Job 27/איוב כ״ז

1Job again took up his theme and said:

2By God who has deprived me of justice!By Shaddai who has embittered my life!

3As long as there is life in me,And God’s breath is in my nostrils,

4My lips will speak no wrong,Nor my tongue utter deceit.

5Far be it from me to say you are right;Until I die I will maintain my integrity.

7May my enemy be as the wicked;My assailant, as the wrongdoer.

8For what hope has the impious man when he is cut down,When God takes away his life?

9Will God hear his cryWhen trouble comes upon him,

10When he seeks the favor of Shaddai,Calls upon God at all times?

11I will teach you what is in God’s power,And what is with Shaddai I will not conceal.

12All of you have seen it,So why talk nonsense?

13This is the evil man’s portion from God,The lot that the ruthless receive from Shaddai:

14Should he have many children—they are marked for the sword;His descendants will never have their fill of bread;

15Those who survive him will be buried in a plague,And their widows will not weep;

16Should he pile up silver like dust,Lay up clothing like dirt—

17He may lay it up, but the righteous will wear it,And the innocent will share the silver.

18The house he built is like a bird’s nest,Like the booth a watchman makes.

19He lies down, a rich man, with [his wealth] intact;When he opens his eyes it is gone.

20Terror overtakes him like a flood;A storm wind makes off with him by night.

21The east wind carries him far away, and he is gone;It sweeps him from his place.

22Then it hurls itself at him without mercy;He tries to escape from its force.

23It claps its hands at him,And whistles at him from its place.