1 Job continued his discourse:
2 As surely as God lives, who denies my right, the Almighty, who has made me bitter,
3 as long as I have life within me and God's breath in my nostrils,
4 my lips will not speak falsehood nor my tongue utter deceit.
5 Never will I admit you are right, nor deny my integrity till I die.
6 Never will I let go of my righteousness; my conscience is not put to shame.
7 Let my enemy be as the wicked and my adversary as the unrighteous.
8 For what hope has the godless when God cuts him off, when God takes away his life?
9 God will not listen to his call when he is beset by trouble.
10 For he did not delight in the Almighty or call upon him constantly.
11 See, I tell you the deeds of God and do not conceal the ways of the Almighty.
12 You have witnessed this yourselves. Why then these empty words? Third discourse of Nahama
13 This is a wicked man's portion from God, the heritage of an oppressor which he receives from the Almighty.
14 Though his children be many, the sword is their destiny. His offspring will go hungry.
15 The plague will bury those who survive, and their widows will not mourn for them.
16 He may heap up silver like dust and pile up clothes like clay,
17 but what he stores, the just will wear, and the innocent divide his silver.
18 He builds his house like a cobweb, or like the hut a watchman makes.
19 Once more he lies down rich and wakes to see his wealth all gone.
20 Terrors rush upon him by day; at night a whirlwind carries him away.
21 The east wind lifts him up, and he disappears as it sweeps him out of his place.
22 People strike at him without mercy as he flees headlong from their hands.
23 They clap their hands in mockery and hiss at him from where they are.
Versículos relacionados com Job, 27:
Job 27 is a chapter in which Job continues to talk about his righteousness and the injustice that happened to him, while his friends accuse him of doing something wrong to deserve such afflictions. Job affirms his innocence and believes that God is fair and will punish the wicked. Below are five verses related to the topics covered in Job 27:
Proverbs 11:18: "The wicked receives misleading salary, but whoever sows justice will gather true reward." This verse emphasizes Job's belief in divine righteousness that God will punish the wicked and reward the righteous.
Psalm 34:21: "The evil will kill the wicked, and those who hate the righteous will be condemned." Job believes that those who accuse him are wicked and God will punish them.
Psalm 37:28: "For the Lord loves righteousness and does not abandon his faithful; they will always be protected, but the descent of the wicked will be exterminated." Job believes that God will protect the righteous and punish the wicked.
Proverbs 10:25: "As the sudden storm, which passes and soon goes, so it is the wicked who thrives, without knowing where the misfortune comes from." Job believes that the prosperity of the wicked is temporary and that misfortune will reach them.
Psalm 9:16: "The Lord is known to the righteousness that exercises; the wicked fall into their own traps." This verse emphasizes Job's belief that God is righteous and that the wicked will be punished for his evil deeds.
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