Job 27 Comparison: Catholic Public Domain vs KJV with Apocrypha
Job 27
1Job also added to this, using figures of speech, and he said:
2As God lives, who has taken away my judgment, and the Almighty, who has led my soul to bitterness,
3as long as my breath remains in me and the breath of God remains in my nostrils,
4my lips will not speak iniquity, nor will my tongue devise lies.
5Far be it from me that I should judge you to be right, for, until I expire, I will not withdraw from my innocence.
6I will not forsake my justification, which I have just begun to grasp, for my heart does not find blame for me in my whole life.
7Let the impious be as my enemy, and the sinful, as my adversary.
8For what hope is there for the hypocrite, if he greedily plunders and God does not free his soul?
9Will God pay attention to his cry, when anguish overcomes him?
10Or will he take delight in the Almighty and call upon God at all times?
11I will teach you through the hand of God, what the Almighty holds, and I will not conceal it.
12Behold, you know all this, and so why do you speak vain things without a reason?
13This is the portion of the impious man with God, and the inheritance of the violent, which they will receive from the Almighty.
14If his sons should happen to increase, they will be for the sword, and his grandsons will not be satisfied with bread.
15Whatever will remain of him will be buried in the ruins, and his widows will not weep.
16If he will amass silver as if it were dirt and fabricate garments as if they were clay,
17then yes, he will gather, but the just will be clothed with it and the innocent will divide the silver.
18He has built his house like a moth, and he has made a makeshift shelter like a sentry.
19When he falls asleep, the rich man will leave him with nothing; he will open his eyes and find nothing.
20Destitution will surround him like water; a storm will overwhelm him in the night.
21A burning wind will pick him up and carry him away, and, like a whirlwind, it will rush him from his place.
22And it will hurl over him and will not spare him; fleeing from its power, he will go into exile.
23He will clasp his hands over himself, and he will hiss at himself, while considering his situation.
Job 27
1Moreover Job continued his parable, and said,
2As God liveth, who hath taken away my judgment; and the Almighty, who hath vexed my soul;
3All the while my breath is in me, and the spirit of God is in my nostrils;
4My lips shall not speak wickedness, nor my tongue utter deceit.
5God forbid that I should justify you: till I die I will not remove mine integrity from me.
6My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go: my heart shall not reproach me so long as I live.
7Let mine enemy be as the wicked, and he that riseth up against me as the unrighteous.
8For what is the hope of the hypocrite, though he hath gained, when God taketh away his soul?
9Will God hear his cry when trouble cometh upon him?
10Will he delight himself in the Almighty? will he always call upon God?
11I will teach you by the hand of God: that which is with the Almighty will I not conceal.
12Behold, all ye yourselves have seen it; why then are ye thus altogether vain?
13This is the portion of a wicked man with God, and the heritage of oppressors, which they shall receive of the Almighty.
14If his children be multiplied, it is for the sword: and his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread.
15Those that remain of him shall be buried in death: and his widows shall not weep.
16Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay;
17He may prepare it, but the just shall put it on, and the innocent shall divide the silver.
18He buildeth his house as a moth, and as a booth that the keeper maketh.
19The rich man shall lie down, but he shall not be gathered: he openeth his eyes, and he is not.
20Terrors take hold on him as waters, a tempest stealeth him away in the night.
21The east wind carrieth him away, and he departeth: and as a storm hurleth him out of his place.
22For God shall cast upon him, and not spare: he would fain flee out of his hand.
23Men shall clap their hands at him, and shall hiss him out of his place.
Understanding Catholic Public Domain vs KJV with Apocrypha in Job 27
Catholic Public Domain (CPDV)
Modern Catholic translation in the public domain with deuterocanonical books. Clear, contemporary English while preserving a formal tone. A strong option for Catholic reading plans and study.
KJV with Apocrypha (KJVA)
The complete King James Version (1611) including the 14 Apocrypha books interlaced between the Old and New Testaments. Essential for studying the text as it was originally published and for exploring deuterocanonical literature.
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Key Comparison: Job 27:16
"If he will amass silver as if it were dirt and fabricate garments as if they were clay,"
"Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay;"
