1 And Job continued his parable and said,
2 {As} *God liveth, who hath taken away my right, and the Almighty, who hath embittered my soul,
3 All the while my breath is in me, and the spirit of +God is in my nostrils,
4 My lips shall not speak unrighteousness, nor my tongue utter deceit!
5 Be it far from me that I should justify you; till I die I will not remove my blamelessness from me.
6 My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go: my heart reproacheth {me} not one of my days.
7 Let mine enemy be as the wicked, and he that riseth up against me as the unrighteous.
8 For what is the hope of the ungodly, when {God} cutteth him off, when +God taketh away his soul?
9 Will *God hear his cry when distress cometh upon him?
10 Doth he delight himself in the Almighty? will he at all times call upon +God?
11 I will teach you concerning the hand of *God; what is with the Almighty will I not conceal.
12 Behold, ye yourselves have all seen {it}; and why are ye thus altogether vain?
13 This is the portion of the wicked man with *God, and the heritage of the violent, which they receive from the Almighty: -
14 If his children be multiplied, it is for the sword, and his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread;
15 Those that remain of him shall be buried by death, and his widows shall not weep.
16 Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare clothing as the clay;
17 He may prepare it, but the just shall put it on; and the innocent shall divide the silver.
18 He buildeth his house as the moth, and as a booth that a keeper maketh.
19 He lieth down rich, but will do so no more; he openeth his eyes, and he is not.
20 Terrors overtake him like waters; a whirlwind stealeth him away in the night.
21 The east wind carrieth him away and he is gone; and as a storm it hurleth him out of his place.
22 And {God} shall cast upon him and not spare: he would fain flee out of his hand.
23 {Men} shall clap their hands at him, and shall hiss him out of his place.
1 约伯继续他的讲论， 说：
2 "永活的 神夺去我的公理， 全能者使我心中痛苦。
3 只要我的生命还在我里面， 神赐我的气息还在我鼻孔里，
4 我的嘴唇决不说不义之言， 我的舌头也不讲诡诈之语。
5 我绝对不以你们为是， 我到死也不放弃我的纯全；
6 我坚守我的义决不放松， 我一生的日子我的心必不责备我。
7 愿我的敌人如恶人一般， 愿那起来攻击我的像不义的人一样。
8 不敬虔的人被剪除， 神夺去他性命的时候还有什么指望呢？
9 患难临到他身上的时候， 神会垂听他的哀求吗？
10 他以全能者为乐， 时时求告 神吗？
11 我借 神的能力教导你们， 我不向你们隐瞒全能者的事。
12 你们都亲自见过， 你们为什么成了这么虚妄呢？
13 这是恶人从 神所得的分， 强暴的人从全能者所得的业。
14 即使他的儿女增多， 还是被刀剑所杀， 他的子孙也必永不得饱食；
15 他的遗族在死人中埋葬， 他的寡妇也都不哀哭。
16 他虽然堆积银子如尘沙， 预备衣服如泥土，
17 他尽管预备， 义人却要穿上； 他的银子， 无辜的人也要瓜分。
18 他建造房屋如蜘蛛结网， 又如守望者所搭的棚。
19 他虽然躺下的时候富有， 却不再这样； 他一张开双眼， 财富就不在了。
20 惊恐必如众水追上他， 暴风在夜间把他刮去。
21 东风把他吹起， 他就消逝； 又把他卷起， 离开原来的地方。
22 神射击他， 毫不留情， 他甚愿快快逃脱 神的手。
23 有人向他拍掌， 发嘶声赶他离开原来的地方。"