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Job 31 Parallel Bible Translations
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| 1 | I made a covenant with mine eyes; How then should I look upon a maid? | “I have made a covenant with my eyes; how then could I gaze at a virgin? | “I made a covenant with my eyes not to look lustfully at a young woman. | |
| 2 | For what would be the portion of God from above, And the heritage of the Almighty from on high? | What would be my portion from God above and my heritage from the Almighty on high? | For what is our lot from God above, our heritage from the Almighty on high? | |
| 3 | Is it not calamity to the unrighteous, And disaster to the workers of iniquity? | Is not calamity for the unrighteous, and disaster for the workers of iniquity? | Is it not ruin for the wicked, disaster for those who do wrong? | |
| 4 | Doth not He see my ways, And count all my steps? | Does not he see my ways and number all my steps? | Does he not see my ways and count my every step? | |
| 5 | If I have walked with vanity, And my foot hath hasted to deceit-- | “If I have walked with falsehood and my foot has hastened to deceit; | “If I have walked with falsehood or my foot has hurried after deceit— | |
| 6 | Let me be weighed in a just balance, That God may know mine integrity-- | (Let me be weighed in a just balance, and let God know my integrity!) | let God weigh me in honest scales and he will know that I am blameless— | |
| 7 | If my step hath turned out of the way, And my heart walked after mine eyes, And if any spot hath cleaved to my hands; | if 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, | if my steps have turned from the path, if my heart has been led by my eyes, or if my hands have been defiled, | |
| 8 | Then let me sow, and let another eat; Yea, let the produce of my field be rooted out. | then let me sow, and another eat, and let what grows for me be rooted out. | then may others eat what I have sown, and may my crops be uprooted. | |
| 9 | If my heart have been enticed unto a woman, And I have lain in wait at my neighbour's door; | “If my heart has been enticed toward a woman, and I have lain in wait at my neighbor’s door, | “If my heart has been enticed by a woman, or if I have lurked at my neighbor’s door, | |
| 10 | Then let my wife grind unto another, And let others bow down upon her. | then let my wife grind for another, and let others bow down on her. | then may my wife grind another man’s grain, and may other men sleep with her. | |
| 11 | For that were a heinous crime; Yea, it were an iniquity to be punished by the judges. | For that would be a heinous crime; that would be an iniquity to be punished by the judges; | For that would have been wicked, a sin to be judged. | |
| 12 | For it is a fire that consumeth unto destruction, And would root out all mine increase. | for that would be a fire that consumes as far as Abaddon, and it would burn to the root all my increase. | It is a fire that burns to Destruction; it would have uprooted my harvest. | |
| 13 | If I did despise the cause of my man-servant, Or of my maid-servant, when they contended with me-- | “If I have rejected the cause of my manservant or my maidservant, when they brought a complaint against me, | “If I have denied justice to any of my servants, whether male or female, when they had a grievance against me, | |
| 14 | What then shall I do when God riseth up? And when He remembereth, what shall I answer Him? | what then shall I do when God rises up? When he makes inquiry, what shall I answer him? | what will I do when God confronts me? What will I answer when called to account? | |
| 15 | Did not He that made me in the womb make him? And did not One fashion us in the womb? | Did not he who made me in the womb make him? And did not one fashion us in the womb? | Did not he who made me in the womb make them? Did not the same one form us both within our mothers? | |
| 16 | If I have withheld aught that the poor desired, Or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail; | “If I have withheld anything that the poor desired, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail, | “If I have denied the desires of the poor or let the eyes of the widow grow weary, | |
| 17 | Or have eaten my morsel myself alone, And the fatherless hath not eaten thereof-- | or have eaten my morsel alone, and the fatherless has not eaten of it | if I have kept my bread to myself, not sharing it with the fatherless— | |
| 18 | Nay, from my youth he grew up with me as with a father, And I have been her guide from my mother's womb. | (for from my youth the fatherless grew up with me as with a father, and from my mother’s womb I guided the widow), | but from my youth I reared them as a father would, and from my birth I guided the widow— | |
| 19 | If I have seen any wanderer in want of clothing, Or that the needy had no covering; | if I have seen anyone perish for lack of clothing, or the needy without covering, | if I have seen anyone perishing for lack of clothing, or the needy without garments, | |
| 20 | If his loins have not blessed me, And if he were not warmed with the fleece of my sheep; | if his body has not blessed me, and if he was not warmed with the fleece of my sheep, | and their hearts did not bless me for warming them with the fleece from my sheep, | |
