| New Living Translation | New Living Translation |
| 1Job continued speaking: | 1Job continued speaking: |
| 2“I vow by the living God, who has taken away my rights, by the Almighty who has embittered my soul— | 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, | 3As long as I live, while I have breath from God, |
| 4my lips will speak no evil, and my tongue will speak no lies. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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? | 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? | 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? | 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. | 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. | 12But you have seen all this, yet you say all these useless things to me. |
| 13“This is what the wicked will receive from God; this is their inheritance from the Almighty. | 13“This is what the wicked will receive from God; this is their inheritance from the Almighty. |
| 14They may have many children, but the children will die in war or starve to death. | 14They may have many children, but the children will die in war or starve to death. |
| 15Those who survive will die of a plague, and not even their widows will mourn them. | 15Those who survive will die of a plague, and not even their widows will mourn them. |
| 16“Evil people may have piles of money and may store away mounds of clothing. | 16“Evil people may have piles of money and may store away mounds of clothing. |
| 17But the righteous will wear that clothing, and the innocent will divide that money. | 17But the righteous will wear that clothing, and the innocent will divide that money. |
| 18The wicked build houses as fragile as a spider’s web, as flimsy as a shelter made of branches. | 18The wicked build houses as fragile as a spider’s web, as flimsy as a shelter made of branches. |
| 19The wicked go to bed rich but wake to find that all their wealth is gone. | 19The wicked go to bed rich but wake to find that all their wealth is gone. |
| 20Terror overwhelms them like a flood, and they are blown away in the storms of the night. | 20Terror overwhelms them like a flood, and they are blown away in the storms of the night. |
| 21The east wind carries them away, and they are gone. It sweeps them away. | 21The east wind carries them away, and they are gone. It sweeps them away. |
| 22It whirls down on them without mercy. They struggle to flee from its power. | 22It whirls down on them without mercy. They struggle to flee from its power. |
| 23But everyone jeers at them and mocks them. | 23But everyone jeers at them and mocks them. |
| Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved. | Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved. |
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