of oppressors shall come upon them from the Almighty.
Verse 14And if their children be many, they shall be for slaughter:
And if they grow up, they shall beg.
Verse 15And they that survive of him shall utterly perish,
And no one shall pity their widows.
Verse 16Even if he should gather silver as earth,
And prepare gold as clay;
Verse 17All these things shall the righteous gain,
And the truehearted shall possess his wealth.
Verse 18And his house is gone like moths, and like a spider’s web.
Verse 19The rich man shall lie down, and shall not continue:
He has opened his eyes, and he is not.
Verse 20Pains have come upon him as water,
And darkness has carried him away by night.
Verse 21And a burning wind shall catch him, and he shall depart,
And it shall utterly drive him out of his place.
Verse 22And God shall cast trouble upon him, and not spare:
He would fain flee out of his hand.
Verse 23He shall cause men to clap their hands against them,
And shall hiss him out of his place.
And the Almighty, who has embittered my soul;
Verse 3Verily, while my breath is yet in me,
And the breath of God which remains to me is in my nostrils,
Verse 4My lips shall not speak evil words,
Neither shall my soul meditate unrighteous thoughts.
Verse 5Far be it from me that I should justify you till I die;
For I will not let go my innocence,
Verse 6But keeping fast to my righteousness I will by no means let it go:
For I am not conscious to myself of having done anything amiss.
Verse 7Nay rather, but let mine enemies be as the overthrow of the ungodly,
And they that rise up against me, as the destruction of transgressors.Verse 8For what is the hope of the ungodly, that he holds to it?
Will he indeed trust in the Lord and be saved?
Verse 9Will God hear his prayer?
Or, when distress has come upon him,
Verse 10Has he any confidence before him?
Or will God hear him as he calls upon him?Verse 11Yet now I will tell you what is in the hand of the Lord:
I will not lie concerning the things which are with the Almighty.
Verse 12Behold, ye all know that ye are adding vanity to vanity.
Verse 13This is the portion of an ungodly man from the Lord,
And the possession of oppressors shall come upon them from the Almighty.
Verse 14And if their children be many, they shall be for slaughter:
And if they grow up, they shall beg.
Verse 15And they that survive of him shall utterly perish,
And no one shall pity their widows.
Verse 16Even if he should gather silver as earth,
And prepare gold as clay;
Verse 17All these things shall the righteous gain,
And the truehearted shall possess his wealth.
Verse 18And his house is gone like moths, and like a spider’s web.
Verse 19The rich man shall lie down, and shall not continue:
He has opened his eyes, and he is not.
Verse 20Pains have come upon him as water,
And darkness has carried him away by night.
Verse 21And a burning wind shall catch him, and he shall depart,
And it shall utterly drive him out of his place.
Verse 22And God shall cast trouble upon him, and not spare:
He would fain flee out of his hand.
Verse 23He shall cause men to clap their hands against them,
And shall hiss him out of his place.