I'll hold onto my righteousness
Job continued his parable: "As God lives, who has taken away my judgment, and the Almighty, who has made my soul bitter, as long as my breath is in me and the spirit of God is in my nostrils, my lips will not speak wickedness and my tongue will not utter deceit. God forbid that I should justify you. Until I die, I will not remove my integrity from me. I hold fast to my righteousness and will not let it go. My conscience will not accuse me as long as I live. Let my enemy be as the wicked, and the one who rises up against me as the unrighteous. For what hope has the hypocrite, though he has gained, when God takes away his soul? Will God hear his cry when trouble comes upon him? Will he delight himself in the Almighty? Will he always call upon God? I will teach you by the hand of God; I will not conceal what is with the Almighty. You've all seen it for yourselves. Why, then, do you carry on with such empty talk? This is the portion of a wicked man with God, and the heritage of oppressors which they receive from the Almighty. If his children are multiplied, it is for the sword, and his offspring will not be satisfied with bread. Those who remain of him will be buried in death, and his widows will not weep. Though he heaps up silver as the dust and prepares clothing as the clay, he may prepare it, but the just will put it on, and the innocent will divide the silver. He builds his house as a moth, and as a booth that the keeper makes. The rich man lies down, but he will not be gathered; he opens his eyes, and he is not. Terrors take hold of him as waters; a tempest steals him away in the night. The east wind carries him away and he departs; as a storm it hurls him out of his place. God will cast upon him and not spare; he would gladly flee out of his hand. Men will clap their hands at him and hiss him out of his place."
And Job went on with his saying: As surely as God lives, who's taken away my judgment, and the Almighty, who's made my soul bitter — all the while my breath is in me and the spirit of God is in my nostrils, my lips won't speak wickedness, and my tongue won't say anything false. God forbid that I should say you're right. Till I die I won't take away my wholeness from me. I hold onto my righteousness and won't let it go. My heart won't put me to shame as long as I live. Let the one against me be like the wicked, and the one who gets up against me like the unrighteous. Because what's the hope of the godless, though he's gained, when God takes away his soul? Will God hear his cry when trouble comes on him? Will he take delight in the Almighty? Will he always call on God? I'll teach you by the hand of God. What's with the Almighty I won't hide. Look — all of you have seen it yourselves. So why are you completely empty? This is the share of a wicked man with God, and the inheritance of the ones who crush others, that they get from the Almighty. If his children grow to be many, it's for the sword. And his offspring won't have their fill of bread. The ones left of him will be buried in death, and his widows won't weep. Though he heaps up silver like dust and gets ready clothing like clay, he can get it ready, but the righteous will put it on, and the innocent will divide the silver. He builds his house like a moth, and like a hut the watchman makes. The rich man lies down, but he won't be gathered. He opens his eyes, and he's not there. Terrors take hold of him like waters. A storm steals him away in the night. The east wind carries him off and he's gone. And like a storm it hurls him out of his place. Because God will throw it at him and not spare. He'd run hard out of his hand. Men will clap their hands at him and hiss him out of his place.
Moreover Job continued his parable, and said, As God liveth, who hath taken away my judgment; and the Almighty, who hath vexed my soul; All the while my breath is in me, and the spirit of God is in my nostrils; My lips shall not speak wickedness, nor my tongue utter deceit. God forbid that I should justify you: till I die I will not remove mine integrity from me. My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go: my heart shall not reproach me so long as I live. Let mine enemy be as the wicked, and he that riseth up against me as the unrighteous. For what is the hope of the hypocrite, though he hath gained, when God taketh away his soul? Will God hear his cry when trouble cometh upon him? Will he delight himself in the Almighty? will he always call upon God? I will teach you by the hand of God: that which is with the Almighty will I not conceal. Behold, all ye yourselves have seen it; why then are ye thus altogether vain? This is the portion of a wicked man with God, and the heritage of oppressors, which they shall receive of the Almighty. If his children be multiplied, it is for the sword: and his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread. Those that remain of him shall be buried in death: and his widows shall not weep. Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay; He may prepare it, but the just shall put it on, and the innocent shall divide the silver. He buildeth his house as a moth, and as a booth that the keeper maketh. The rich man shall lie down, but he shall not be gathered: he openeth his eyes, and he is not. Terrors take hold on him as waters, a tempest stealeth him away in the night. The east wind carrieth him away, and he departeth: and as a storm hurleth him out of his place. For God shall cast upon him, and not spare: he would fain flee out of his hand. Men shall clap their hands at him, and shall hiss him out of his place.
