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27:1  Job again took up 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; Until I die, I will not give up my integrity.
27:6  I have kept hold of my righteousness and will not let it go. My heart does not rebuke any of my days.
27:7  “May my enemy be as the wicked, And my opponent as the criminal.
27:8  For what is the hope of the godless when he makes an end of life, When God requires his life?
27:9  Will God hear his cry When distress comes upon him?
27:10  Or will he take pleasure 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 talk of nothing?
27:13  “This is the portion of a wicked person 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 righteous will wear it And the innocent will divide the silver.
27:18  He has built his house like the spider’s web, Or a hut which the watchman has made.
27:19  He lies down rich, but never again; He opens his eyes, and it no longer exists.
27:20  Terrors overtake him like a flood; A storm steals him away in the night.
27:21  The east wind carries him away, and he is gone; For it sweeps him away from his place.
27:22  For it will hurl at him without mercy; He will certainly try to flee from its power.
27:23  People will clap their hands at him, And will whistle at him from their places.