Job 31:1-8 ▼

1 “I have made a covenant (agreement) with my eyes; How then could I gaze [lustfully] at a virgin?

2 “For what is the portion I would have from God above, And what heritage from the Almighty on high?

3 “Does not tragedy fall [justly] on the unjust And disaster to those who work wickedness?

4 “Does not God see my ways And count all my steps?

5 “If I have walked with falsehood, Or if my foot has chased after deceit,

6 Oh, let Him weigh me with accurate scales, And let God know my integrity.

7 “If my step has turned away from the way [of God], Or if my heart has [covetously] followed my eyes, Or if any spot [of guilt] has stained my hands,

8 Then let me plant and [let] another eat [from the results of my labor], And let my crops be uprooted and ruined.