| New International Version | NET Bible |
| 1"I made a covenant with my eyes not to look lustfully at a young woman. | 1"I made a covenant with my eyes; how then could I entertain thoughts against a virgin? |
| 2For what is our lot from God above, our heritage from the Almighty on high? | 2What then would be one's lot from God above, one's heritage from the Almighty on high? |
| 3Is it not ruin for the wicked, disaster for those who do wrong? | 3Is it not misfortune for the unjust, and disaster for those who work iniquity? |
| 4Does he not see my ways and count my every step? | 4Does he not see my ways and count all my steps? |
| 5"If I have walked with falsehood or my foot has hurried after deceit-- | 5If I have walked in falsehood, and if my foot has hastened to deceit-- |
| 6let God weigh me in honest scales and he will know that I am blameless-- | 6let him weigh me with honest scales; then God will discover my integrity. |
| 7if my steps have turned from the path, if my heart has been led by my eyes, or if my hands have been defiled, | 7If my footsteps have strayed from the way, if my heart has gone after my eyes, or if anything has defiled my hands, |
| 8then may others eat what I have sown, and may my crops be uprooted. | 8then let me sow and let another eat, and let my crops be uprooted. |
| 9"If my heart has been enticed by a woman, or if I have lurked at my neighbor's door, | 9If my heart has been enticed by a woman, and I have lain in wait at my neighbor's door, |
| 10then may my wife grind another man's grain, and may other men sleep with her. | 10then let my wife turn the millstone for another man, and may other men have sexual relations with her. |
| 11For that would have been wicked, a sin to be judged. | 11For I would have committed a shameful act, an iniquity to be judged. |
| 12It is a fire that burns to Destruction; it would have uprooted my harvest. | 12For it is a fire that devours even to Destruction, and it would uproot all my harvest. |
| 13"If I have denied justice to any of my servants, whether male or female, when they had a grievance against me, | 13"If I have disregarded the right of my male servants or my female servants when they disputed with me, |
| 14what will I do when God confronts me? What will I answer when called to account? | 14then what will I do when God confronts me in judgment; when he intervenes, how will I respond to him? |
| 15Did not he who made me in the womb make them? Did not the same one form us both within our mothers? | 15Did not the one who made me in the womb make them? Did not the same one form us in the womb? |
| 16"If I have denied the desires of the poor or let the eyes of the widow grow weary, | 16If I have refused to give the poor what they desired, or caused the eyes of the widow to fail, |
| 17if I have kept my bread to myself, not sharing it with the fatherless-- | 17If I ate my morsel of bread myself, and did not share any of it with orphans-- |
| 18but from my youth I reared them as a father would, and from my birth I guided the widow-- | 18but from my youth I raised the orphan like a father, and from my mother's womb I guided the widow! |
| 19if I have seen anyone perishing for lack of clothing, or the needy without garments, | 19If I have seen anyone about to perish for lack of clothing, or a poor man without a coat, |
| 20and their hearts did not bless me for warming them with the fleece from my sheep, | 20whose heart did not bless me as he warmed himself with the fleece of my sheep, |
| 21if I have raised my hand against the fatherless, knowing that I had influence in court, | 21if I have raised my hand to vote against the orphan, when I saw my support in the court, |
| 22then let my arm fall from the shoulder, let it be broken off at the joint. | 22then let my arm fall from the shoulder, let my arm be broken off at the socket. |
| 23For I dreaded destruction from God, and for fear of his splendor I could not do such things. | 23For the calamity from God was a terror to me, and by reason of his majesty I was powerless. |
| 24"If I have put my trust in gold or said to pure gold, 'You are my security,' | 24"If I have put my confidence in gold or said to pure gold, 'You are my security!' |
| 25if I have rejoiced over my great wealth, the fortune my hands had gained, | 25if I have rejoiced because of the extent of my wealth, or because of the great wealth my hand had gained, |
| 26if I have regarded the sun in its radiance or the moon moving in splendor, | 26if I looked at the sun when it was shining, and the moon advancing as a precious thing, |
| 27so that my heart was secretly enticed and my hand offered them a kiss of homage, | 27so that my heart was secretly enticed, and my hand threw them a kiss from my mouth, |
| 28then these also would be sins to be judged, for I would have been unfaithful to God on high. | 28then this also would be iniquity to be judged, for I would have been false to God above. |
| 29"If I have rejoiced at my enemy's misfortune or gloated over the trouble that came to him-- | 29If I have rejoiced over the misfortune of my enemy or exulted because calamity found him-- |
| 30I have not allowed my mouth to sin by invoking a curse against their life-- | 30I have not even permitted my mouth to sin by asking for his life through a curse-- |
| 31if those of my household have never said, 'Who has not been filled with Job's meat?'-- | 31if the members of my household have never said, 'If only there were someone who has not been satisfied from Job's meat!'-- |
| 32but no stranger had to spend the night in the street, for my door was always open to the traveler-- | 32But no stranger had to spend the night outside, for I opened my doors to the traveler-- |
| 33if I have concealed my sin as people do, by hiding my guilt in my heart | 33if I have covered my transgressions as men do, by hiding iniquity in my heart, |
| 34because I so feared the crowd and so dreaded the contempt of the clans that I kept silent and would not go outside-- | 34because I was terrified of the great multitude, and the contempt of families terrified me, so that I remained silent and would not go outdoors-- |
| 35("Oh, that I had someone to hear me! I sign now my defense--let the Almighty answer me; let my accuser put his indictment in writing. | 35"If only I had someone to hear me! Here is my signature--let the Almighty answer me! If only I had an indictment that my accuser had written. |
| 36Surely I would wear it on my shoulder, I would put it on like a crown. | 36Surely I would wear it proudly on my shoulder, I would bind it on me like a crown; |
| 37I would give him an account of my every step; I would present it to him as to a ruler.)-- | 37I would give him an accounting of my steps; like a prince I would approach him. |
| 38"if my land cries out against me and all its furrows are wet with tears, | 38"If my land cried out against me and all its furrows wept together, |
| 39if I have devoured its yield without payment or broken the spirit of its tenants, | 39if I have eaten its produce without paying, or caused the death of its owners, |
| 40then let briers come up instead of wheat and stinkweed instead of barley." The words of Job are ended. | 40then let thorns sprout up in place of wheat, and in place of barley, weeds!" The words of Job are ended. |
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