| NET Bible | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1"I made a covenant with my eyes; how then could I entertain thoughts against a virgin? | 1I have made a covenant with my eyes. How then could I look at a young woman? |
| 2What then would be one's lot from God above, one's heritage from the Almighty on high? | 2For what portion would I have from God above, or what inheritance from the Almighty on high? |
| 3Is it not misfortune for the unjust, and disaster for those who work iniquity? | 3Doesn't disaster come to the unjust and misfortune to evildoers? |
| 4Does he not see my ways and count all my steps? | 4Does He not see my ways and number all my steps? |
| 5If I have walked in falsehood, and if my foot has hastened to deceit-- | 5If I have walked in falsehood or my foot has rushed to deceit, |
| 6let him weigh me with honest scales; then God will discover my integrity. | 6let God weigh me in accurate scales, and He will recognize my integrity. |
| 7If my footsteps have strayed from the way, if my heart has gone after my eyes, or if anything has defiled my hands, | 7If my step has turned from the way, my heart has followed my eyes, or impurity has stained my hands, |
| 8then let me sow and let another eat, and let my crops be uprooted. | 8let someone else eat what I have sown, and let my crops be uprooted. |
| 9If my heart has been enticed by a woman, and I have lain in wait at my neighbor's door, | 9If my heart has been seduced by my neighbor's wife or I have lurked at his door, |
| 10then let my wife turn the millstone for another man, and may other men have sexual relations with her. | 10let my own wife grind grain for another man, and let other men sleep with her. |
| 11For I would have committed a shameful act, an iniquity to be judged. | 11For that would be a disgrace; it would be a crime deserving punishment. |
| 12For it is a fire that devours even to Destruction, and it would uproot all my harvest. | 12For it is a fire that consumes down to Abaddon; it would destroy my entire harvest. |
| 13"If I have disregarded the right of my male servants or my female servants when they disputed with me, | 13If I have dismissed the case of my male or female servants when they made a complaint against me, |
| 14then what will I do when God confronts me in judgment; when he intervenes, how will I respond to him? | 14what could I do when God stands up to judge? How should I answer Him when He calls me to account? |
| 15Did not the one who made me in the womb make them? Did not the same one form us in the womb? | 15Did not the One who made me in the womb also make them? Did not the same God form us both in the womb? |
| 16If I have refused to give the poor what they desired, or caused the eyes of the widow to fail, | 16If I have refused the wishes of the poor or let the widow's eyes go blind, |
| 17If I ate my morsel of bread myself, and did not share any of it with orphans-- | 17if I have eaten my few crumbs alone without letting the fatherless eat any of it-- |
| 18but from my youth I raised the orphan like a father, and from my mother's womb I guided the widow! | 18for from my youth, I raised him as his father, and since the day I was born I guided the widow-- |
| 19If I have seen anyone about to perish for lack of clothing, or a poor man without a coat, | 19if I have seen anyone dying for lack of clothing or a needy person without a cloak, |
| 20whose heart did not bless me as he warmed himself with the fleece of my sheep, | 20if he did not bless me while warming himself with the fleece from my sheep, |
| 21if I have raised my hand to vote against the orphan, when I saw my support in the court, | 21if I ever cast my vote against a fatherless child when I saw that I had support in the city gate, |
| 22then let my arm fall from the shoulder, let my arm be broken off at the socket. | 22then let my shoulder blade fall from my back, and my arm be pulled from its socket. |
| 23For the calamity from God was a terror to me, and by reason of his majesty I was powerless. | 23For disaster from God terrifies me, and because of His majesty I could not do these things. |
| 24"If I have put my confidence in gold or said to pure gold, 'You are my security!' | 24If I placed my confidence in gold or called fine gold my trust, |
| 25if I have rejoiced because of the extent of my wealth, or because of the great wealth my hand had gained, | 25if I have rejoiced because my wealth is great or because my own hand has acquired so much, |
| 26if I looked at the sun when it was shining, and the moon advancing as a precious thing, | 26if I have gazed at the sun when it was shining or at the moon moving in splendor, |
| 27so that my heart was secretly enticed, and my hand threw them a kiss from my mouth, | 27so that my heart was secretly enticed and I threw them a kiss, |
| 28then this also would be iniquity to be judged, for I would have been false to God above. | 28this would also be a crime deserving punishment, for I would have denied God above. |
| 29If I have rejoiced over the misfortune of my enemy or exulted because calamity found him-- | 29Have I rejoiced over my enemy's distress, or become excited when trouble came his way? |
| 30I have not even permitted my mouth to sin by asking for his life through a curse-- | 30I have not allowed my mouth to sin by asking for his life with a curse. |
| 31if the members of my household have never said, 'If only there were someone who has not been satisfied from Job's meat!'-- | 31Haven't the members of my household said, "Who is there who has not had enough to eat at Job's table?" |
| 32But no stranger had to spend the night outside, for I opened my doors to the traveler-- | 32No stranger had to spend the night on the street, for I opened my door to the traveler. |
| 33if I have covered my transgressions as men do, by hiding iniquity in my heart, | 33Have I covered my transgressions as others do by hiding my guilt in my heart, |
| 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-- | 34because I greatly feared the crowds, and the contempt of the clans terrified me, so I grew silent and would not go outside? |
| 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. | 35If only I had someone to hear my case! Here is my signature; let the Almighty answer me. Let my Opponent compose His indictment. |
| 36Surely I would wear it proudly on my shoulder, I would bind it on me like a crown; | 36I would surely carry it on my shoulder and wear it like a crown. |
| 37I would give him an accounting of my steps; like a prince I would approach him. | 37I would give Him an account of all my steps; I would approach Him like a prince. |
| 38"If my land cried out against me and all its furrows wept together, | 38If my land cries out against me and its furrows join in weeping, |
| 39if I have eaten its produce without paying, or caused the death of its owners, | 39if I have consumed its produce without payment or shown contempt for its tenants, |
| 40then let thorns sprout up in place of wheat, and in place of barley, weeds!" The words of Job are ended. | 40then let thorns grow instead of wheat and stinkweed instead of barley. The words of Job are concluded. |
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