27:1 And Job took up his discourse again: 1
27:2 “As surely as God lives, 2 who has denied me justice, 3
the Almighty, who has made my life bitter 4 –
27:3 for while 5 my spirit 6 is still in me,
and the breath from God is in my nostrils,
27:4 my 7 lips will not speak wickedness,
and my tongue will whisper 8 no deceit.
27:5 I will never 9 declare that you three 10 are in the right;
until I die, I will not set aside my integrity!
27:6 I will maintain my righteousness
and never let it go;
my conscience 11 will not reproach me
for as long as I live. 12
27:7 “May my enemy be like the wicked, 13
my adversary 14 like the unrighteous. 15
27:8 For what hope does the godless have when he is cut off, 16
when God takes away his life? 17
27:9 Does God listen to his cry
when distress overtakes him?
27:10 Will he find delight 18 in the Almighty?
Will he call out to God at all times?
27:11 I will teach you 19 about the power 20 of God;
What is on the Almighty’s mind 21 I will not conceal.
27:12 If you yourselves have all seen this,
Why in the world 22 do you continue this meaningless talk? 23
27:13 This is the portion of the wicked man
allotted by God, 24
the inheritance that evildoers receive
from the Almighty.