Job 27

1 Job again took up his parable, and said,

Moreouer Iob proceeded and continued his parable, saying,

2 “As God lives, who has taken away my right, the Almighty, who has made my soul bitter

The liuing God hath taken away my iudgement: for the Almightie hath put my soule in bitternesse.

3 (for the length of my life is still in me, and the spirit of God is in my nostrils);

Yet so long as my breath is in me, and the Spirit of God in my nostrels,

4 surely my lips will not speak unrighteousness, neither will my tongue utter deceit.

My lips surely shall speake no wickednesse, and my tongue shall vtter no deceite.

5 Far be it from me that I should justify you. Until I die I will not put away my integrity from me.

God forbid, that I should iustifie you: vntill I dye, I will neuer take away mine innocencie from my selfe.

6 I hold fast to my righteousness, and will not let it go. My heart will not reproach me so long as I live.

I will keepe my righteousnesse, and wil not forsake it: mine heart shall not reprooue me of my dayes.

7 “Let my enemy be as the wicked. Let him who rises up against me be as the unrighteous.

Mine enemie shall be as the wicked, and he that riseth against me, as the vnrighteous.

8 For what is the hope of the godless, when he is cut off, when God takes away his life?

For what hope hath the hypocrite when he hath heaped vp riches, if God take away his soule?

9 Will God hear his cry when trouble comes on him?

Will God heare his cry, when trouble commeth vpon him?

10 Will he delight himself in the Almighty, and call on God at all times?

Will he set his delight on the Almightie? will he call vpon God at all times?

11 I will teach you about the hand of God. I will not conceal that which is with the Almighty.

I will teache you what is in the hande of God, and I wil not conceale that which is with the Almightie.

12 Behold, all of you have seen it yourselves; why then have you become altogether vain?

Beholde, all ye your selues haue seene it: why then doe you thus vanish in vanitie?

13 “This is the portion of a wicked man with God, the heritage of oppressors, which they receive from the Almighty.

This is the portion of a wicked man with God, and the heritage of tyrants, which they shall receiue of the Almightie.

14 If his children are multiplied, it is for the sword. His offspring will not be satisfied with bread.

If his children be in great nomber, the sworde shall destroy them, and his posteritie shall not be satisfied with bread.

15 Those who remain of him will be buried in death. His widows will make no lamentation.

His remnant shall be buried in death, and his widowes shall not weepe.

16 Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare clothing as the clay;

Though he shoulde heape vp siluer as the dust, and prepare rayment as the clay,

17 he may prepare it, but the just will put it on, and the innocent will divide the silver.

He may prepare it, but the iust shall put it on, and the innocent shall deuide the siluer.

18 He builds his house as the moth, as a booth which the watchman makes.

He buildeth his house as the moth, and as a lodge that the watchman maketh.

19 He lies down rich, but he will not do so again. He opens his eyes, and he is not.

When the rich man sleepeth, he shall not be gathered to his fathers: they opened their eyes, and he was gone.

20 Terrors overtake him like waters. A storm steals him away in the night.

Terrours shall take him as waters, and a tempest shall cary him away by night.

21 The east wind carries him away, and he departs. It sweeps him out of his place.

The East winde shall take him away, and he shall depart: and it shall hurle him out of his place.

22 For it hurls at him, and does not spare, as he flees away from his hand.

And God shall cast vpon him and not spare, though he would faine flee out of his hand.

23 Men will clap their hands at him, and will hiss him out of his place.

Euery man shall clap their hands at him, and hisse at him out of their place.