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¹ Moreover Job continued his discourse, and said: ² And the Almighty, who has made my soul bitter, ³ And the breath of God in my nostrils, ⁴ Nor my tongue utter deceit. ⁵ Till I die I will not put away my integrity from me. ⁶ My heart shall not reproach me as long as I live. ⁷ And he who rises up against me like the unrighteous. ⁸ If God takes away his life? ⁹ When trouble comes upon him? ¹⁰ Will he always call on God? ¹¹ What is with the Almighty I will not conceal. ¹² Why then do you behave with complete nonsense? ¹³ And the heritage of oppressors, received from the Almighty: ¹⁴ And his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread. ¹⁵ And their widows shall not weep, ¹⁶ And piles up clothing like clay— ¹⁷ And the innocent will divide the silver. ¹⁸ Like a booth which a watchman makes. ¹⁹ And he is no more. ²⁰ A tempest steals him away in the night. ²¹ It sweeps him out of his place. ²² He flees desperately from its power. ²³ And shall hiss him out of his place.