Job 27 :: New American Standard Bible 2020 (NASB20)

“As God ^H410 lives ^H2416, who has taken ^H5493 away ^H5493 my right ^H4941,

And the Almighty ^H7706, who has ^H4843 embittered ^H4843 my soul ^H5315,

For as long ^H3605 H5750 as [fn]life ^H5397 is in me,

And the [fn]breath ^H5397 of God ^H433 is in my nostrils ^H639,

My lips ^H8193 certainly ^H518 will not speak ^H1696 unjustly ^H5766,

Nor ^H518 will my tongue ^H3956 mutter ^H1897 deceit ^H7423.

“Far ^H2486 be it from me that I should declare ^H6663 you right ^H6663;

Until ^H5704 I die ^H1478, I will not [fn]give ^H5493 up ^H5493 my integrity ^H8538.

“I have kept ^H2388 hold ^H2388 of my righteousness ^H6666 and will not let ^H7503 it go ^H7503.

My heart ^H3824 does not rebuke ^H2778 any ^H4480 of my days ^H3117.

“May my enemy ^H340 be as the wicked ^H7563,

And [fn]my opponent ^H6965 as the criminal ^H5767.

“For what ^H4100 is the hope ^H8615 of the godless ^H2611 when ^H3588 he makes ^H1214 an ^H1214 end ^H1214 of life,

When ^H3588 God ^H433 requires ^H7592 his [fn]life ^H5315?

“Will God ^H410 hear ^H8085 his cry ^H6818

When ^H3588 distress ^H6869 comes ^H935 upon him?

“Or ^H518 will he take ^H6026 pleasure ^H6026 in the Almighty ^H7706?

Will he call ^H7121 on God ^H433 at all ^H3605 times ^H6256?

“I will instruct ^H3384 you in the [fn]power ^H3027 of God ^H410;

What ^H834 is with the Almighty ^H7706 I will not conceal ^H3582.

“Behold ^H2005, all ^H3605 of you have seen ^H2372 it;

Why ^H4100 then ^H2088 do you talk ^H1891 of ^H1891 nothing ^H1891 H1892?

“This ^H2088 is the portion ^H2506 of a wicked ^H7563 person ^H120 from God ^H410,

And the inheritance ^H5159 which tyrants ^H6184 receive ^H3947 from the Almighty ^H7706:

Though ^H518 his sons ^H1121 are ^H7235 many ^H7235, [fn]they are destined for the sword ^H2719;

And his descendants ^H6631 will not be ^H7646 satisfied ^H7646 with bread ^H3899.

“His survivors ^H8300 will be buried ^H6912 because of the plague ^H4194,

And [fn]their widows ^H490 will not be able to weep ^H1058.

“Though ^H518 he piles ^H6651 up ^H6651 silver ^H3701 like dust ^H6083,

And prepares ^H3559 garments ^H4403 as plentiful as the clay ^H2563,

He may prepare ^H3559 it, but the righteous ^H6662 will wear ^H3847 it

And the innocent ^H5355 will divide ^H2505 the silver ^H3701.

“He has built ^H1129 his house ^H1004 like the [fn]spider’s web,

Or a hut ^H5521 which the watchman ^H5341 has made ^H6213.

“He lies ^H7901 down ^H7901 rich ^H6223, but never ^H3808 [fn]again ^H3254;

He opens ^H6491 his eyes ^H5869, and it no ^H369 longer exists ^H369.

“Terrors ^H1091 overtake ^H5381 him like a flood ^H4325;

A storm ^H5492 steals ^H1589 him away ^H1589 in the night ^H3915.

“The east ^H6921 wind ^H6921 carries ^H5375 him away, and he is gone ^H1980;

For it sweeps ^H8175 him away ^H8175 from his place ^H4725.

“For it will hurl ^H7993 at him without ^H3808 mercy ^H2550;

He will certainly ^H1272 try to flee ^H1272 from its [fn]power ^H3027.

“People will [fn]clap ^H5606 their hands ^H3709 at him,

And will whistle ^H8319 at him from their places ^H4725.