Job 27:7-23

7 “Let my enemy be as the wicked,
and let him who rises up against me be as the unrighteous.
8 ^aFor what is the hope of the godless ^bwhen God cuts him off,
when God takes away his life?
9 ^cWill God hear his cry
when distress comes upon him?
10 Will he ^dtake delight in the Almighty?
Will he call upon God at all times?
11 I will teach you concerning the hand of God;
^ewhat is with the Almighty I will not conceal.
12 Behold, all of you have seen it yourselves;
why then have you become altogether vain?
13 ^f“This is the portion of a wicked man with God,
and the heritage that ^goppressors receive from the Almighty:
14 If his ^hchildren are multiplied, it is for ⁱthe sword,
and his descendants have not enough bread.
15 Those who survive him the pestilence buries,
and his ^jwidows do not weep.
16 Though he ^kheap up silver like dust,
and pile up clothing like clay,
17 he may pile it up, but the righteous will wear it,
and ^lthe innocent will divide the silver.
18 He builds his ^mhouse like a moth’s,
like ⁿa booth that ^oa watchman makes.
19 He goes to bed rich, but will ^pdo so no more;
he opens his eyes, and ^qhis wealth is gone.
20 ^rTerrors overtake him like ^sa flood;
in the night a whirlwind ^tcarries him off.
21 ^uThe east wind lifts him up and he is gone;
it ^vsweeps him out of his place.
22 It ^{▼▼Or He (that is, God); also verse 23} hurls at him ^xwithout pity;
he flees from its ^{▼▼Or his; also verse 23} power in headlong flight.
23 It ^zclaps its hands at him
and ^aahisses at him from its place.