27:2 “I swear by the living God, who is denying me justice, and by Shaddai, who deals with me so bitterly,
27:3 that as long my life remains in me and God’s breath is in my nostrils,
27:4 my lips will not speak unrighteousness, or my tongue utter deceit.
27:5 Far be it from me to say you are right; I will keep my integrity till the day I die.
27:6 I hold to my righteousness; I won’t let it go; my heart will not shame me as long as I live.
27:7 “May my enemy meet the doom of the wicked; my foe the fate of the unrighteous.
27:8 For what hope does the godless have from his gain when God takes away his life?
27:9 Will God hear his cry when trouble comes upon him?
27:10 Will he take delight in Shaddai and always call on God?
27:11 “I am teaching you how God uses his power, not hiding what Shaddai is doing.
27:12 Look, you all can see for yourselves; so why are you talking such empty nonsense?
27:13 “This is God’s reward for the wicked man, the heritage oppressors receive from Shaddai:
27:14 if his sons become many, they go to the sword; and his children never have enough to eat.
27:15 Those of his who remain are buried by plague, and their widows do not weep.
27:16 Even if he piles up silver like dust and stores away clothing [in mounds] like clay —
27:17 he may collect it, but the just will wear it, and the upright divide up the silver.
27:18 He builds his house weak as a spider’s web, as flimsy as a watchman’s shack.
27:19 He may lie down rich, but his wealth yields nothing; when he opens his eyes, it isn’t there.
27:20 Terrors overtake him like a flood; at night a whirlwind steals him away.
27:21 The east wind carries him off, and he’s gone; it sweeps him far from his place.
27:22 Yes, it hurls itself at him, sparing nothing; he does all he can to flee from its power.
27:23 [People] clap their hands at him in derision and hiss him out of his home.
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