Job Affirms His Integrity 1 DBY And Job continued his parable and said, BSB BSB: Job continued his discourse:
2 DBY As God liveth, who hath taken away my right, and the Almighty, who hath embittered my soul,BSB BSB: “As surely as God lives, who has deprived me of justice—the Almighty, who has embittered my soul—
3 DBY All the while my breath is in me, and the spirit of God 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 DBY My lips shall not speak unrighteousness, nor my tongue utter deceit! BSB BSB: my lips will not speak wickedness, and my tongue will not utter deceit.
5 DBY Be it far from me that I should justify you; till I die I will not remove my blamelessness from me. BSB BSB: I will never say that you are right; I will maintain my integrity until I die.
6 DBY My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go: my heart reproacheth me not one of my days. 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 DBY Let mine enemy be as the wicked, and he that riseth up against me as the unrighteous. BSB BSB: May my enemy be like the wicked and my opponent like the unjust.
8 DBY For what is the hope of the ungodly, when God cutteth him off, when God taketh away his soul? BSB BSB: For what is the hope of the godless when he is cut off, when God takes away his life?
9 DBY Will God hear his cry when distress cometh upon him? BSB BSB: Will God hear his cry when distress comes upon him?
10 DBY Doth he delight himself in the Almighty? will he at all times call upon God? BSB BSB: Will he delight in the Almighty? Will he call upon God at all times?
11 DBY I will teach you concerning the hand of God; what is with the Almighty will I not conceal. BSB BSB: I will instruct you in the power of God. I will not conceal the ways of the Almighty.
12 DBY Behold, ye yourselves have all seen it ; and why are ye thus altogether vain? BSB BSB: Surely all of you have seen it for yourselves. Why then do you keep up this empty talk?
13 DBY This is the portion of the wicked man with God, and the heritage of the violent, which they receive from the Almighty: — BSB BSB: This is the wicked man’s portion from God—the heritage the ruthless receive from the Almighty.
14 DBY If his children be multiplied, it is for the sword, and his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread; BSB BSB: Though his sons are many, they are destined for the sword; and his offspring will never have enough food.
15 DBY Those that remain of him shall be buried by death, and his widows shall not weep. BSB BSB: His survivors will be buried by the plague, and their widows will not weep for them.
16 DBY Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare clothing as the clay; BSB BSB: Though he heaps up silver like dust and piles up a wardrobe like clay,
17 DBY He may prepare it, but the just shall put it on; and the innocent shall divide the silver. BSB BSB: what he lays up, the righteous will wear, and his silver will be divided by the innocent.
18 DBY He buildeth his house as the moth, and as a booth that a keeper maketh. BSB BSB: The house he built is like a moth’s cocoon, like a hut set up by a watchman.
19 DBY He lieth down rich, but will do so no more; he openeth 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 DBY Terrors overtake him like waters; a whirlwind stealeth him away in the night. BSB BSB: Terrors overtake him like a flood; a tempest sweeps him away in the night.
21 DBY The east wind carrieth him away and he is gone; and as a storm it hurleth 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 DBY And God shall cast 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 DBY Men shall clap their hands at him, 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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