| 27 | Job | Reference | |
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| And Job again took up his discourse, and said: | Job. Jb.27.1-12 | ||
| "As God lives, who has taken away my right, and the Almighty, who has made my soul bitter; | |||
| as long as my breath is in me, and the spirit of God is in my nostrils; | |||
| my lips will not speak falsehood, and my tongue will not utter deceit. | |||
| Far be it from me to say that you are right; till I die I will not put away my integrity from me. | |||
| I hold fast my righteousness, and will not let it go; my heart does not reproach me for any of my days. | |||
| "Let my enemy be as the wicked, and let him that rises up against me be as the unrighteous. | |||
| For what is the hope of the godless when God cuts him off, when God takes away his life? | |||
| Will God hear his cry, when trouble comes upon him? | |||
| Will he take delight in the Almighty? Will he call upon God at all times? | |||
| I will teach you concerning the hand of God; what is with the Almighty I will not conceal. | |||
| Behold, all of you have seen it yourselves; why then have you become altogether vain? | |||
| "This is the portion of a wicked man with God, and the heritage which oppressors receive from the Almighty: | [Zophar] Jb.27.13-23 | ||
| If his children are multiplied, it is for the sword; and his offspring have not enough to eat. | |||
| Those who survive him the pestilence buries, and their widows make no lamentation. | |||
| Though he heap up silver like dust, and pile up clothing like clay; | |||
| he may pile it up, but the just will wear it, and the innocent will divide the silver. | |||
| The house which he builds is like a spider's web, like a booth which a watchman makes. | |||
| He goes to bed rich, but will do so no more; he opens his eyes, and his wealth is gone. | |||
| Terrors overtake him like a flood; in the night a whirlwind carries him off. | |||
| The east wind lifts him up and he is gone; it sweeps him out of his place. | |||
| It hurls at him without pity; he flees from its power in headlong flight. | |||
| It claps its hands at him, and hisses at him from its place. | |||
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