Job 27

¹And Job again took up the word and said,

²By the life of God, who has taken away my right; and of the Ruler of all, who has made my soul bitter;

³(For all my breath is still in me, and the spirit of God is my life;)

⁴Truly, there is no deceit in my lips, and my tongue does not say what is false.

⁵Let it be far from me! I will certainly not say that you are right! I will come to death before I give up my righteousness.

⁶I will keep it safe, and will not let it go: my heart has nothing to say against any part of my life.

⁷Let my hater be like the evil man, and let him who comes against me be as the sinner.

⁸For what is the hope of the sinner when he is cut off, when God takes back his soul?

⁹Will his cry come to the ears of God when he is in trouble?

¹⁰Will he take delight in the Ruler of all, and make his prayer to God at all times?

¹¹I will give you teaching about the hand of God; I will not keep secret from you what is in the mind of the Ruler of all.

¹²Truly, you have all seen it yourselves; why then have you become completely foolish?

¹³This is the punishment of the evil-doer from God, and the heritage given to the cruel by the Ruler of all.

¹⁴If his children are increased, it is for the sword; and his offspring have not enough bread.

¹⁵When those of his house who are still living come to their end by disease, they are not put into the earth, and their widows are not weeping for them.