And Job again took up his parable, and said,
As God liveth, who hath taken away my right,
And the Almighty, who hath {Hebrew: made my soul bitter.}vexed my soul:
{Or, All the while my breath is in me…nostrils; surely}(For my life is yet whole in me,
And the spirit of God is in my nostrils);
Surely my lips {Or, do}shall not speak uprighteousness,
Neither {Or, doth}shall my tongue utter deceit.
Far be it from me that I should justify you:
Till I die I will not put away mine integrity from me.
My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go:
My heart {Or, doth not reproach me for any of my days}shall not reproach me so long as I live.
Let mine enemy be as the wicked,
And let him that riseth up against me be as the unrighteous.
For what is the hope of the godless, {Or, when God cutteth him off, When he taketh &c.}though he get him gain,
When God taketh away his soul?
Will God hear his cry,
When trouble cometh upon him?
Will he delight himself in the Almighty,
And call upon God at all times?
I will teach you concerning the hand of God;
That which is with the Almighty will I not conceal.
Behold, all ye yourselves have seen it;
Why then are ye become altogether vain?
This is the portion of a wicked man with God,
And the heritage of oppressors, which they receive from the Almighty:
If his children be multiplied, it is for the sword;
And his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread.
Those that remain of him shall be buried in death,
And his widows shall make no lamentation.
Though he heap up silver as the dust,
And prepare raiment as the clay;
He may prepare it, but the just shall put it on,
And the innocent shall divide the silver.
He buildeth his house as the moth,
And as a booth which the keeper maketh.
He lieth down rich, but he shall not be gathered to his fathers;
He openeth his eyes, and he is not.
Terrors overtake him like waters;
A tempest stealeth him away in the night.
The east wind carrieth him away, and he departeth;
And it sweepeth him out of his place.
For God shall hurl at him, and not spare:
He would fain flee out of his hand.
Men shall clap their hands at him,
And shall hiss him out of his place.
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For ye say, Where is the house of the prince?And where is the tent wherein the wicked dwelt?
Have ye not asked wayfaring men?And do ye not know their evidences,
That the evil man is {Or, spared in &c.}reserved to the day of calamity?That they are {Or, led away in &c.}led forth to the day of wrath?
How forcible are words of uprightness!But your reproof, what doth it reprove?
Do ye think to reprove words,Seeing that the speeches of one that is desperate are {Or, for the wind}as wind?
Yea, ye would cast lots upon the fatherless,And make merchandise of your friend.
Now therefore be pleased to look upon me; {Or, And it will be evident unto you if I lie}For surely I shall not lie to your face.
Return, I pray you, let there be no injustice;Yea, return again, {Hebrew: my righteousness is in it.}my cause is righteous.
There is a vanity which is done upon the earth, that there are righteous men unto whom it happeneth according to the work of the wicked; again, there are wicked men to whom it happeneth according to the work of the righteous: I said that this also is vanity.
But ye are forgers of lies;Ye are all physicians of no value.
Oh that ye would altogether hold your peace!And it would be your wisdom.
Hear now my reasoning,And hearken to the pleadings of my lips.
Will ye speak unrighteously for God,And talk deceitfully for him?
Will ye show partiality to him?Will ye contend for God?
Is it good that he should search you out?Or as one {Or, mocketh}deceiveth a man, will ye {Or, mock}deceive him?
For all this I laid to my heart, even to explore all this: that the righteous, and the wise, and their works, are in the hand of God; whether it be love or hatred, man knoweth it not; all is before them.
All things come alike to all: there is one event to the righteous and to the wicked; to the good and to the clean and to the unclean; to him that sacrificeth and to him that sacrificeth not; as is the good, so is the sinner; and he that sweareth, as he that feareth an oath.
This is an evil in all that is done under the sun, that there is one event unto all: yea also, the heart of the sons of men is full of evil, and madness is in their heart while they live, and after that they go to the dead.
Shall {Hebrew: words of wind.}vain words have an end?Or what provoketh thee that thou answerest?
Surely there are {Hebrew: mockery.}mockers with me,And mine eye dwelleth upon their provocation.
How long will ye vex my soul,And break me in pieces with words?
These ten times have ye reproached me:Ye are not ashamed that ye deal hardly with me.
Suffer me, and I also will speak;And after that I have spoken, {Or, thou shall mock}mock on.
How hast thou helped him that is without power!How hast thou saved the arm that hath no strength!
How hast thou counselled him that hath no wisdom,And plentifully declared sound knowledge!
To whom hast thou uttered words?And whose {Hebrew: breath}spirit came forth from thee?