Job

¹ Having waited for Zophar, Job now resumed his defense:

² God Almighty! He's ruined my life!

³ and for as long as God breathes life into me,

⁴ I refuse to confess to any charge that's false.

⁵ I'll not deny my integrity even if it costs me my life.

⁶ and, believe me, I'll never regret it.

⁷ Let my adversary be proven guilty!

⁸ when God puts an end to life?

⁹ when disaster hits?

¹⁰ Have they ever been known to pray before?

¹¹ suppressed nothing regarding God Almighty.

¹² so why do you keep talking nonsense?

¹³ " 'This is how God treats the wicked, this is what evil people can expect from God Almighty:

¹⁴ they'll never have enough bread to put on the table.

¹⁵ and none of the widows will shed a tear when they're gone.

¹⁶ and are resplendent in the latest fashions,

¹⁷ and the decent who will divide up the money.

¹⁸ that won't survive a single winter.

¹⁹ and wake up poor.

²⁰ a tornado snatches them away in the middle of the night,

²¹ Not a trace of them left, not even a footprint.

²² they run this way and that, but there's no place to hide—

²³ blown to kingdom come by the storm.'