2. “I vow by the living God, who has taken away my rights,by the Almighty who has embittered my soul—
3. As long as I live,while I have breath from God,
4. my lips will speak no evil,and my tongue will speak no lies.
5. I will never concede that you are right;I will defend my integrity until I die.
6. I will maintain my innocence without wavering.My conscience is clear for as long as I live.
7. “May my enemy be punished like the wicked,my adversary like those who do evil.
8. For what hope do the godless have when God cuts them offand takes away their life?
9. Will God listen to their crywhen trouble comes upon them?
10. Can they take delight in the Almighty?Can they call to God at any time?
11. I will teach you about God’s power.I will not conceal anything concerning the Almighty.
12. But you have seen all this,yet you say all these useless things to me.
13. “This is what the wicked will receive from God;this is their inheritance from the Almighty.