1 And Job continued his solemn discourse. He said:
2 I swear by the living God who denies me justice, by Shaddai who has filled me with bitterness,
3 that as long as a shred of life is left in me, and the breath of God breathes in my nostrils,
4 my lips will never speak evil nor my tongue utter any lie.
5 Far from admitting you to be in the right, I shall maintain my integrity to my dying day.
6 I take my stand on my uprightness, I shall not stir: in my heart I need not be ashamed of my days.
7 Let my enemy meet the fate of the wicked, my adversary, the lot of the evil-doer!
8 For what hope does the godless have when he prays and raises his soul to God?
9 Is God likely to hear his cries when disaster descends on him?
10 Did he make Shaddai all his delight, calling on him at every turn?
11 But I am showing you the way that God works, making no secret of Shaddai's designs.
12 And if you had all understood them for yourselves, you would not have wasted your breath in empty words.
13 This is the fate that God assigns to the wicked, the inheritance that the violent receive from Shaddai.
14 Though he have many children, it is but for the sword; his descendants will never have enough to eat.
15 Plague will bury those he leaves behind him, and their widows will have no chance to mourn them.
16 Though he amass silver like dust and gather fine clothes like clay,
17 let him gather!-some good man will wear them, while his silver is shared among the upright.
18 All he has built himself is a spider's web, made himself a watchman's shack.
19 He goes to bed rich, but never again: he wakes to find it has all gone. As drought and heat make snow disappear, so does Sheol anyone who has sinned.
20 Terror assails him in broad daylight, and at night a whirlwind sweeps him off. The womb that shaped him forgets him and his name is recalled no longer. Thus wickedness is blasted as a tree is struck.
21 An east wind picks him up and drags him away, snatching him up from his homestead. He used to ill-treat the childless woman and show no kindness to the widow.
22 Pitilessly he is turned into a target, and forced to flee from the hands that menace him. But he who lays mighty hold on tyrants rises up to take away a life that seemed secure.
23 His downfall is greeted with applause, he is hissed wherever he goes.
24 He had his time of glory, now he vanishes, wilting like the saltwort once it is picked, and withering like an ear of corn.
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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