1 Moreover Job continued his parable, and said, {continued: Heb. added to take up}
2 {As} God liveth, {who} hath taken away my judgment; and the Almighty, {who} hath vexed my soul; {vexed...: Heb. made my soul bitter}
3 All the while my breath {is} in me, and the spirit of God {is} in my nostrils; {the spirit...: that is, the breath which God gave him}
4 My lips shall not speak wickedness, nor my tongue utter deceit.
5 God forbid that I should justify you: till I die I will not remove mine integrity from me.
6 My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go: my heart shall not reproach {me} so long as I live. {so long...: Heb. from my days}
7 Let mine enemy be as the wicked, and he that riseth up against me as the unrighteous.
8 For what {is} the hope of the hypocrite, though he hath gained, when God taketh away his soul?
9 Will God hear his cry when trouble cometh upon him?
10 Will he delight himself in the Almighty? will he always call upon God?
11 I will teach you by the hand of God: {that} which {is} with the Almighty will I not conceal. {by...: or, being in the hand, etc}
12 Behold, all ye yourselves have seen {it}; why then are ye thus altogether vain?
13 This {is} the portion of a wicked man with God, and the heritage of oppressors, {which} they shall receive of the Almighty.
14 If his children be multiplied, {it is} for the sword: and his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread.
15 Those that remain of him shall be buried in death: and his widows shall not weep.
16 Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay;
17 He may prepare {it}, but the just shall put {it} on, and the innocent shall divide the silver.
18 He buildeth his house as a moth, and as a booth {that} the keeper maketh.
19 The rich man shall lie down, but he shall not be gathered: he openeth his eyes, and he {is} not.
20 Terrors take hold on him as waters, a tempest stealeth him away in the night.
21 The east wind carrieth him away, and he departeth: and as a storm hurleth him out of his place.
22 For {God} shall cast upon him, and not spare: he would fain flee out of his hand. {he...: Heb. in fleeing he would flee}
23 {Men} shall clap their hands at him, and shall hiss him out of his place.