1 Moreover Job continued his parable, and said, 2 As God liveth, who hath taken away my judgment; and the Almighty, who hath vexed 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 wickedness, nor my tongue utter deceit. 5 God forbid that I should justify you: till I die I will not remove mine integrity from me. 6 My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go: my heart shall not reproach me so long as I live.

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 hypocrite, though he hath gained, when God taketh away his soul? 9 Will God hear his cry when trouble cometh upon him? 10 Will he delight himself in the Almighty? will he always call upon God?

11 I will teach you by the hand of God: that which is with the Almighty will I not conceal. 12 Behold, all ye yourselves have seen it; why then are ye thus altogether vain? 13 This is the portion of a wicked man with God, and the heritage of oppressors, which they shall receive of 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 in death: and his widows shall not weep. 16 Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment 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 a moth, and as a booth that the keeper maketh. 19 The rich man shall lie down, but he shall not be gathered: he openeth his eyes, and he is not. 20 Terrors take hold on him as waters, a tempest stealeth him away in the night. 21 The east wind carrieth him away, and he departeth: and as a storm hurleth him out of his place. 22 For 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 En Job het verder sy spreuk aangehef en gesê:

2 So waar as God leef wat my my reg ontneem het, en die Almagtige wat my siel bitterheid aangedoen het --

3 want my asem is nog heeltemal in my, en die lewensasem van God is in my neus --

4 my lippe spreek geen onreg nie, en my tong verkondig geen bedrog nie!

5 Dit is ver van my dat ek julle gelyk sou gee; totdat ek die asem uitblaas, sal ek my onskuld nie prysgee nie.

6 Aan my geregtigheid hou ek vas en laat dit nie los nie; my hart veroordeel geeneen van my dae nie.

7 My vyand moet dus verskyn as goddelose en my teëstander as kwaaddoener.

8 Want wat is die verwagting van die goddelose as Hy afsny -- as God sy siel wegneem?

9 Sal God sy geroep hoor as benoudheid oor hom kom?

10 Of sal hy hom kan verlustig in die Almagtige, God altyd kan aanroep?

11 Ek sal julle onderrig aangaande die hand van God; wat by die Almagtige is, sal ek nie verberg nie.

12 Kyk, julle het dit almal self aanskou, en waarom koester julle dan 'n ydele hoop?

13 D¡t is die deel van die goddelose mens by God en die erfdeel van die tiranne wat hulle van die Almagtige ontvang:

14 as sy kinders baie word, is dit vir die swaard; en sy spruite word nie versadig met brood nie.

15 Die wat van hom oorbly, word deur die pes begrawe, en sy weduwees ween nie.

16 As hy silwer ophoop soos stof en klere aanskaf soos modder --

17 hy skaf aan, maar die regverdige trek dit aan; en die onskuldige verdeel die silwer.

18 Hy het sy huis gebou soos 'n mot en soos 'n skerm wat die oppasser maak.

19 Ryk gaan hy lê, maar hy doen dit nie weer nie; hy maak sy oë oop en -- is nie meer nie.

20 Verskrikkinge oorval hom soos waterstrome; in die nag voer 'n stormwind hom weg.

21 Die oostewind tel hom op, en daar gaan hy; en dit storm hom weg uit sy plek.

22 En God werp op hom af sonder verskoning, vir sy hand moet hy haastig vlug.

23 Hulle klap oor hom in hul hande en spot hom weg uit sy plek.