Job 27:1-10

1And Job continued his parable and said,

2[As] 1God liveth, who hath taken away my right, and the Almighty, who hath embittered my soul,

3All the while my breath is in me, and the spirit of 2God is in my nostrils,

4My lips shall not speak unrighteousness, nor my tongue utter deceit!

5Be it far from me that I should justify you; till I die I will not remove my blamelessness from me.

6My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go: my heart reproacheth [me] not one of my days.

7Let mine enemy be as the wicked, and he that riseth up against me as the unrighteous.

8For what is the hope of the ungodly, when [God] cutteth him off, when 3God taketh away his soul?

9Will 4God hear his cry when distress cometh upon him?

10Doth he delight himself in the Almighty? will he at all times call upon 5God?