Job 27

Job Continues: I Will Maintain My Integrity

1 And Job again *ch. 29:1;See Num. 23:7took up his discourse, and said:

2 "As God lives, who has *ch. 34:5taken away my right,

and the Almighty, who has *[Ruth 1:20;2 Kgs. 4:27]made my soul bitter,

3 as long as my breath is in me,

and *ch. 33:4;[Gen. 2:7]the spirit of God is in my nostrils,

4 my lips will not speak *ch. 13:7falsehood,

and my tongue will not utter *ch. 13:7deceit.

5 Far be it from me to say that you are right;

till I die I will not put away my *ch. 2:3,9;[ch. 13:15]integrity from me.

6 I *ch. 2:3hold fast my righteousness and will not let it go;

my heart does not *[Acts 23:1;24:16;1 Cor. 4:4]reproach me for any of my days.

7 "Let my enemy be as the wicked,

and let him who rises up against me be as the unrighteous.

8 *See ch. 8:13For what is the hope of the godless *Matt. 16:26;[Luke 12:20]when God cuts him off,

when God takes away his life?

9 *Ps. 18:41;Prov. 1:28;15:29;Isa. 1:15;Jer. 11:11;14:12;Ezek. 8:18;Mic. 3:4;Zech. 7:13;[ch. 35:12, 13]; See Ps. 66:18Will God hear his cry

when distress comes upon him?

10 Will he *See ch. 22:26take delight in the Almighty?

Will he call upon God at all times?

11 I will teach you concerning the hand of God;

*ch. 10:13;23:14what is with the Almighty I will not conceal.

12 Behold, all of you have seen it yourselves;

why then have you become altogether vain?

13 *ch. 20:29;[ch. 18:21;31:2] "This is the portion of a wicked man with God,

and the heritage that *ch. 6:23;15:20oppressors receive from the Almighty:

14 If his *Deut. 28:41;Hos. 9:13,16children are multiplied, it is for *Jer. 15:2the sword,

and his descendants have not enough bread.

15 Those who survive him the pestilence buries,

and his *Ps. 78:64widows do not weep.

16 Though he *Zech. 9:3heap up silver like dust,

and pile up clothing like clay,

17 he may pile it up, but the righteous will wear it,

and *[Prov. 13:22;Eccles. 2:26]the innocent will divide the silver.

18 He builds his *ch. 8:14,15house like a moth’s,

like *Isa. 1:8a booth that *Song 1:6;8:11,12a watchman makes.

19 He goes to bed rich, but will *Jer. 8:2;Ezek. 29:5do so no more;

he opens his eyes, and *ch. 24:24his wealth is gone.

20 *See ch. 18:11Terrors overtake him like *See ch. 22:11a flood;

in the night a whirlwind *ch. 34:20,25;36:20carries him off.

21 *[ch. 30:22] The east wind lifts him up and he is gone;

it *ch. 8:18sweeps him out of his place.

22 It*27:22 Or He (that is, God); also verse 23 hurls at him *ch. 16:13without pity;

he flees from its*27:22 Or his; also verse 23 power in headlong flight.

23 It *Lam. 2:15;Ezek. 25:6;Nah. 3:19claps its hands at him

and *[2 Chr. 29:8;Jer. 49:17;Lam. 2:15;Ezek. 27:36;Zeph. 2:15]hisses at him from its place.