Job 27 | ESV | STEP | And Job again took up his discourse , and said :

‏ Job 27

Job Continues: I Will Maintain My Integrity

1 And Job again ^atook up his discourse, and said:

2 “As God lives, who has ^btaken away my right,
and the Almighty, who has ^cmade my soul bitter,
3 as long as my breath is in me,
and ^dthe spirit of God is in my nostrils,
4 my lips will not speak ^efalsehood,
and my tongue will not utter ^fdeceit.
5 Far be it from me to say that you are right;
till I die I will not put away my ^gintegrity from me.
6 I ^hhold fast my righteousness and will not let it go;
my heart does not ⁱreproach me for any of my days.
7 “Let my enemy be as the wicked,
and let him who rises up against me be as the unrighteous.
8 ^jFor what is the hope of the godless ^kwhen God cuts him off,
when God takes away his life?
9 ^lWill God hear his cry
when distress comes upon him?
10 Will he ^mtake delight in the Almighty?
Will he call upon God at all times?
11 I will teach you concerning the hand of God;
ⁿwhat is with the Almighty I will not conceal.
12 Behold, all of you have seen it yourselves;
why then have you become altogether vain?
13 ^o“This is the portion of a wicked man with God,
and the heritage that ^poppressors receive from the Almighty:
14 If his ^qchildren are multiplied, it is for ^rthe sword,
and his descendants have not enough bread.
15 Those who survive him the pestilence buries,
and his ^swidows do not weep.
16 Though he ^theap up silver like dust,
and pile up clothing like clay,
17 he may pile it up, but the righteous will wear it,
and ^uthe innocent will divide the silver.
18 He builds his ^vhouse like a moth’s,
like ^wa booth that ^xa watchman makes.
19 He goes to bed rich, but will ^ydo so no more;
he opens his eyes, and ^zhis wealth is gone.
20 ^aaTerrors overtake him like ^aba flood;
in the night a whirlwind ^accarries him off.
21 ^adThe east wind lifts him up and he is gone;
it ^aesweeps him out of his place.
22 It ^{▼▼Or He (that is, God); also verse 23} hurls at him ^agwithout pity;
he flees from its ^{▼▼Or his; also verse 23} power in headlong flight.
23 It ^aiclaps its hands at him
and ^ajhisses at him from its place.