Job continued his parable:
And Job went on with his saying:
Moreover Job continued his parable, and said,
"As God lives, who has taken away my judgment, and the Almighty, who has made my soul bitter,
As surely as God lives, who's taken away my judgment, and the Almighty, who's made my soul bitter —
As God liveth, who hath taken away my judgment; and the Almighty, who hath vexed my soul;
as long as my breath is in me and the spirit of God is in my nostrils,
all the while my breath is in me and the spirit of God is in my nostrils,
All the while my breath is in me, and the spirit of God is in my nostrils;
my lips will not speak wickedness and my tongue will not utter deceit.
my lips won't speak wickedness, and my tongue won't say anything false.
My lips shall not speak wickedness, nor my tongue utter deceit.
God forbid that I should justify you. Until I die, I will not remove my integrity from me.
God forbid that I should say you're right. Till I die I won't take away my wholeness from me.
God forbid that I should justify you: till I die I will not remove mine integrity from me.
I hold fast to my righteousness and will not let it go. My conscience will not accuse me as long as I live.
I hold onto my righteousness and won't let it go. My heart won't put me to shame as long as I live.
My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go: my heart shall not reproach me so long as I live.
Let my enemy be as the wicked, and the one who rises up against me as the unrighteous.
Let the one against me be like the wicked, and the one who gets up against me like the unrighteous.
Let mine enemy be as the wicked, and he that riseth up against me as the unrighteous.
For what hope has the hypocrite, though he has gained, when God takes away his soul?
Because what's the hope of the godless, though he's gained, when God takes away his soul?
For what is the hope of the hypocrite, though he hath gained, when God taketh away his soul?
Will God hear his cry when trouble comes upon him?
Will God hear his cry when trouble comes on him?
Will God hear his cry when trouble cometh upon him?
Will he delight himself in the Almighty? Will he always call upon God?
Will he take delight in the Almighty? Will he always call on God?
Will he delight himself in the Almighty? will he always call upon God?
I will teach you by the hand of God; I will not conceal what is with the Almighty.
I'll teach you by the hand of God. What's with the Almighty I won't hide.
I will teach you by the hand of God: that which is with the Almighty will I not conceal.
You've all seen it for yourselves. Why, then, do you carry on with such empty talk?
Look — all of you have seen it yourselves. So why are you completely empty?
Behold, all ye yourselves have seen it; why then are ye thus altogether vain?
This is the portion of a wicked man with God, and the heritage of oppressors which they receive from the Almighty.
This is the share of a wicked man with God, and the inheritance of the ones who crush others, that they get from the Almighty.
This is the portion of a wicked man with God, and the heritage of oppressors, which they shall receive of the Almighty.
If his children are multiplied, it is for the sword, and his offspring will not be satisfied with bread.
If his children grow to be many, it's for the sword. And his offspring won't have their fill of bread.
If his children be multiplied, it is for the sword: and his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread.
Those who remain of him will be buried in death, and his widows will not weep.
The ones left of him will be buried in death, and his widows won't weep.
Those that remain of him shall be buried in death: and his widows shall not weep.
Though he heaps up silver as the dust and prepares clothing as the clay,
Though he heaps up silver like dust and gets ready clothing like clay,
Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay;
he may prepare it, but the just will put it on, and the innocent will divide the silver.
he can get it ready, but the righteous will put it on, and the innocent will divide the silver.
He may prepare it, but the just shall put it on, and the innocent shall divide the silver.
He builds his house as a moth, and as a booth that the keeper makes.
He builds his house like a moth, and like a hut the watchman makes.
He buildeth his house as a moth, and as a booth that the keeper maketh.
The rich man lies down, but he will not be gathered; he opens his eyes, and he is not.
The rich man lies down, but he won't be gathered. He opens his eyes, and he's not there.
The rich man shall lie down, but he shall not be gathered: he openeth his eyes, and he is not.
Terrors take hold of him as waters; a tempest steals him away in the night.
Terrors take hold of him like waters. A storm steals him away in the night.
Terrors take hold on him as waters, a tempest stealeth him away in the night.
The east wind carries him away and he departs; as a storm it hurls him out of his place.
The east wind carries him off and he's gone. And like a storm it hurls him out of his place.
The east wind carrieth him away, and he departeth: and as a storm hurleth him out of his place.
God will cast upon him and not spare; he would gladly flee out of his hand.
Because God will throw it at him and not spare. He'd run hard out of his hand.
For God shall cast upon him, and not spare: he would fain flee out of his hand.
Men will clap their hands at him and hiss him out of his place."
Men will clap their hands at him and hiss him out of his place.
Men shall clap their hands at him, and shall hiss him out of his place.