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Ferrar Fentons 'Holy Bible in Modern English. All spelling, punctuation and formatting maintained through-out. Verse ordering follows the King James version for clarity and necessary organization of the verses.

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RF JOB 27:1 2 Job However Answered and Said:
RF JOB 27:2 God lives, tho' He turned from my plea.
And the Almighty, who bitters my soul!
RF JOB 27:3 So while ever breath lingers in me
And the spirit of God in my face,
RF JOB 27:4 No rubbish shall come from my lips
And my tongue shall not pour out deceit!
RF JOB 27:5 Curse me, if I justify you!
Till I die, I'll not turn from my right,
RF JOB 27:6 To my righteousness I will cling fast,
Nor the thought of my life be reproached!
RF JOB 27:7 Let my enemy be like the bad,
My opponent become like the vile!
RF JOB 27:8 For what hope has the rogue, tho' enriched,
When God is demanding his soul?
RF JOB 27:9 Will God hold back if he shrieks
When upon him the anguish has come?—
RF JOB 27:10 In the Almighty he did not delight
Or call upon God at all times.
RF JOB 27:11 I could teach you the power of God
Nor conceal what is with the Most High;
RF JOB 27:12 But yourselves, all of you can see that;—
Then why do you babble such stuff?
RF JOB 27:13 The Third Address of Zophar.
(Zophar the Namathite, however, answered, and said):
This is the lot of the wicked from God,
And the scoundrel's fate from the Most High!
RF JOB 27:14 His children increase for the sword,
And his offspring are not filled with bread
RF JOB 27:15 His descendants are buried by death,
And his widows will never lament!
RF JOB 27:16 If he heaps up the silver like dust
And piles up his clothing like clay,
RF JOB 27:17 He may pile, but the righteous will wear,
And the virtuous inherit his wealth.
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1 Note.—The constellation so named.—F.F.
2 See note 2, p. 178.
3 Note.—Ch. 27, v. 1. The first verse of Ch. 27, "And Job continued to take up his speech and said," is not part of the original text, for it breaks the sense. It has been added by some old copyist as an endeavor to lessen the gap made by the part of Bildad's speech erroneously inserted in Job's, from verses 5 to 14 of Ch. 26. I therefore relegate it to a note, and let the fiery flow of Job's address run on without interruption.—F.F.
4 Note.—Verse 13. The reply of Zophar begins here, as the sense of the text up to the end of Ch. 27 shows, though by the error of some old transcribers it is made to appear as if uttered by Job, although the import of it is totally opposed to his line of argument, and to his style, and makes him stultify his previous contention—that we do not see the good invariably rewarded and successful in this world, nor the bad always punished; but with terrible frequency the contrary. I shall therefore restore the proper heading to this speech, as suggested by Mr. A. Elzas in his "Book of Job": Trubner and Co., London—F.F.
RF JOB 27:18 He builds up his house like a moth,
Or a watchman erecting a hut,
RF JOB 27:19 He lies down without loss and is rich,—
When he opens his eyes, all is gone!
RF JOB 27:20 The terrors rush on him like streams,
He is ruined by thieves in the night.
RF JOB 27:21 The east wind will rise, and he flies,
And the whirlwind will sweep him from home—
RF JOB 27:22 It unsparingly sweeps upon him—
From its powerful blast he must fly;
RF JOB 27:23 After him it will clap with its hands
And whistle him out of his home!




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