Le Livre de Job

Chapître 27

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Moreover Job continued^{55 5375 2} his parable, and said,⁴

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[As] God liveth, [who] hath taken away⁵² my judgment; and the Almighty, [who] hath vexed⁵² my soul;

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All the while my breath [is] in me, and the spirit of God [is] in my nostrils;

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My lips shall not speak¹⁷ wickedness, nor my tongue utter⁴ deceit.

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God forbid that I should justify⁵⁵ you: till I die⁴ I will not remove⁵⁵ mine integrity from me.

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My righteousness I hold⁵² fast, and will not let it go:⁵⁵ my heart shall not reproach⁴ [me] so long as I live.

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Let mine enemy⁶ be as the wicked, and he that riseth up¹⁰² against me as the unrighteous.

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For what [is] the hope of the hypocrite, though he hath gained,⁴ when God taketh away⁴ his soul?

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Will God hear⁴ his cry when trouble cometh⁴ upon him?

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Will he delight¹⁰¹ himself in the Almighty? will he always call⁴ upon God?

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I will teach⁵⁵ you by the hand of God: [that] which [is] with the Almighty will I not conceal.¹⁷

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Behold, all ye yourselves have seen¹ [it]; why then are ye thus altogether vain?⁴

13

This [is] the portion of a wicked man with God, and the heritage of oppressors, [which] they shall receive⁴ of the Almighty.

14

If his children be multiplied,⁴ [it is] for the sword: and his offspring shall not be satisfied⁴ with bread.

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Those that remain of him shall be buried¹¹ in death: and his widows shall not weep.⁴

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Though he heap up⁴ silver as the dust, and prepare⁵⁵ raiment as the clay;

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He may prepare⁵⁵ [it], but the just shall put [it] on,⁴ and the innocent shall divide⁴ the silver.

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He buildeth¹ his house as a moth, and as a booth [that] the keeper⁶ maketh.¹

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The rich man shall lie down,⁴ but he shall not be gathered:¹¹ he openeth¹ his eyes, and he [is] not.

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 Terrors take hold⁵⁵ on him as waters, a tempest stealeth him away¹ in the night.

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The east wind carrieth him away,⁴ and he departeth:⁴ and as a storm hurleth¹⁷ him out of his place.

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For [God] shall cast⁵⁵ upon him, and not spare:⁴ he would fain² flee⁴ out of his hand.

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[Men] shall clap⁴ their hands at him, and shall hiss⁴ him out of his place.