Job Affirms His Integrity 1 Brenton And Job further continued and said in his parable, BSB BSB: Job continued his discourse:
2 Brenton As God lives, who has thus judged me; and the Almighty, who has embittered my soul;BSB BSB: “As surely as God lives, who has deprived me of justice—the Almighty, who has embittered my soul—
3 Brenton verily, while my breath is yet in me , and the breath of God which remains to me is in my nostrils, BSB BSB: as long as my breath is still within me and the breath of God remains in my nostrils,
4 Brenton my lips shall not speak evil words, neither shall my soul meditate unrighteous thoughts. BSB BSB: my lips will not speak wickedness, and my tongue will not utter deceit.
5 Brenton Far be it from me that I should justify you till I die; for I will not let go my innocence, BSB BSB: I will never say that you are right; I will maintain my integrity until I die.
6 Brenton but keeping fast to my righteousness I will by no means let it go: for I am not conscious to myself of having done any thing amiss. BSB BSB: I will cling to my righteousness and never let go. As long as I live, my conscience will not accuse me.
The Wicked Man’s Portion 7 Brenton Nay rather, but let mine enemies be as the overthrow of the ungodly, and they that rise up against me, as the destruction of transgressors. BSB BSB: May my enemy be like the wicked and my opponent like the unjust.
8 Brenton For what is the hope of the ungodly, that he holds to it? will he indeed trust in the Lord and be saved? BSB BSB: For what is the hope of the godless when he is cut off, when God takes away his life?
9 Brenton Will God hear his prayer? or, when distress has come upon him, BSB BSB: Will God hear his cry when distress comes upon him?
10 Brenton has he any confidence before him? or will God hear him as he calls upon him? BSB BSB: Will he delight in the Almighty? Will he call upon God at all times?
11 Brenton Yet now I will tell you what is in the hand of the Lord: I will not lie concerning the things which are with the Almighty. BSB BSB: I will instruct you in the power of God. I will not conceal the ways of the Almighty.
12 Brenton Behold, ye all know that ye are adding vanity to vanity. BSB BSB: Surely all of you have seen it for yourselves. Why then do you keep up this empty talk?
13 Brenton This is the portion of an ungodly man from the Lord, and the possession of oppressors shall come upon them from the Almighty. BSB BSB: This is the wicked man’s portion from God—the heritage the ruthless receive from the Almighty.
14 Brenton And if their children be many, they shall be for slaughter: and if they grow up, they shall beg. BSB BSB: Though his sons are many, they are destined for the sword; and his offspring will never have enough food.
15 Brenton And they that survive of him shall utterly perish, and no one shall pity their widows. BSB BSB: His survivors will be buried by the plague, and their widows will not weep for them.
16 Brenton Even if he should gather silver as earth, and prepare gold as clay; BSB BSB: Though he heaps up silver like dust and piles up a wardrobe like clay,
17 Brenton all these things shall the righteous gain, and the truehearted shall possess his wealth. BSB BSB: what he lays up, the righteous will wear, and his silver will be divided by the innocent.
18 Brenton And his house is gone like moths, and like a spider's web. BSB BSB: The house he built is like a moth’s cocoon, like a hut set up by a watchman.
19 Brenton The rich man shall lie down, and shall not continue: he has opened his eyes, and he is not. BSB BSB: He lies down wealthy, but will do so no more; when he opens his eyes, all is gone.
20 Brenton Pains have come upon him as water, and darkness has carried him away by night. BSB BSB: Terrors overtake him like a flood; a tempest sweeps him away in the night.
21 Brenton And a burning wind shall catch him, and he shall depart, and it shall utterly drive him out of his place. BSB BSB: The east wind carries him away, and he is gone; it sweeps him out of his place.
22 Brenton And God shall cast trouble upon him, and not spare: he would fain flee out of his hand. BSB BSB: It hurls itself against him without mercy as he flees headlong from its power.
23 Brenton He shall cause men to clap their hands against them, and shall hiss him out of his place. BSB BSB: It claps its hands at him and hisses him out of his place.
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