5 Far be it from me that {I would say that you are right}; until I pass away, I will not put away from me my blamelessness.
5 “Far be it from me that I should declare you right;Till I die (F)I will not put away my integrity from me.
5 God forbid that I should justify you: till I die I will not remove mine integrity from me.
5 Far be it from me to admit that you're right! I intend to maintain my integrity even if it kills me!
6 I hold fast to my righteousness, and I will not let it go; my heart will not blame [any] of my days.
6 “I (G)hold fast my righteousness and will not let it go.My heart does not reproach any of my days.
6 My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go: my heart shall not reproach me so long as I live.
6 I will cling to my righteousness and never let it go.My conscience(E) will not accuse me as long as I live!
6 I'll retain my righteousness and not compromise it; my conscience won't rebuke me at any time.
13 "This [is the] portion of [the] wicked human being with God, and they receive from Shaddai [the] inheritance of [the] ruthless.
13 “This is (M)the portion of a wicked man from God,And the inheritance which (N)tyrants receive from the Almighty.
13 This is the portion of a wicked man with God, and the heritage of oppressors, which they shall receive of the Almighty.
13 "This is what a wicked person inherits from God, and what the ruthless will receive from the Almighty:
14 If their children multiply, [it is] for [the] sword, and his offspring {do not have enough to eat}.
14 “Though his sons are many, (i)they are destined (O)for the sword;And his (P)descendants will not be satisfied with bread.
14 If his children be multiplied, it is for the sword: and his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread.
14 Even if his children increase, they are destined for the sword;his descendants will never have enough food.
14 If he has many children, their destiny is to die by the sword, and his descendants won't have enough food.
15 Their survivors are buried through the plague, and their widows do not weep.
15 “His survivors will be buried because of the plague,And (j)their (Q)widows will not be able to weep.
15 Those that remain of him shall be buried in death: and his widows shall not weep.
15 Those who do survive him disease will bury, and his widow won't even weep.
16 If he heaps up silver like the dust and fashions clothing like the clay,
16 “Though he piles up silver like dustAnd prepares garments as plentiful as the clay,
16 Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay;
16 Though he piles up silver like dustand heaps up a wardrobe like clay—
16 "Though he hoards silver like dust, and stores away garments like clay,
19 He goes to bed [with] wealth, but {he will do so no more}; he opens his eyes, and {it is gone}.
19 The rich man shall lie down, but he shall not be gathered: he openeth his eyes, and he is not.
19 He lies down wealthy, but will do so no more;when he opens his eyes, it is gone.
19 He will go to bed wealthy, but won't be doing that anymore! When he opens his eyes, it will be gone!
21 [The] east wind lifts him up, and he is gone, and it sweeps him away from his place.
21 The east wind carrieth him away, and he departeth: and as a storm hurleth him out of his place.
21 An east wind picks him up, and he is gone;it carries him away from his place.
21 He'll be swept up by a storm wind and carried away; he'll be whirled away from his place.
22 And it hurls at him, and it has no compassion; he will quickly flee from its power.
22 For God shall cast upon him, and not spare: he would fain flee out of his hand.
22 It blasts at him without mercy,while he flees desperately from its grasp.
22 It will toss him around without pity. He'll try to break free from its grip,
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