Job 31
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1I have made a covenant with my eyes. How then could I look at a young woman? 1“I have made a covenant with my eyes; how then could I gaze at a virgin?
2For what portion would I have from God above, or what inheritance from the Almighty on high? 2What would be my portion from God above and my heritage from the Almighty on high?
3Doesn't disaster come to the unjust and misfortune to evildoers? 3Is not calamity for the unrighteous, and disaster for the workers of iniquity?
4Does He not see my ways and number all my steps? 4Does not he see my ways and number all my steps?
5If I have walked in falsehood or my foot has rushed to deceit, 5“If I have walked with falsehood and my foot has hastened to deceit;
6let God weigh me in accurate scales, and He will recognize my integrity. 6(Let me be weighed in a just balance, and let God know my integrity!)
7If my step has turned from the way, my heart has followed my eyes, or impurity has stained my hands, 7if my step has turned aside from the way and my heart has gone after my eyes, and if any spot has stuck to my hands,
8let someone else eat what I have sown, and let my crops be uprooted. 8then let me sow, and another eat, and let what grows for me be rooted out.
9If my heart has been seduced by my neighbor's wife or I have lurked at his door, 9“If my heart has been enticed toward a woman, and I have lain in wait at my neighbor’s door,
10let my own wife grind grain for another man, and let other men sleep with her. 10then let my wife grind for another, and let others bow down on her.
11For that would be a disgrace; it would be a crime deserving punishment. 11For that would be a heinous crime; that would be an iniquity to be punished by the judges;
12For it is a fire that consumes down to Abaddon; it would destroy my entire harvest. 12for that would be a fire that consumes as far as Abaddon, and it would burn to the root all my increase.
13If I have dismissed the case of my male or female servants when they made a complaint against me, 13“If I have rejected the cause of my manservant or my maidservant, when they brought a complaint against me,
14what could I do when God stands up to judge? How should I answer Him when He calls me to account? 14what then shall I do when God rises up? When he makes inquiry, what shall I answer him?
15Did not the One who made me in the womb also make them? Did not the same God form us both in the womb? 15Did not he who made me in the womb make him? And did not one fashion us in the womb?
16If I have refused the wishes of the poor or let the widow's eyes go blind, 16“If I have withheld anything that the poor desired, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail,
17if I have eaten my few crumbs alone without letting the fatherless eat any of it-- 17or have eaten my morsel alone, and the fatherless has not eaten of it
18for from my youth, I raised him as his father, and since the day I was born I guided the widow-- 18(for from my youth the fatherless grew up with me as with a father, and from my mother’s womb I guided the widow),
19if I have seen anyone dying for lack of clothing or a needy person without a cloak, 19if I have seen anyone perish for lack of clothing, or the needy without covering,
20if he did not bless me while warming himself with the fleece from my sheep, 20if his body has not blessed me, and if he was not warmed with the fleece of my sheep,
21if I ever cast my vote against a fatherless child when I saw that I had support in the city gate, 21if I have raised my hand against the fatherless, because I saw my help in the gate,
22then let my shoulder blade fall from my back, and my arm be pulled from its socket. 22then let my shoulder blade fall from my shoulder, and let my arm be broken from its socket.
23For disaster from God terrifies me, and because of His majesty I could not do these things. 23For I was in terror of calamity from God, and I could not have faced his majesty.
24If I placed my confidence in gold or called fine gold my trust, 24“If I have made gold my trust or called fine gold my confidence,
25if I have rejoiced because my wealth is great or because my own hand has acquired so much, 25if I have rejoiced because my wealth was abundant or because my hand had found much,
26if I have gazed at the sun when it was shining or at the moon moving in splendor, 26if I have looked at the sun when it shone, or the moon moving in splendor,
27so that my heart was secretly enticed and I threw them a kiss, 27and my heart has been secretly enticed, and my mouth has kissed my hand,
28this would also be a crime deserving punishment, for I would have denied God above. 28this also would be an iniquity to be punished by the judges, for I would have been false to God above.
29Have I rejoiced over my enemy's distress, or become excited when trouble came his way? 29“If I have rejoiced at the ruin of him who hated me, or exulted when evil overtook him
30I have not allowed my mouth to sin by asking for his life with a curse. 30(I have not let my mouth sin by asking for his life with a curse),
31Haven't the members of my household said, "Who is there who has not had enough to eat at Job's table?" 31if the men of my tent have not said, ‘Who is there that has not been filled with his meat?’
32No stranger had to spend the night on the street, for I opened my door to the traveler. 32(the sojourner has not lodged in the street; I have opened my doors to the traveler),
33Have I covered my transgressions as others do by hiding my guilt in my heart, 33if I have concealed my transgressions as others do by hiding my iniquity in my heart,
34because I greatly feared the crowds, and the contempt of the clans terrified me, so I grew silent and would not go outside? 34because I stood in great fear of the multitude, and the contempt of families terrified me, so that I kept silence, and did not go out of doors—
35If only I had someone to hear my case! Here is my signature; let the Almighty answer me. Let my Opponent compose His indictment. 35Oh, that I had one to hear me! (Here is my signature! Let the Almighty answer me!) Oh, that I had the indictment written by my adversary!
36I would surely carry it on my shoulder and wear it like a crown. 36Surely I would carry it on my shoulder; I would bind it on me as a crown;
37I would give Him an account of all my steps; I would approach Him like a prince. 37I would give him an account of all my steps; like a prince I would approach him.
38If my land cries out against me and its furrows join in weeping, 38“If my land has cried out against me and its furrows have wept together,
39if I have consumed its produce without payment or shown contempt for its tenants, 39if I have eaten its yield without payment and made its owners breathe their last,
40then let thorns grow instead of wheat and stinkweed instead of barley. The words of Job are concluded. 40let thorns grow instead of wheat, and foul weeds instead of barley.” The words of Job are ended.
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