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Job's Final Speech
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# Chapter 27
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1. Job continued speaking:
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2. "I vow by the living God, who has taken away my rights,
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by the Almighty who has embittered my soul--
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3. As long as I live,
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while I have breath from God,
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4. my lips will speak no evil,
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and my tongue will speak no lies.
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5. I will never concede that you are right;
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I will defend my integrity until I die.
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6. I will maintain my innocence without wavering.
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My conscience is clear for as long as I live.
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7. "May my enemy be punished like the wicked,
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my adversary like those who do evil.
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8. For what hope do the godless have when God cuts them off
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and takes away their life?
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9. Will God listen to their cry
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when trouble comes upon them?
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10. Can they take delight in the Almighty?
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Can they call to God at any time?
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11. I will teach you about God's power.
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I will not conceal anything concerning the Almighty.
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12. But you have seen all this,
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yet you say all these useless things to me.
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13. "This is what the wicked will receive from God;
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this is their inheritance from the Almighty.
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14. They may have many children,
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but the children will die in war or starve to death.
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15. Those who survive will die of a plague,
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and not even their widows will mourn them.
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16. "Evil people may have piles of money
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and may store away mounds of clothing.
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17. But the righteous will wear that clothing,
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and the innocent will divide that money.
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18. The wicked build houses as fragile as a spider's web,
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as flimsy as a shelter made of branches.
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19. The wicked go to bed rich
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but wake to find that all their wealth is gone.
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20. Terror overwhelms them like a flood,
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and they are blown away in the storms of the night.
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21. The east wind carries them away, and they are gone.
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It sweeps them away.
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22. It whirls down on them without mercy.
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They struggle to flee from its power.
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23. But everyone jeers at them
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and mocks them.
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1 Job continued speaking:
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2 “I vow by the living God, who has taken away my rights,
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by the Almighty who has embittered my soul—
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3 As long as I live,
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while I have breath from God,
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4 my lips will speak no evil,
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and my tongue will speak no lies.
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5 I will never concede that you are right;
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I will defend my integrity until I die.
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6 I will maintain my innocence without wavering.
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My conscience is clear for as long as I live.
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7 “May my enemy be punished like the wicked,
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my adversary like those who do evil.
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8 For what hope do the godless have when God cuts them off
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and takes away their life?
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9 Will God listen to their cry
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when trouble comes upon them?
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10 Can they take delight in the Almighty?
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Can they call to God at any time?
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11 I will teach you about God’s power.
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I will not conceal anything concerning the Almighty.
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12 But you have seen all this,
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yet you say all these useless things to me.
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13 “This is what the wicked will receive from God;
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this is their inheritance from the Almighty.
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14 They may have many children,
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but the children will die in war or starve to death.
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15 Those who survive will die of a plague,
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and not even their widows will mourn them.
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16 “Evil people may have piles of money
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and may store away mounds of clothing.
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17 But the righteous will wear that clothing,
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and the innocent will divide that money.
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18 The wicked build houses as fragile as a spider’s web,
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as flimsy as a shelter made of branches.
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19 The wicked go to bed rich
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but wake to find that all their wealth is gone.
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20 Terror overwhelms them like a flood,
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and they are blown away in the storms of the night.
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21 The east wind carries them away, and they are gone.
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It sweeps them away.
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22 It whirls down on them without mercy.
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They struggle to flee from its power.
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23 But everyone jeers at them
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and mocks them.
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