| 21 | If I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless, Because I saw my help in the gate; | if I have raised my hand against the fatherless, because I saw my help in the gate, | if I have raised my hand against the fatherless, knowing that I had influence in court, | |
| 22 | Then let my shoulder fall from the shoulder-blade, And mine arm be broken from the bone. | then let my shoulder blade fall from my shoulder, and let my arm be broken from its socket. | then let my arm fall from the shoulder, let it be broken off at the joint. | |
| 23 | For calamity from God was a terror to me, And by reason of His majesty I could do nothing. | For I was in terror of calamity from God, and I could not have faced his majesty. | For I dreaded destruction from God, and for fear of his splendor I could not do such things. | |
| 24 | If I have made gold my hope, And have said to the fine gold: 'Thou art my confidence'; | “If I have made gold my trust or called fine gold my confidence, | “If I have put my trust in gold or said to pure gold, ‘You are my security,’ | |
| 25 | If I rejoiced because my wealth was great, And because my hand had gotten much; | if I have rejoiced because my wealth was abundant or because my hand had found much, | if I have rejoiced over my great wealth, the fortune my hands had gained, | |
| 26 | If I beheld the sun when it shined, Or the moon walking in brightness; | if I have looked at the sun when it shone, or the moon moving in splendor, | if I have regarded the sun in its radiance or the moon moving in splendor, | |
| 27 | And my heart hath been secretly enticed, And my mouth hath kissed my hand; | and my heart has been secretly enticed, and my mouth has kissed my hand, | so that my heart was secretly enticed and my hand offered them a kiss of homage, | |
| 28 | This also were an iniquity to be punished by the judges; For I should have lied to God that is above. | this also would be an iniquity to be punished by the judges, for I would have been false to God above. | then these also would be sins to be judged, for I would have been unfaithful to God on high. | |
| 29 | If I rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, Or exulted when evil found him-- | “If I have rejoiced at the ruin of him who hated me, or exulted when evil overtook him | “If I have rejoiced at my enemy’s misfortune or gloated over the trouble that came to him— | |
| 30 | Yea, I suffered not my mouth to sin By asking his life with a curse. | (I have not let my mouth sin by asking for his life with a curse), | I have not allowed my mouth to sin by invoking a curse against their life— | |
| 31 | If the men of my tent said not: 'Who can find one that hath not been satisfied with his meat?' | if the men of my tent have not said, ‘Who is there that has not been filled with his meat?’ | if those of my household have never said, ‘Who has not been filled with Job’s meat?’— | |
| 32 | The stranger did not lodge in the street; My doors I opened to the roadside. | (the sojourner has not lodged in the street; I have opened my doors to the traveler), | but no stranger had to spend the night in the street, for my door was always open to the traveler— | |
| 33 | If after the manner of men I covered my transgressions, By hiding mine iniquity in my bosom-- | if I have concealed my transgressions as others do by hiding my iniquity in my heart, | if I have concealed my sin as people do, by hiding my guilt in my heart | |
| 34 | Because I feared the great multitude, And the most contemptible among families terrified me, So that I kept silence, and went not out of the door. | because 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— | because I so feared the crowd and so dreaded the contempt of the clans that I kept silent and would not go outside— | |
| 35 | Oh that I had one to hear me!-- Lo, here is my signature, let the Almighty answer me-- And that I had the indictment which mine adversary hath written! | Oh, 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! | (“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. | |
| 36 | Surely I would carry it upon my shoulder; I would bind it unto me as a crown. | Surely I would carry it on my shoulder; I would bind it on me as a crown; | Surely I would wear it on my shoulder, I would put it on like a crown. | |
| 37 | I would declare unto him the number of my steps; As a prince would I go near unto him. | I would give him an account of all my steps; like a prince I would approach him. | I would give him an account of my every step; I would present it to him as to a ruler.)— | |
| 38 | If my land cry out against me, And the furrows thereof weep together; | “If my land has cried out against me and its furrows have wept together, | “if my land cries out against me and all its furrows are wet with tears, | |
| 39 | If I have eaten the fruits thereof without money, Or have caused the tillers thereof to be disappointed-- | if I have eaten its yield without payment and made its owners breathe their last, | if I have devoured its yield without payment or broken the spirit of its tenants, | |
| 40 | Let thistles grow instead of wheat, And noisome weeds instead of barley. The words of Job are ended. | let thorns grow instead of wheat, and foul weeds instead of barley.” The words of Job are ended. | then let briers come up instead of wheat and stinkweed instead of barley.” The words of Job are ended. | |
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