27:1 Moreover Job continued his parable, and said,
27:1 Moreover Job continued his discourse, and said:

27:2 [As] God liveth, [who] hath taken away my judgment; and the Almighty, [who] hath vexed my soul;
27:2 "As God lives, who has taken away my justice, And the Almighty, who has made my soul bitter,

27:3 All the while my breath [is] in me, and the spirit of God [is] in my nostrils;
27:3 As long as my breath is in me, And the breath of God in my nostrils,

27:4 My lips shall not speak wickedness, nor my tongue utter deceit.
27:4 My lips will not speak wickedness, Nor my tongue utter deceit.

27:5 God forbid that I should justify you: till I die I will not remove mine integrity from me.
27:5 Far be it from me That I should say you are right; Till I die I will not put away my integrity from me.

27:6 My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go: my heart shall not reproach [me] so long as I live.
27:6 My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go; My heart shall not reproach me as long as I live.

27:7 Let mine enemy be as the wicked, and he that riseth up against me as the unrighteous.
27:7 "May my enemy be like the wicked, And he who rises up against me like the unrighteous.

27:8 For what [is] the hope of the hypocrite, though he hath gained, when God taketh away his soul?
27:8 For what is the hope of the hypocrite, Though he may gain much, If God takes away his life?

27:9 Will God hear his cry when trouble cometh upon him?
27:9 Will God hear his cry When trouble comes upon him?

27:10 Will he delight himself in the Almighty? will he always call upon God?
27:10 Will he delight himself in the Almighty? Will he always call on God?

27:11 I will teach you by the hand of God: [that] which [is] with the Almighty will I not conceal.
27:11 "I will teach you about the hand of God; What is with the Almighty I will not conceal.

27:12 Behold, all ye yourselves have seen [it]; why then are ye thus altogether vain?
27:12 Surely all of you have seen it; Why then do you behave with complete nonsense?

27:13 This [is] the portion of a wicked man with God, and the heritage of oppressors, [which] they shall receive of the Almighty.
27:13 "This is the portion of a wicked man with God, And the heritage of oppressors, received from the Almighty:

27:14 If his children be multiplied, [it is] for the sword: and his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread.
27:14 If his children are multiplied, it is for the sword; And his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread.

27:15 Those that remain of him shall be buried in death: and his widows shall not weep.
27:15 Those who survive him shall be buried in death, And their widows shall not weep,

27:16 Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay;
27:16 Though he heaps up silver like dust, And piles up clothing like clay--

27:17 He may prepare [it], but the just shall put [it] on, and the innocent shall divide the silver.
27:17 He may pile it up, but the just will wear it, And the innocent will divide the silver.

27:18 He buildeth his house as a moth, and as a booth [that] the keeper maketh.
27:18 He builds his house like a moth, Like a booth which a watchman makes.

27:19 The rich man shall lie down, but he shall not be gathered: he openeth his eyes, and he [is] not.
27:19 The rich man will lie down, But not be gathered up; He opens his eyes, And he is no more.

27:20 Terrors take hold on him as waters, a tempest stealeth him away in the night.
27:20 Terrors overtake him like a flood; A tempest steals him away in the night.

27:21 The east wind carrieth him away, and he departeth: and as a storm hurleth him out of his place.
27:21 The east wind carries him away, and he is gone; It sweeps him out of his place.

27:22 For [God] shall cast upon him, and not spare: he would fain flee out of his hand.
27:22 It hurls against him and does not spare; He flees desperately from its power.

27:23 [Men] shall clap their hands at him, and shall hiss him out of his place.
27:23 Men shall clap their hands at him, And shall hiss him out of his place.