1 MOREOVER Job continued his parable, and said,
2 As God liveth, who hath taken away my judgment; and the Almighty, who hath vexed my soul;
3 All the while my breath is in me, and the spirit of God is in my nostrils;
4 My lips shall not speak wickedness, nor my tongue utter deceit.
5 God forbid that I should justify you: till I die I will not remove mine integrity from me.
6 My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go: my heart shall not reproach me so long as I live.
7 Let mine enemy be as the wicked, and he that riseth up against me as the unrighteous.
8 For what is the hope of the hypocrite, though he hath gained, when God taketh away his soul?
9 Will God hear his cry when trouble cometh upon him?
10 Will he delight himself in the Almighty? will he always call upon God?
11 I will teach you by the hand of God: that which is with the Almighty will I not conceal.
12 Behold, all ye yourselves have seen it; why then are ye thus altogether vain?
13 This is the portion of a wicked man with God, and the heritage of oppressors, which they shall receive of the Almighty.
14 If his children be multiplied, it is for the sword: and his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread.
15 Those that remain of him shall be buried in death: and his widows shall not weep.
16 Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay;
17 He may prepare it, but the just shall put it on, and the innocent shall divide the silver.
18 He buildeth his house as a moth, and as a booth that the keeper maketh.
19 The rich man shall lie down, but he shall not be gathered: he openeth his eyes, and he is not.
20 Terrors take hold on him as waters, a tempest stealeth him away in the night.
21 The east wind carrieth him away, and he departeth: and as a storm hurleth him out of his place.
22 For God shall cast upon him, and not spare: he would fain flee out of his hand.
23 Men shall clap their hands at him, and shall hiss him out of his place.

1Moreouer Iob continued his parable, and sayd,

2As God liueth, who hath taken away my iudgment, and the Almighty, who hath vexed my soule;

3All the while my breath is in mee, and the spirit of God is in my nostrils;

4My lips shall not speake wickednesse, nor my tongue vtter deceit.

5God forbid that I should iustifie you: till I die, I will not remoue my integritie from me.

6My righteousnesse I hold fast, and will not let it goe: my heart shall not reproach me so long as I liue.

7Let mine enemie be as the wicked, and he that riseth vp against me, as the vnrighteous.

8For what is the hope of the hypocrite, though he hath gained, when God taketh away his soule?

9Will God heare his cry, when trouble commeth vpon him?

10Will he delight himselfe in the Almightie? will hee alwayes call vpon God?

11I will teach you by the hand of God: that which is with the Almightie, will I not conceale.

12Behold, all ye your selues haue seene it, why then are yee thus altogether vaine?

13This is the portion of a wicked man with God, and the heritage of oppressours which they shall receiue of the Almightie.

14If his children be multiplied, it is for the sword: and his offpring shall not be satisfied with bread.

15Those that remaine of him shall bee buried in death: and his widowes shall not weepe.

16Though he heape vp siluer as the dust, and prepare rayment as the clay:

17He may prepare it, but the iust shall put it on, and the innocent shall diuide the siluer.

18He buildeth his house as a moth, and as a booth that the keeper maketh.

19The rich man shall lie downe, but he shall not be gathered: he openeth his eyes, and he is not:

20Terrours take hold on him as waters, a tempest stealeth him away in the night.

21The East winde carieth him away, and he departeth: and as a storme hurleth him out of his place.

22For God shall cast vpon him, and not spare: hee would faine flee out of his hand.

23Men shall clap their handes at him, and shall hisse him out of his place.

II == Ruth 1:20 ; 2nd Kings 4:27 ; Job 34:5

III == Gen 2:7

 

 

 

V == Job 2:9 ; 13:15

 

VI == Job 2:3 ; Acts 24:16

 

 

 

VIII == Matt 16:26 ; Luke 12:20

IX == Job 35:12 ; Ps 18:41 109:7 ; Prov 1:28 ; 28:9 ; Isa 1:15 ; Jer 14:12 ; Ezek 8:18 ; Mich 3:4 ; John 9:31 ; James 4:3

X == Job 22:26-27

XIII == Job 20:29

 

XIV == Deut 28:41 ; Esth 9:10 ; Hos 9:13

XV == Ps 78:64

 

 

XVII == Prov 28:8 ; Eccl 2:26

 

XVIII == Isa 1:8 ; Lam 2:6

 

 

XX == Job 18:11

 

1 I will teach you the manner of God's dealings, and the way of the Almighty I will not conceal.

2 As God lives, who withholds my deserts, the Almighty, who has made bitter my soul,

3 So long as I still have life in me and the breath of God is in my nostrils,

4 My lips shall not speak falsehood, nor my tongue utter deceit!

5 Far be it from me to account you right; till I die I will not renounce my innocence.

6 My justice I maintain and I will not relinquish it; my heart does not reproach me for any of my days.

7 Let my enemy be as the wicked and my adversary as the unjust!

8 For what can the impious man expect when he is cut off, when God requires his life?

9 Will God then attend to his cry when calamity comes upon him?

10 Will he then delight in the Almighty and call upon him constantly?

12 Behold, you yourselves have all seen it; why then do you spend yourselves in idle words!

13 This is the portion of a wicked man from God, the inheritance an oppressor receives from the Almighty:

14 Though his children be many, the sword is their destiny. His offspring shall not be filled with bread.

15 His survivors, when they die, shall have no burial, and their widows shall not be mourned.

16 Though he heap up silver like dust and store away mounds of clothing,

17 What he has stored the just man shall wear, and the innocent shall divide the silver.

18 He builds his house as of cobwebs, or like a booth put up by the vine-keeper.

19 He lies down a rich man, one last time; he opens his eyes and nothing remains to him.

20 Terrors rush upon him by day; at night the tempest carries him off.

21 The storm wind seizes him and he disappears; it sweeps him out of his place.

In chapters 27 and 28 Job is addressing all three of his antagonist friends.
v 1-6. Job had numerous times accused God of injustice and causing him bitterness. Nevertheless, he affirms his innocence and pledges his integrity till death, and states his conscience won’t bother him for making that claim.

 

 

 

 

v 7-12. Job possibly has these three men in mind when he speaks of his enemy. He asks four questions regarding the wicked, then in contrast to them, he will instruct these three concerning God’s ways. They had seen God’s ways themselves, so they were wrong to continue to accuse an innocent man.

 

 

 

v 13-23. In these verses Job is no longer in the heat of argument and does not need to keep emphasizing the prosperity of the wicked. He practically repeats some of their remarks concerning calamities the wicked sometimes bring upon themselves by their lifestyle. The gist of the idea is that whether they suffer now or prosper for a time, their greater judgment will come upon them after death.