1Moreover Job continued his parable , and said , 2As God liveth , who hath taken away my judgment ; and the Almighty , who hath vexed my soul ; 3All the while my breath is in me, and the spirit of God is in my nostrils ; 4My lips shall not speak wickedness , nor my tongue utter deceit . 5God forbid that I should justify you: till I die I will not remove mine integrity from me. 6My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go : my heart shall not reproach me so long as I live .
The Fate of the Wicked
7Let mine enemy be as the wicked , and he that riseth up against me as the unrighteous . 8For what is the hope of the hypocrite , though he hath gained , when God taketh away his soul ? 9Will God hear his cry when trouble cometh upon him? 10Will he delight himself in the Almighty ? will he always call upon God ?
The Evidence of the Wicked's Downfall
11I will teach you by the hand of God : that which is with the Almighty will I not conceal . 12Behold, all ye yourselves have seen it; why then are ye thus altogether vain ?
The Inheritance of the Wicked
13This is the portion of a wicked man with God , and the heritage of oppressors , which they shall receive of the Almighty . 14If his children be multiplied , it is for the sword : and his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread . 15Those that remain of him shall be buried in death : and his widows shall not weep . 16Though he heap up silver as the dust , and prepare raiment as the clay ; 17He may prepare it , but the just shall put it on , and the innocent shall divide the silver . 18He buildeth his house as a moth , and as a booth that the keeper maketh . 19The rich man shall lie down , but he shall not be gathered : he openeth his eyes , and he is not. 20Terrors take hold on him as waters , a tempest stealeth him away in the night . 21The east wind carrieth him away , and he departeth : and as a storm hurleth him out of his place . 22For God shall cast upon him, and not spare : he would fain flee out of his hand . 23Men shall clap their hands at him, and shall hiss him out of his place .