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27:1  I swear by the living Almighty God, who refuses me justice and makes my life bitter—
27:2  I swear by the living Almighty God, who refuses me justice and makes my life bitter—
27:3  as long as God gives me breath,
27:4  my lips will never say anything evil, my tongue will never tell a lie.
27:5  I will never say that you men are right; I will insist on my innocence to my dying day.
27:6  I will never give up my claim to be right; my conscience is clear.
27:7  May all who oppose me and fight against me be punished like the wicked and the unrighteous.
27:8  What hope is there for the godless in the hour when God demands their life?
27:9  When trouble comes, will God hear their cries?
27:10  They should have desired the joy he gives; they should have constantly prayed to him.
27:11  Let me teach you how great is God's power, and explain what Almighty God has planned.
27:12  But no, after all, you have seen for yourselves; so why do you talk such nonsense?
27:13  This is how Almighty God punishes wicked, violent people.
27:14  They may have many sons, but all will be killed in war; their children never have enough to eat.
27:15  Those who survive will die from disease, and even their widows will not mourn their death.
27:16  The wicked may have too much silver to count and more clothes than anyone needs;
27:17  but some good person will wear the clothes, and someone honest will get the silver.
27:18  The wicked build houses like a spider's web or like the hut of a slave guarding the fields.
27:19  One last time they will lie down rich, and when they wake up, they will find their wealth gone.
27:20  Terror will strike like a sudden flood; a wind in the night will blow them away;
27:21  the east wind will sweep them from their homes;
27:22  it will blow down on them without pity while they try their best to escape.
27:23  The wind howls at them as they run, frightening them with destructive power.