Job 27
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Job 27:1
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Then Job continued his discourse and said,
Job 27:2
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"As God lives, who has taken away my right, And the Almighty, who has embittered my soul,
Job 27:3
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For as long as life is in me, And the breath of God is in my nostrils,
Job 27:4
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My lips certainly will not speak unjustly, Nor will my tongue mutter deceit.
Job 27:5
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"Far be it from me that I should declare you right; Till I die I will not put away my integrity from me.
Job 27:6
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"I hold fast my righteousness and will not let it go. My heart does not reproach any of my days.
Job 27:7
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"May my enemy be as the wicked And my opponent as the unjust.
Job 27:8
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"For what is the hope of the godless when he is cut off, When God requires his life?
Job 27:9
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"Will God hear his cry When distress comes upon him?
Job 27:10
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"Will he take delight in the Almighty? Will he call on God at all times?
Job 27:11
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"I will instruct you in the power of God; What is with the Almighty I will not conceal.
Job 27:12
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"Behold, all of you have seen {it;} Why then do you act foolishly?
Job 27:13
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"This is the portion of a wicked man from God, And the inheritance {which} tyrants receive from the Almighty.
Job 27:14
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"Though his sons are many, they are destined for the sword; And his descendants will not be satisfied with bread.
Job 27:15
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"His survivors will be buried because of the plague, And their widows will not be able to weep.
Job 27:16
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"Though he piles up silver like dust And prepares garments as {plentiful as} the clay,
Job 27:17
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He may prepare {it,} but the just will wear {it} And the innocent will divide the silver.
Job 27:18
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"He has built his house like the spider's web, Or as a hut {which} the watchman has made.
Job 27:19
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"He lies down rich, but never again; He opens his eyes, and it is no longer.
Job 27:20
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"Terrors overtake him like a flood; A tempest steals him away in the night.
Job 27:21
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"The east wind carries him away, and he is gone, For it whirls him away from his place.
Job 27:22
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"For it will hurl at him without sparing; He will surely try to flee from its power.
Job 27:23
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"{Men} will clap their hands at him And will hiss him from his place.
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