Chapter summary

Job continues his discourse by taking an oath before the living God, affirming that he will never admit his friends are right and that he will maintain his integrity and righteousness until death. He questions whether the godless have any hope or if God will hear their cries when distress overtakes them. Job then states that he will instruct his listeners regarding the power and ways of God. He details the portion that the wicked and ruthless receive from the Almighty, describing how their many children will face the sword or plague and their accumulated wealth will ultimately be given to the righteous. Finally, Job depicts the sudden destruction of the wicked person, who goes to sleep wealthy but is swept away by terrifying tempests and east winds that remove him from his place without mercy.

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