2. “God All-Powerful has been unfair to me; he has made my life bitter. But I swear by his life,
3. as long as I have life in me, as long as breath from God is in my nostrils,
4. I will not be a hypocrite. I will not lie.
5. You will never hear me say you men are right! Until the day I die I will not be untrue to myself.
6. I will hold on to my innocence and never let go! My conscience will always be clear!
7. May my enemies be punished like those who are evil. May those who stood against me end up like all who have done wrong.
8. What hope do people without God have when it is time to die, when God takes their life away?
9. When they have troubles and cry out for help, God will not listen to them!
10. It will be too late for them to enjoy talking with God All-Powerful. They should have prayed to God all the time.
11. “I will teach you about God’s power. I will not hide anything about God All-Powerful.
12. But you have seen it all with your own eyes. So why do you say such useless things?
13. “Here is what God has planned for those who are evil. This is what cruel people will get from God All-Powerful.
14. They may have many children, but all of them will be killed in war. Or their children will not have enough to eat.
15. All those who are left will die, and the widows will not even cry for them.
16. Evil people collect silver as easily as dirt. They may have so many clothes that they are piled up like clay.