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