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 remains in me, And the breath of God remains in my nostrils,

27:4   My lips certainly will not speak unjustly, Nor will my tongue mutter deceit.

27:5   "Far appear 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 appear as the wicked And my opponent as the unjust.

27:8  "For what hope do the godless have when God cuts them 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 can I conceal from the Almighty.

27:12  "Behold, all of you have seen it; Why then do you act foolishly?

27:13   "This portion the wicked man receives from God, And the inheritance which tyrants receive from the Almighty.

27:14   "Though he has many sons , they have the sword as their destiny; And his descendants will not take satisfaction with bread.

27:15  "People will bury his survivors because of the plague, And their widows will not have the capability 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 remains 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 vanishes, 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.