1 Job again took up his parable, and said,

2 "As God lives, who has taken away my right,

the Almighty, who has made my soul bitter

3 (for the length of my life is still in me,

and the spirit of God is in my nostrils);

4 surely my lips will not speak unrighteousness,

neither will my tongue utter deceit.

5 Far be it from me that I should justify you.

Until I die I will not put away my integrity from me.

6 I hold fast to my righteousness, and will not let it go.

My heart will not reproach me so long as I live.

7 "Let my enemy be as the wicked.

Let him who rises up against me be as the unrighteous.

8 For what is the hope of the godless, when he is cut off, when God takes away his life?

9 Will God hear his cry when trouble comes on him?

10 Will he delight himself in the Almighty,

and call on God at all times?

11 I will teach you about the hand of God.

I will not conceal that which is with the Almighty.

12 Behold, all of you have seen it yourselves;

why then have you become altogether vain?

13 "This is the portion of a wicked man with God,

the heritage of oppressors, which they receive from the Almighty.

14 If his children are multiplied, it is for the sword.

His offspring will not be satisfied with bread.

15 Those who remain of him will be buried in death.

His widows will make no lamentation.

16 Though he heap up silver as the dust,

and prepare clothing as the clay;

17 he may prepare it, but the just will put it on,

and the innocent will divide the silver.

18 He builds his house as the moth,

as a booth which the watchman makes.

19 He lies down rich, but he will not do so again.

He opens his eyes, and he is not.

20 Terrors overtake him like waters.

A storm steals him away in the night.

21 The east wind carries him away, and he departs.

It sweeps him out of his place.

22 For it hurls at him, and does not spare,

as he flees away from his hand.

23 Men will clap their hands at him,

and will hiss him out of his place.

1 约伯继续他的讲论， 说：

2 "永活的 神夺去我的公理， 全能者使我心中痛苦。

3 只要我的生命还在我里面， 神赐我的气息还在我鼻孔里，

4 我的嘴唇决不说不义之言， 我的舌头也不讲诡诈之语。

5 我绝对不以你们为是， 我到死也不放弃我的纯全；

6 我坚守我的义决不放松， 我一生的日子我的心必不责备我。

7 愿我的敌人如恶人一般， 愿那起来攻击我的像不义的人一样。

8 不敬虔的人被剪除， 神夺去他性命的时候还有什么指望呢？

9 患难临到他身上的时候， 神会垂听他的哀求吗？

10 他以全能者为乐， 时时求告 神吗？

11 我借 神的能力教导你们， 我不向你们隐瞒全能者的事。

12 你们都亲自见过， 你们为什么成了这么虚妄呢？

13 这是恶人从 神所得的分， 强暴的人从全能者所得的业。

14 即使他的儿女增多， 还是被刀剑所杀， 他的子孙也必永不得饱食；

15 他的遗族在死人中埋葬， 他的寡妇也都不哀哭。

16 他虽然堆积银子如尘沙， 预备衣服如泥土，

17 他尽管预备， 义人却要穿上； 他的银子， 无辜的人也要瓜分。

18 他建造房屋如蜘蛛结网， 又如守望者所搭的棚。

19 他虽然躺下的时候富有， 却不再这样； 他一张开双眼， 财富就不在了。

20 惊恐必如众水追上他， 暴风在夜间把他刮去。

21 东风把他吹起， 他就消逝； 又把他卷起， 离开原来的地方。

22 神射击他， 毫不留情， 他甚愿快快逃脱 神的手。

23 有人向他拍掌， 发嘶声赶他离开原来的地方。"