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