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Job 2:9">b</a></span> even if it kills me!</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/27-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>I’ll retain my righteousness and not compromise it;</p> <p class="poetry2">my conscience won’t rebuke me at any time.</p> <p class="poetry1 margintop"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/27-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>“May my enemy be like the wicked;</p> <p class="poetry2">my adversary like the unjust.<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="27:7 Or unrighteous one">c</a></span> </p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/27-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>For where is the hope of the godless when he is eliminated;</p> <p class="poetry2">when God takes away his life?</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/27-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>Will God hear his cry</p> <p class="poetry2">when distress overtakes him?</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/27-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>Will he take delight in the Almighty?</p> <p class="poetry2">Will he call on God at all times?”</p> <p class="heading">On the Demise of the Wicked</p><p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/27-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>“I’ll teach you about the power<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="27:11 Lit. hand">d</a></span> of God,</p> <p class="poetry2">that which is with the Almighty I won’t conceal.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/27-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>Look! All of you have been watching,</p> <p class="poetry2">so why have you become so completely worthless?</p> <p class="poetry1 margintop"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/27-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>“This is what a wicked person<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="27:13 Lit. man">e</a></span> inherits from God,</p> <p class="poetry2">and what the ruthless will receive from the Almighty:</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/27-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>If he has many children,</p> <p class="poetry2">their destiny is to die by the sword,</p> <p class="poetry2">and his descendants won’t have enough food.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/27-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>Those who do survive him disease will bury,</p> <p class="poetry2">and his widow won’t even weep.</p> <p class="poetry1 margintop"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/27-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>“Though he hoards silver<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="27:16 Or money">f</a></span> like dust,</p> <p class="poetry2">and stores away garments like clay,</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/27-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>whatever he stores up, the righteous will wear,</p> <p class="poetry2">and the innocent will inherit that silver!</p> <p class="poetry1 margintop"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/27-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>“He has built his house like a moth’s cocoon,<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="27:18 The Heb. lacks cocoon">g</a></span> </p> <p class="poetry2">like a temporary<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="27:18 The Heb. lacks temporary">h</a></span> sunshade that a watchman makes.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/27-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>He will go to bed wealthy,</p> <p class="poetry2">but won’t be doing that anymore!</p> <p class="poetry2">When he opens his eyes, it will be gone!</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/27-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>Terror will overtake him like a flood,<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="27:20 Lit. water">i</a></span> </p> <p class="poetry2">at night, a tornado will sweep him away.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/27-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>He’ll be swept up by a storm<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="27:21 Lit. east">j</a></span> wind and carried away;</p> <p class="poetry2">he’ll be whirled away from his place.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/27-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>It will toss him around without pity.</p> <p class="poetry2">He’ll try to break free<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="27:22 Lit. grip to flee, he will flee">k</a></span> from its grip,<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="27:22 Lit. hand">l</a></span> </p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/27-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>but it will clap its hands over him,</p> <p class="poetry2">hissing at him as it lunges toward him.”<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="27:23 Lit. him from its place">m</a></span> </p><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><span class="mainfootnotes"><A name="ftn"></a><span class="mainfootnoteshdg">Footnotes:</span><br><span class="fn1"><span class="fnb">a</span> 27:2 Or <i>soul</i><br /><span class="fnb">b</span> 27:5 Cf. Job 2:9<br /><span class="fnb">c</span> 27:7 Or <i>unrighteous one</i><br /><span class="fnb">d</span> 27:11 Lit. <i>hand</i><br /><span class="fnb">e</span> 27:13 Lit. <i>man</i><br /><span class="fnb">f</span> 27:16 Or <i>money</i><br /><span class="fnb">g</span> 27:18 The Heb. lacks <i>cocoon</i><br /><span class="fnb">h</span> 27:18 The Heb. lacks <i>temporary</i><br /><span class="fnb">i</span> 27:20 Lit. <i>water</i><br /><span class="fnb">j</span> 27:21 Lit. <i>east</i><br /><span class="fnb">k</span> 27:22 Lit. <i>grip to flee</i>, <i>he will flee</i><br /><span class="fnb">l</span> 27:22 Lit. <i>hand</i><br /><span class="fnb">m</span> 27:23 Lit. <i>him from its place</i><br /></span><br><br><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><div align="center"><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">The Holy Bible: International Standard Version® Release 2.1<br />Copyright © 1996-2012 The ISV Foundation<br />ALL RIGHTS RESERVED INTERNATIONALLY.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/">Bible Hub</a></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../job/26.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 26"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 26" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../job/28.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 28"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 28" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><div id="pic"><iframe width="100%" height="860" scrolling="no" src="//biblescan.com/mpc/job/27-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></div></div><div id="rightbox4"><div class="padright2"><div id="spons1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td class="sp1"><iframe width="122" height="860" scrolling="no" src="../sidemenu.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="bot"><div align="center" style="background-color:#F2FAFF"><br /><br /><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><script async src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script>  <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="6710025936" data-ad-format="auto"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></td></tr></table><br /><br /><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><script async src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script>  <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="6710025936" data-ad-format="auto"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></td></tr></table></div><br /><br /> </div><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/botmenubhnm2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe><div align="center"><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span></div></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>