King James Bible | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
1I made a covenant with mine eyes; why then should I think upon a maid? | 1"I have made a covenant with my eyes; How then could I gaze at a virgin? |
2For what portion of God is there from above? and what inheritance of the Almighty from on high? | 2"And what is the portion of God from above Or the heritage of the Almighty from on high? |
3Is not destruction to the wicked? and a strange punishment to the workers of iniquity? | 3"Is it not calamity to the unjust And disaster to those who work iniquity? |
4Doth not he see my ways, and count all my steps? | 4"Does He not see my ways And number all my steps? |
5If I have walked with vanity, or if my foot hath hasted to deceit; | 5"If I have walked with falsehood, And my foot has hastened after deceit, |
6Let me be weighed in an even balance, that God may know mine integrity. | 6Let Him weigh me with accurate scales, And let God know my integrity. |
7If my step hath turned out of the way, and mine heart walked after mine eyes, and if any blot hath cleaved to mine hands; | 7"If my step has turned from the way, Or my heart followed my eyes, Or if any spot has stuck to my hands, |
8Then let me sow, and let another eat; yea, let my offspring be rooted out. | 8Let me sow and another eat, And let my crops be uprooted. |
9If mine heart have been deceived by a woman, or if I have laid wait at my neighbour's door; | 9"If my heart has been enticed by a woman, Or I have lurked at my neighbor's doorway, |
10Then let my wife grind unto another, and let others bow down upon her. | 10May my wife grind for another, And let others kneel down over her. |
11For this is an heinous crime; yea, it is an iniquity to be punished by the judges. | 11"For that would be a lustful crime; Moreover, it would be an iniquity punishable by judges. |
12For it is a fire that consumeth to destruction, and would root out all mine increase. | 12"For it would be fire that consumes to Abaddon, And would uproot all my increase. |
13If I did despise the cause of my manservant or of my maidservant, when they contended with me; | 13"If I have despised the claim of my male or female slaves When they filed a complaint against me, |
14What then shall I do when God riseth up? and when he visiteth, what shall I answer him? | 14What then could I do when God arises? And when He calls me to account, what will I answer Him? |
15Did not he that made me in the womb make him? and did not one fashion us in the womb? | 15"Did not He who made me in the womb make him, And the same one fashion us in the womb? |
16If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail; | 16"If I have kept the poor from their desire, Or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail, |
17Or have eaten my morsel myself alone, and the fatherless hath not eaten thereof; | 17Or have eaten my morsel alone, And the orphan has not shared it |
18(For from my youth he was brought up with me, as with a father, and I have guided her from my mother's womb;) | 18(But from my youth he grew up with me as with a father, And from infancy I guided her), |
19If I have seen any perish for want of clothing, or any poor without covering; | 19If I have seen anyone perish for lack of clothing, Or that the needy had no covering, |
20If his loins have not blessed me, and if he were not warmed with the fleece of my sheep; | 20If his loins have not thanked me, And if he has not been warmed with the fleece of my sheep, |
21If I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless, when I saw my help in the gate: | 21If I have lifted up my hand against the orphan, Because I saw I had support in the gate, |
22Then let mine arm fall from my shoulder blade, and mine arm be broken from the bone. | 22Let my shoulder fall from the socket, And my arm be broken off at the elbow. |
23For destruction from God was a terror to me, and by reason of his highness I could not endure. | 23"For calamity from God is a terror to me, And because of His majesty I can do nothing. |
24If I have made gold my hope, or have said to the fine gold, Thou art my confidence; | 24"If I have put my confidence in gold, And called fine gold my trust, |
25If I rejoiced because my wealth was great, and because mine hand had gotten much; | 25If I have gloated because my wealth was great, And because my hand had secured so much; |
26If I beheld the sun when it shined, or the moon walking in brightness; | 26If I have looked at the sun when it shone Or the moon going in splendor, |
27And my heart hath been secretly enticed, or my mouth hath kissed my hand: | 27And my heart became secretly enticed, And my hand threw a kiss from my mouth, |
28This also were an iniquity to be punished by the judge: for I should have denied the God that is above. | 28That too would have been an iniquity calling for judgment, For I would have denied God above. |
29If I rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, or lifted up myself when evil found him: | 29"Have I rejoiced at the extinction of my enemy, Or exulted when evil befell him? |
30Neither have I suffered my mouth to sin by wishing a curse to his soul. | 30"No, I have not allowed my mouth to sin By asking for his life in a curse. |
31If the men of my tabernacle said not, Oh that we had of his flesh! we cannot be satisfied. | 31"Have the men of my tent not said, 'Who can find one who has not been satisfied with his meat '? |
32The stranger did not lodge in the street: but I opened my doors to the traveller. | 32"The alien has not lodged outside, For I have opened my doors to the traveler. |
33If I covered my transgressions as Adam, by hiding mine iniquity in my bosom: | 33"Have I covered my transgressions like Adam, By hiding my iniquity in my bosom, |
34Did I fear a great multitude, or did the contempt of families terrify me, that I kept silence, and went not out of the door? | 34Because I feared the great multitude, And the contempt of families terrified me, And kept silent and did not go out of doors? |
35Oh that one would hear me! behold, my desire is, that the Almighty would answer me, and that mine adversary had written a book. | 35"Oh that I had one to hear me! Behold, here is my signature; Let the Almighty answer me! And the indictment which my adversary has written, |
36Surely I would take it upon my shoulder, and bind it as a crown to me. | 36Surely I would carry it on my shoulder, I would bind it to myself like a crown. |
37I would declare unto him the number of my steps; as a prince would I go near unto him. | 37"I would declare to Him the number of my steps; Like a prince I would approach Him. |
38If my land cry against me, or that the furrows likewise thereof complain; | 38"If my land cries out against me, And its furrows weep together; |
39If I have eaten the fruits thereof without money, or have caused the owners thereof to lose their life: | 39If I have eaten its fruit without money, Or have caused its owners to lose their lives, |
40Let thistles grow instead of wheat, and cockle instead of barley. The words of Job are ended. | 40Let briars grow instead of wheat, And stinkweed instead of barley." The words of Job are ended. |
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