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¹ Moreover Job continued his discourse, and said: ² "As God lives, who has taken away my justice, And the Almighty, who has made my soul bitter, ³ As long as my breath is in me, And the breath of God in my nostrils, ⁴ My lips will not speak wickedness, Nor my tongue utter deceit. 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. ⁶ My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go; My heart shall not reproach me as long as I live.

⁷ "May my enemy be like the wicked, And he who rises up against me like the unrighteous. ⁸ For what is the hope of the hypocrite, Though he may gain much, If God takes away his life? ⁹ Will God hear his cry When trouble comes upon him? ¹⁰ Will he delight himself in the Almighty? Will he always call on God?

¹¹ "I will teach you about the hand of God; What is with the Almighty I will not conceal. ¹² Surely all of you have seen it; Why then do you behave with complete nonsense? ¹³ "This is the portion of a wicked man with God, And the heritage of oppressors, received from the Almighty: ¹⁴ If his children are multiplied, it is for the sword; And his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread. ¹⁵ Those who survive him shall be buried in death,And their [fn] widows shall not weep, ¹⁶ Though he heaps up silver like dust, And piles up clothing like clay-- ¹⁷ He may pile it up, but the just will wear it, And the innocent will divide the silver. ¹⁸ He builds his house like a moth, [fn] Like a booth which a watchman makes. ¹⁹ The rich man will lie down,But not be gathered up; [fn] He opens his eyes,And he is no more. ²⁰ Terrors overtake him like a flood; A tempest steals him away in the night. ²¹ The east wind carries him away, and he is gone; It sweeps him out of his place. ²² It hurls against him and does not spare; He flees desperately from its power. ²³ Men shall clap their hands at him, And shall hiss him out of his place.