1. And Job took up his discourse again:
2. “As surely as God lives, who has denied me justice,the Almighty, who has made my life bitter –
3. for while my spirit is still in me,and the breath from God is in my nostrils,
4. my lips will not speak wickedness,and my tongue will whisper no deceit.
5. I will never declare that you three are in the right;until I die, I will not set aside my integrity!
6. I will maintain my righteousnessand never let it go;my conscience will not reproach mefor as long as I live.
7. “May my enemy be like the wicked,my adversary like the unrighteous.
8. For what hope does the godless have when he is cut off,when God takes away his life?
9. Does God listen to his crywhen distress overtakes him?
10. Will he find delight in the Almighty?Will he call out to God at all times?
11. I will teach you about the power of God;What is on the Almighty’s mind I will not conceal.
12. If you yourselves have all seen this,Why in the world do you continue this meaningless talk?
13. This is the portion of the wicked man allotted by God, the inheritance that evildoers receive from the Almighty.