¶ Moreover Job¹ continued² his parable, and said,

As God liveth³, who hath taken⁴ away my judgment; and the Almighty, who hath vexed my soul⁵;

All the while my breath is in me, and the spirit of God⁶ is in my nostrils;

⁷My lips shall not speak wickedness, nor my tongue utter deceit.

God forbid that I should justify⁸ you: till I die I will not⁹ remove mine integrity from me.

My righteousness I hold fast,¹⁰ and will not let it go: my heart¹¹ shall not reproach me so long as I live¹².

¶¹³Let mine enemy be as the wicked, and he that riseth up against me as the unrighteous.

¹⁴For what is the hope of the hypocrite, though he hath gained, when God taketh away his soul?

Will God¹⁵ hear his cry¹⁶ when trouble cometh upon him?

¶ Will he delight¹⁷ himself in the Almighty? will he always¹⁸ call upon God?

¶ I will teach¹⁹ you by the hand²⁰ of God: that which is with the Almighty will I not conceal.

Behold, all ye yourselves²¹ have seen it; why then are ye thus altogether²² vain?

This is the portion²³ of a wicked man with God, and the heritage²⁴ of oppressors, which they shall receive of the Almighty.

If his children²⁵ be multiplied, it is for the sword: and his offspring²⁶ shall not be satisfied with bread.

Those²⁷ that remain of him shall be buried in death: and his widows²⁸ shall not weep.

Though he heap up²⁹ silver as the dust, and prepare raiment³⁰ as the clay;

He may prepare it, but the just³¹ shall put it on, and the innocent shall divide the silver.

He buildeth his house as a moth³², and as a booth³³ that the keeper maketh.

The rich man shall lie³⁴ down, but he shall not be gathered³⁵: he openeth³⁶ his eyes, and he is not³⁷.

¶ Terrors³⁸ take hold on him as waters, a tempest³⁹ stealeth him away in the night.

The east wind⁴⁰ carrieth him away, and he departeth: and as a storm⁴¹ hurleth him out of his place.

For God⁴² shall cast upon him, and not spare⁴³: he would fain flee⁴⁴ out of his hand.

Men shall clap⁴⁵ their hands at him, and shall hiss him⁴⁶ out of his place.