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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 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; 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 be as the wicked And my opponent as the unjust. 27:8 "For what is the hope of the godless when he is cut 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 is with the Almighty I will not conceal. 27:12 "Behold, all of you have seen it; Why then do you act foolishly? 27:13 "This is the portion of a wicked man 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 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 is 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 is gone, 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.