Job 27:1-15 ▼

1 Job continued his discourse, saying:

2 As God lives, who has deprived me of justice, and the Almighty who has made me bitter,

3 as long as my breath is still in me and the breath from God remains in my nostrils,

4 my lips will not speak unjustly, and my tongue will not utter deceit.

5 I will never affirm that you are right. I will maintain my integrity until I die.

6 I will cling to my righteousness and never let it go. My conscience will not accuse me as long as I live!

7 May my enemy be like the wicked and my opponent like the unjust.

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

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

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

11 I will teach you about God’s power. I will not conceal what the Almighty has planned.

12 All of you have seen this for yourselves, why do you keep up this empty talk?

13 This is a wicked man’s lot from God, the inheritance the ruthless receive from the Almighty.

14 Even if his children increase, they are destined for the sword; his descendants will never have enough food.

15 Those who survive him will be buried by the plague, yet their widows will not weep for them.