Job 27:1-12

Job continued his discourse and said, “As God lives, who has taken away my right and denied me justice, And the Almighty, who has caused bitterness and grief for my soul, As long as my life is within me, And the breath of God is [still] in my nostrils, My lips will not speak unjustly, Nor will my tongue utter deceit. “Far be it from me that I should admit you are right [in your accusations against me]; Until I die, I will not remove my integrity from me. “I hold fast my uprightness and my right standing with God and I will not let them go; My heart does not reproach me for any of my days. ¶“May my enemy be as the wicked, And he who rises up against me be as the unrighteous (unjust). “For what is the hope of the godless, even though he has gained [in this world], When God takes his life? “Will God hear his cry When trouble and distress come upon him? “Will he take delight in the Almighty? Will he call on God at all times? “I will teach you regarding the hand (power) of God; I will not conceal what is with the Almighty [God’s actual treatment of the wicked]. “Behold, all of you have seen it; Why then do you act vainly and foolishly [cherishing worthless concepts]?