¹ Moreover Job continued his parable, and said, ² As God lives, who has taken away my judgment; and the Almighty, who has cursed my soul; ³ All the while my breath is in me, and the spirit of God is in my nostrils; ⁴ My lips will 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 will not rebuke me so long as I live. ⁷ Let my enemy be as the wicked, and he that rises up against me as the unrighteous. ⁸ For what is the hope of the hypocrite, even though he has gained, when God takes away his soul? ⁹ Will God hear his cry when trouble comes on him? ¹⁰ Will he delight himself in the Almighty? will he always call on God? ¹¹ I will teach you by the hand of God: that which is with the Almighty will I not conceal. ¹² See, you all have seen it yourselves; why then are you altogether vain? ¹³ This is the portion of a wicked man with God, and the heritage of oppressors, which they will receive of the Almighty. ¹⁴ If his children be multiplied, it is for the sword: and his offspring will not be satisfied with bread. ¹⁵ Those that remain of him will be buried in death: and his widows will not weep. ¹⁶ though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare clothing as the clay; ¹⁷ He may prepare it, but the just will put it on, and the innocent will divide the silver. ¹⁸ He builds his house as a moth, and as a booth that the keeper makes. ¹⁹ The rich man will lie down, but he will not be gathered: he opens his eyes , and he [is] not. ²⁰ Terrors take hold on him as waters, a tempts steals him away in the night. ²¹ The east wind carries him away, and he departs: and as a storm hurls him out of his place. ²² For God will cast on him, and not spare: he would fain flee out of his hand. ²³ Men will clap their hands at him, and will hiss him out of his place.