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27:1  Job continued his answer:
27:2  “God All-Powerful has been unfair to me; he has made my life bitter. But I swear by his life,
27:3  as long as I have life in me, as long as breath from God is in my nostrils,
27:4  I will not be a hypocrite. I will not lie.
27:5  You will never hear me say you men are right! Until the day I die I will not be untrue to myself.
27:6  I will hold on to my innocence and never let go! My conscience will always be clear!
27:7  May my enemies be punished like those who are evil. May those who stood against me end up like all who have done wrong.
27:8  What hope do people without God have when it is time to die, when God takes their life away?
27:9  When they have troubles and cry out for help, God will not listen to them!
27:10  It will be too late for them to enjoy talking with God All-Powerful. They should have prayed to God all the time.
27:11  “I will teach you about God’s power. I will not hide anything about God All-Powerful.
27:12  But you have seen it all with your own eyes. So why do you say such useless things?
27:13  “Here is what God has planned for those who are evil. This is what cruel people will get from God All-Powerful.
27:14  They may have many children, but all of them will be killed in war. Or their children will not have enough to eat.
27:15  All those who are left will die, and the widows will not even cry for them.
27:16  Evil people collect silver as easily as dirt. They may have so many clothes that they are piled up like clay.
27:17  But their piles of clothes will be worn by those who have lived right. All that silver will be given to those who have done no wrong.
27:18  Evil people might build houses, but they will not last long. They will be like a spider’s web or a guard’s tent.
27:19  They might be rich when they go to bed, but when they open their eyes, all their riches will be gone.
27:20  Terrible fears will come over them like a flood, like a storm in the night that blows everything away.
27:21  The east wind will carry them away, and they will be gone. The storm will sweep them out of their homes.
27:22  They may try to run away from the power of the storm, but it will come down on them without mercy.
27:23  It will make a sound like clapping hands as they run away. It will whistle at them as they run from their homes.”