Job 27:2-15
New American Standard Bible
Chapter 27
2'As God lives, who has taken away my right, And the Almighty, who has embittered my soul, 3For as long as life is in me, And the breath of God is in my nostrils, 4My lips certainly will not speak unjustly, Nor will my tongue mutter deceit. 5Far be it from me that I should declare you right; Until I die, I will not give up my integrity. 6I have kept hold of my righteousness and will not let it go. My heart does not rebuke any of my days. 7'May my enemy be as the wicked, And my opponent as the criminal. 8For what is the hope of the godless when he makes an end of life, When God requires his life? 9Will God hear his cry When distress comes upon him? 10Or will he take pleasure in the Almighty? Will he call on God at all times? 11I will instruct you in the power of God; What is with the Almighty I will not conceal. 12Behold, all of you have seen it; Why then do you talk of nothing? 13'This is the portion of a wicked person from God, And the inheritance which tyrants receive from the Almighty: 14Though his sons are many, they are destined for the sword; And his descendants will not be satisfied with bread. 15His survivors will be buried because of the plague, And their widows will not be able to weep.King James Version
Chapter 27
2As God liveth, who hath taken away my judgment; and the Almighty, who hath vexed my soul;Christian Standard Bible
Chapter 27
2As God lives, who has deprived me of justice, and the Almighty who has made me bitter, 3as long as my breath is still in me and the breath from God remains in my nostrils, 4my lips will not speak unjustly, and my tongue will not utter deceit. 5I will never affirm that you are right. I will maintain my integrity until I die. 6I will cling to my righteousness and never let it go. My conscience will not accuse me as long as I live! 7May my enemy be like the wicked and my opponent like the unjust. 8For what hope does the godless person have when he is cut off, when God takes away his life? 9Will God hear his cry when distress comes on him? 10Will he delight in the Almighty? Will he call on God at all times? 11I will teach you about God’s power. I will not conceal what the Almighty has planned. 12All of you have seen this for yourselves, why do you keep up this empty talk? 13This is a wicked man’s lot from God, the inheritance the ruthless receive from the Almighty. 14Even if his children increase, they are destined for the sword; his descendants will never have enough food. 15Those who survive him will be buried by the plague, yet their widows will not weep for them.New Living Translation
Chapter 27
2'I vow by the living God, who has taken away my rights, by the Almighty who has embittered my soul — 3As long as I live, while I have breath from God, 4my lips will speak no evil, and my tongue will speak no lies. 5I will never concede that you are right; I will defend my integrity until I die. 6I will maintain my innocence without wavering. My conscience is clear for as long as I live.
7'May my enemy be punished like the wicked, my adversary like those who do evil.
8For what hope do the godless have when God cuts them off and takes away their life?
9Will God listen to their cry when trouble comes upon them?
10Can they take delight in the Almighty? Can they call to God at any time?
11I will teach you about God’s power. I will not conceal anything concerning the Almighty.
12But you have seen all this, yet you say all these useless things to me.
English Standard Version
Chapter 27
2"As God lives, who has taken away my right, and the Almighty, who has made my soul bitter, 3as long as my breath is in me, and the spirit of God is in my nostrils, 4my lips will not speak falsehood, and my tongue will not utter deceit. 5Far be it from me to say that you are right; till I die I will not put away my integrity from me. 6I hold fast my righteousness and will not let it go; my heart does not reproach me for any of my days. 7"Let my enemy be as the wicked, and let him who rises up against me be as the unrighteous. 8 For what is the hope of the godless when God cuts him off, when God takes away his life? 9 Will God hear his cry when distress comes upon him? 10Will he take delight in the Almighty? Will he call upon God at all times? 11I will teach you concerning the hand of God; what is with the Almighty I will not conceal. 12Behold, all of you have seen it yourselves; why then have you become altogether vain? 13 "This is the portion of a wicked man with God, and the heritage that oppressors receive from the Almighty: 14If his children are multiplied, it is for the sword, and his descendants have not enough bread. 15Those who survive him the pestilence buries, and his widows do not weep.New International Version
Chapter 27
2"As surely as God lives, who has denied me justice, the Almighty, who has made my life bitter, 3as long as I have life within me, the breath of God in my nostrils, 4my lips will not say anything wicked, and my tongue will not utter lies. 5I will never admit you are in the right; till I die, I will not deny my integrity.
6I will maintain my innocence and never let go of it; my conscience will not reproach me as long as I live.
7"May my enemy be like the wicked, my adversary like the unjust!
8For what hope have the godless when they are cut off, when God takes away their life?
9Does God listen to their cry when distress comes upon them?
10Will they find delight in the Almighty? Will they call on God at all times?
11"I will teach you about the power of God; the ways of the Almighty I will not conceal.
12You have all seen this yourselves. Why then this meaningless talk?
13"Here is the fate God allots to the wicked, the heritage a ruthless man receives from the Almighty:
14However many his children, their fate is the sword; his offspring will never have enough to eat.
15The plague will bury those who survive him, and their widows will not weep for them.
New King James Version
