Job Continues His Final Speech
5 Far be it from me that I should justify you. Until I die 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 that I should declare you right;Till I die (F)I will not put away my 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 will not let it go. My heart shall not reproach me so long as I live.
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 (G)hold fast my righteousness and will not let it go.My heart does not reproach any of my days.
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.
7 "Let my enemy be as the wicked. Let him who rises up against me be as the unrighteous.
7 Let mine enemy be as the wicked, and he that riseth up against me as the unrighteous.
7 May my enemy be like the wickedand my opponent like the unjust.
7 "May my enemy be like the wicked; my adversary like the unjust.
What God Has In Store For Wicked People
13 "This is the portion of a wicked man with God, the heritage of oppressors, which they receive from Shaddai.
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 (M)the portion of a wicked man from God,And the inheritance which (N)tyrants receive from the Almighty.
13 "This is what a wicked person inherits from God, and what the ruthless will receive from the Almighty:
14 If his children are multiplied, it is for the sword. His offspring shall 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 “Though his sons are many, (i)they are destined (O)for the sword;And his (P)descendants will 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 Those who remain of him shall be buried in death. His widows shall make no lamentation.
15 Those that remain of him shall be buried in death: and his widows shall 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 who do survive him disease will bury, and his widow won't even weep.
16 Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare clothing 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 prepares garments as plentiful 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 lies down rich, but he shall not do so again. He opens his eyes, and he is not.
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 carries him away, and he departs. It sweeps him out of 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 For it hurls at him, and does not spare, as he flees away from his hand.
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,