Job 31
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1"I have made a covenant with my eyes; How then could I gaze at a virgin?1"I made a covenant with my eyes; how, then, can I focus my attention on a virgin?
2"And what is the portion of God from above Or the heritage of the Almighty from on high?2What would I have from God above, what heritage from the Almighty on high,
3"Is it not calamity to the unjust And disaster to those who work iniquity?3if not calamity that is due the unjust, and misfortune that is due those who practice iniquity?
4"Does He not see my ways And number all my steps?4He watches my life, observing every one of my actions, does he not?"
5"If I have walked with falsehood, And my foot has hastened after deceit,5"If I've lived my life in the company of vanity, or run quickly to embrace deception,
6Let Him weigh me with accurate scales, And let God know my integrity.6let my righteousness be weighed in honest scales, and God will make known my integrity.
7"If my step has turned from the way, Or my heart followed my eyes, Or if any spot has stuck to my hands,7If I have stepped away from the way, or if my heart covets whatever my eyes see, or if some other blemish clings to my hands,
8Let me sow and another eat, And let my crops be uprooted.8what I've planted, let another eat or let my crops be uprooted."
9"If my heart has been enticed by a woman, Or I have lurked at my neighbor's doorway,9"If my heart has been seduced by a woman and I've laid in wait at my friend's door,
10May my wife grind for another, And let others kneel down over her.10then let my wife cook for another person and may someone else sleep with her,
11"For that would be a lustful crime; Moreover, it would be an iniquity punishable by judges.11because something as lascivious as that is an iniquity that should be judged.
12"For it would be fire that consumes to Abaddon, And would uproot all my increase.12The fires of Abaddon will burn, disrupting every part of my eternal reward."
13"If I have despised the claim of my male or female slaves When they filed a complaint against me,13"If I've refused to help my male and female servants when they complain against me,
14What then could I do when God arises? And when He calls me to account, what will I answer Him?14what will I do when God stands up to act? When he asks the questions, how will I answer him?
15"Did not He who made me in the womb make him, And the same one fashion us in the womb?15The one who made me in the womb made them, too, didn't he? Didn't the same one prepare each of us in the womb?"
16"If I have kept the poor from their desire, Or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail,16"If I refused to grant the desire of the poor or exhausted the eyes of the widow,
17Or have eaten my morsel alone, And the orphan has not shared it17if I ate my meals by myself without feeding orphans,
18(But from my youth he grew up with me as with a father, And from infancy I guided her),18(even a poor man had grown up with me as if I were his father, and even though I had guided the widow from the time I was born),
19If I have seen anyone perish for lack of clothing, Or that the needy had no covering,19if I've observed someone who is about to die for lack of clothes or if I have no clothing to give to the poor,
20If his loins have not thanked me, And if he has not been warmed with the fleece of my sheep,20if he hadn't thanked me from the bottom of his heart, if he had not been warmed by wool from my sheep,
21If I have lifted up my hand against the orphan, Because I saw I had support in the gate,21if I've raised my hand against an orphan when I thought I would against him in court,
22Let my shoulder fall from the socket, And my arm be broken off at the elbow.22then let my arm fall from its socket; and may my arm be torn off at the shoulder.
23"For calamity from God is a terror to me, And because of His majesty I can do nothing.23For I'm terrified of what calamity God may have in store for me; and I cannot endure his grandeur."
24"If I have put my confidence in gold, And called fine gold my trust,24"If I've put my confidence in gold, if I've told gold, 'You're my security,'
25If I have gloated because my wealth was great, And because my hand had secured so much;25if I've found joy in great wealth that I own, if I've earned a lot with my own hands,
26If I have looked at the sun when it shone Or the moon going in splendor,26if I look at the sun when it shines or the moon as it rises in steady splendor,
27And my heart became secretly enticed, And my hand threw a kiss from my mouth,27so that in the depths of my deceived heart I worshipped them with my mouth and hands,
28That too would have been an iniquity calling for judgment, For I would have denied God above.28this is also a sin that deserves to be judged, since I would have tried to deceive God above."
29"Have I rejoiced at the extinction of my enemy, Or exulted when evil befell him?29"Have I rejoiced in the destruction of those who hate me, or have I been happy that evil caught up with him?
30"No, I have not allowed my mouth to sin By asking for his life in a curse.30No, I haven't allowed my mouth to sin by asking for his life with a curse.
31"Have the men of my tent not said, 'Who can find one who has not been satisfied with his meat '?31People in my household have said, 'We cannot find anyone who has not been satisfied with his meat,' haven't they?
32"The alien has not lodged outside, For I have opened my doors to the traveler.32No stranger ever spent the night in the street, because I opened my doors to travelers."
33"Have I covered my transgressions like Adam, By hiding my iniquity in my bosom,33"Have I covered my transgression like other people, to conceal iniquity within myself?
34Because I feared the great multitude, And the contempt of families terrified me, And kept silent and did not go out of doors?34Have I feared large crowds? Has my family's contempt ever terrified me so that I remained silent and wouldn't go outside?"
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,35"Who will grant me a hearing? Here's my signature —let the Almighty answer! Since my adversary indicted me,
36Surely I would carry it on my shoulder, I would bind it to myself like a crown.36I'll wear it on my shoulder, or tie it on my head for a crown!
37"I would declare to Him the number of my steps; Like a prince I would approach Him.37I'll give an account for every step I've taken; I'll approach him confidently like a Commander-in-Chief."
38"If my land cries out against me, And its furrows weep together;38"If my land were to cry out against me or if all its furrows wept as one,
39If I have eaten its fruit without money, Or have caused its owners to lose their lives,39If I've consumed its produce without paying for it and snuffed out the life of its owners;
40Let briars grow instead of wheat, And stinkweed instead of barley." The words of Job are ended.40may thorns spring up instead of wheat, and obnoxious weeds instead of barley." With this, Job's discourse with his friends is completed.
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