Job 27

1Job continued further and said in his speech:

ἔτι δὲ προσθεὶς Ιωβ εἶπεν τῷ προοιμίῳ

2'As the Lord lives who thus judges me, And the Almighty who embittered my soul,

ζῇ κύριος ὃς οὕτω με κέκρικεν καὶ ὁ παντοκράτωρ ὁ πικράνας μου τὴν ψυχήν

3Surely as long as my breath is in me And the divine breath is in my nostrils,

ἦ μὴν ἔτι τῆς πνοῆς μου ἐνούσης πνεῦμα δὲ θεῖον τὸ περιόν μοι ἐν ῥισίν

4My lips will not speak lawless things, Nor shall my soul practice wrongdoings.

μὴ λαλήσειν τὰ χείλη μου ἄνομα οὐδὲ ἡ ψυχή μου μελετήσει ἄδικα

5May it not be I who set forth the opinion that you are righteous. Until the day I die, I will not put away my integrity from me.

μή μοι εἴη δικαίους ὑμᾶς ἀποφῆναι ἕως ἂν ἀποθάνω οὐ γὰρ ἀπαλλάξω μου τὴν ἀκακίαν

6I hold fast to my righteousness and am not letting it go; For I am not conscious in myself of having done anything wrong.

δικαιοσύνῃ δὲ προσέχων οὐ μὴ προῶμαι οὐ γὰρ σύνοιδα ἐμαυτῷ ἄτοπα πράξας

7'Surely not, but rather may my enemies Be as the destruction of the ungodly, And those who rise up against me As the destruction of the lawless.

οὐ μὴν δὲ ἀλλὰ εἴησαν οἱ ἐχθροί μου ὥσπερ ἡ καταστροφὴ τῶν ἀσεβῶν καὶ οἱ ἐπ᾿ ἐμὲ ἐπανιστανόμενοι ὥσπερ ἡ ἀπώλεια τῶν παρανόμων

8For what hope is there for an ungodly man that he holds to it? Will he trust in the Lord and be saved?

καὶ τίς γάρ ἐστιν ἐλπὶς ἀσεβεῖ ὅτι ἐπέχει πεποιθὼς ἐπὶ κύριον ἆρα σωθήσεται

9Will the Lord hear his prayer When distress comes upon him?

ἦ τὴν δέησιν αὐτοῦ εἰσακούσεται κύριος ἢ ἐπελθούσης αὐτῷ ἀνάγκης

10Has he any confidence before Him, Or will the Lord hear him when he calls on Him?

μὴ ἔχει τινὰ παρρησίαν ἔναντι αὐτοῦ ἢ ὡς ἐπικαλεσαμένου αὐτοῦ εἰσακούσεται αὐτοῦ

11'But indeed, I will tell you what is the hand of the Lord. I will not lie concerning what is with the Almighty.

ἀλλὰ δὴ ἀναγγελῶ ὑμῖν τί ἐστιν ἐν χειρὶ κυρίου ἅ ἐστιν παρὰ παντοκράτορι οὐ ψεύσομαι

12Behold therefore, all of you know You are adding vanity to vanity.

ἰδοὺ δὴ πάντες οἴδατε ὅτι κενὰ κενοῖς ἐπιβάλλετε

13'This is the portion from the Lord for the ungodly man, And the possession of oppressors Shall come upon them from the Almighty.

αὕτη ἡ μερὶς ἀνθρώπου ἀσεβοῦς παρὰ κυρίου κτῆμα δὲ δυναστῶν ἐλεύσεται παρὰ παντοκράτορος ἐπ᾿ αὐτούς

14If their children be many, they will be for slaughter; And if they reach manhood, they will beg.

ἐὰν δὲ πολλοὶ γένωνται οἱ υἱοὶ αὐτοῦ εἰς σφαγὴν ἔσονται ἐὰν δὲ καὶ ἀνδρωθῶσιν προσαιτήσουσιν

15Those who survive him shall be buried in death, And no one will have pity on their widows.

οἱ δὲ περιόντες αὐτοῦ ἐν θανάτῳ τελευτήσουσιν χήρας δὲ αὐτῶν οὐθεὶς ἐλεήσει

16Though he gathers silver like dust And shall prepare gold like clay,

ἐὰν συναγάγῃ ὥσπερ γῆν ἀργύριον ἴσα δὲ πηλῷ ἑτοιμάσῃ χρυσίον

17The righteous will acquire these things, And the true ones will possess his wealth.

ταῦτα πάντα δίκαιοι περιποιήσονται τὰ δὲ χρήματα αὐτοῦ ἀληθινοὶ καθέξουσιν

18His house goes away like a moth And like a spider's web.

ἀπέβη δὲ ὁ οἶκος αὐτοῦ ὥσπερ σῆτες καὶ ὥσπερ ἀράχνη

19The rich man will lie down and not continue; He opens his eyes, but is no more.

πλούσιος κοιμηθεὶς καὶ οὐ προσθήσει ὀφθαλμοὺς αὐτοῦ διήνοιξεν καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν

20Pains happen to him like a flood, And thick darkness takes him away in the night.

συνήντησαν αὐτῷ ὥσπερ ὕδωρ αἱ ὀδύναι νυκτὶ δὲ ὑφείλατο αὐτὸν γνόφος

21A burning wind will take him up, and he will be gone; And it will scatter him from his place.

ἀναλήμψεται αὐτὸν καύσων καὶ ἀπελεύσεται καὶ λικμήσει αὐτὸν ἐκ τοῦ τόπου αὐτοῦ

22It will blow against him and not spare; He will try in vain to flee from its force.

καὶ ἐπιρρίψει ἐπ᾿ αὐτὸν καὶ οὐ φείσεται ἐκ χειρὸς αὐτοῦ φυγῇ φεύξεται

23It will strike him with its power, And whistle him from his place.

κροτήσει ἐπ᾿ αὐτοῦ χεῖρας αὐτοῦ καὶ συριεῖ αὐτὸν ἐκ τοῦ τόπου αὐτοῦ