Job

Chapter 31

1 I made3772 a covenant1285 with my eyes;5869 why4100 then should I think995 on a maid?1330

2 For what4100 portion2506 of God433 is there from above?4605 and what inheritance5159 of the Almighty7706 from on high?4791

3 Is not destruction343 to the wicked?5767 and a strange5235 punishment to the workers6466 of iniquity?205

4 Does not he see7200 my ways,1870 and count5608 all3605 my steps?6806

5 If518 I have walked1980 with vanity,7723 or if my foot7272 has hurried2363 to deceit;4820

6 Let me be weighed8254 in an even6664 balance3976 that God433 may know3045 my integrity.8538

7 If518 my step838 has turned5186 out of the way,1870 and my heart3820 walked1980 after310 my eyes,5869 and if any blot3971 has stuck1692 to my hands;3709

8 Then let me sow,2232 and let another312 eat;398 yes, let my offspring6631 be rooted8327 out.

9 If518 my heart3820 have been deceived6601 by a woman,802 or if I have laid wait693 at5921 my neighbor's7453 door;6607

10 Then let my wife802 grind2912 to another,312 and let others312 bow3766 down3766 on her.

11 For this1931 is an heinous2154 crime;2154 yes, it is an iniquity5771 to be punished by the judges.6414

12 For it is a fire784 that consumes398 to destruction,11 and would root8327 out all3605 my increase.8393

13 If518 I did despise3988 the cause4941 of my manservant5650 or of my maidservant,519 when they contended7378 with me;

14 What4100 then shall I do when3588 God410 rises6965 up? and when3588 he visits,6485 what4100 shall I answer7725 him?

15 Did not he that made6213 me in the womb990 make6213 him? and did not one259 fashion3559 us in the womb?7358

16 If518 I have withheld4513 the poor1800 from their desire,2656 or have caused the eyes5869 of the widow490 to fail;3615

17 Or have eaten398 my morsel6595 myself alone,905 and the fatherless3490 has not eaten398 thereof;

18 (For from my youth5271 he was brought1431 up with me, as with a father,1 and I have guided5148 her from my mother's517 womb;990)

19 If518 I have seen7200 any perish6 for want1097 of clothing,3830 or any poor34 without369 covering;3682

20 If518 his loins2504 have not blessed1288 me, and if he were not warmed2552 with the fleece1488 of my sheep;3532

21 If518 I have lifted5130 up my hand3027 against5921 the fatherless,3490 when3588 I saw7200 my help5833 in the gate:8179

22 Then let my arm3802 fall5307 from my shoulder7929 blade,7929 and my arm248 be broken7665 from the bone.7070

23 For destruction343 from God410 was a terror6343 to me, and by reason of his highness7613 I could3201 not endure.

24 If518 I have made7760 gold2091 my hope,3689 or have said559 to the fine gold,3800 You are my confidence;4009

25 If518 I rejoice8055 because3588 my wealth2428 was great,7227 and because3588 my hand3027 had gotten4672 much;3524

26 If518 I beheld7200 the sun216 when3588 it shined,1984 or the moon3394 walking1980 in brightness;3368

27 And my heart3820 has been secretly5643 enticed,6601 or my mouth6310 has kissed5401 my hand:3027

28 This1931 also1571 were an iniquity5771 to be punished by the judge:6416 for I should have denied3584 the God410 that is above.4605

29 If518 I rejoice8055 at the destruction6365 of him that hated8130 me, or lifted5782 up myself when3588 evil7451 found4672 him:

30 Neither3808 have I suffered5414 my mouth2441 to sin2398 by wishing7592 a curse423 to his soul.5315

31 If518 the men4962 of my tabernacle168 said559 not, Oh that we had of his flesh!1320 we cannot3808 be satisfied.7646

32 The stranger1616 did not lodge3885 in the street:2351 but I opened6605 my doors1817 to the travelers.734

33 If518 I covered3680 my transgressions6588 as Adam,121 by hiding2934 my iniquity5771 in my bosom:2243

34 Did I fear6206 a great7227 multitude,1995 or did the contempt937 of families4940 terrify2865 me, that I kept silence,1826 and went3318 not out of the door?6607

35 Oh that one would hear8085 me! behold,2005 my desire8420 is, that the Almighty7706 would answer6030 me, and that my adversary376 7379 had written3789 a book.5612

36 Surely518 3808 I would take5375 it on my shoulder,7926 and bind6029 it as a crown5850 to me.

37 I would declare5046 to him the number4557 of my steps;6806 as a prince5057 would I go7126 near7126 to him.

38 If518 my land127 cry2199 against5921 me, or that the furrows8525 likewise3162 thereof complain;1058

39 If518 I have eaten398 the fruits3581 thereof without1097 money,3701 or have caused the owners1167 thereof to lose5307 their life:5315

40 Let thistles2336 grow3318 instead8478 of wheat,2406 and cockle890 instead8478 of barley.8184 The words1697 of Job347 are ended.8552

Job

Chapter 31

1 I MADE a vow with my eyes that I would never lust after a virgin.

2 For what portion would I have then from God who is above, and what heritage from the Almighty who is on high?

3 For it is destruction to the wicked, and punishment to the workers of iniquity.

4 He sees my ways, and counts all my steps.

5 If I have walked with hypocrites, or if my foot hastened to deceit;

6 Let me be weighed in a just balance, that God may know my integrity.

7 I have not turned aside my steps from the way, and my heart has not followed after my eyes, and I have acquired nothing unjustly;

8 But when I sowed, then I ate, and when I planted, then I cultivated and gathered the crops.

9 And if my heart has been enticed by a strange woman, or if I have lain in wait at my neighbor's door;

10 Then let my wife grind for another, and let her bake bread at another man's place,

11 For this is a heinous crime; yea, such an eye devises a crafty scheme.

12 For passion is a fire that consumes to destruction, and it would root out all my increase.

13 If I have rejected the cause of my manservant or my maidservant, when he contended with me,

14 Without saying, What then shall I do when God rises up in judgment, and when he inquires, what shall I answer him?

15 (For, behold, he who made me in the womb made him, and he created us in the same womb);

16 If I have withheld the poor from his desire, or have defrauded the widow,

17 Or have eaten my bread alone, and the orphans did not eat of it

18 (Because from my youth I was brought up in sorrows, and from my mother's womb with sighing);

19 If I have seen anyone perishing for want of clothing, or any poor without covering

20 (But they were reared upon my knees, and were warmed with the fleece of my sheep);

21 If I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless (when I saw him at the door I helped him);

22 Then let my arm fall from my shoulder blade, and let it be broken from the bone.

23 For the fear of God made me to tremble, and affliction from him came upon me, and because of terror I was unable to rise up.

24 If I have made gold my trust, or said about the precious stones, You are my confidence; or have said about fine gold, You are my hope;

25 If I have rejoiced because my wealth was great, and because my hand had gotten much;

26 If I have adored the sun when it shone, or the moon when in full brightness;

27 And if my heart has been secretly enticed, if I have consented to wrongdoings;

28 Then God has seen my crafty ways, and I have lied before him.

29 If I have rejoiced at the destruction of him who hated me, or exulted myself when misfortune befell him;

30 (But I have neither suffered my mouth to sin, nor has my soul wished for any of these things;

31 My friends said, Oh this man would give us even of his own flesh! but we are not satisfied,

32 And the stranger I did not let lodge in the street, and I opened my door to the guest);

33 If I have covered up my sins like some men, or if I have hid my guilt in secret places;

34 If I have trampled upon the rights of the others (but on the contrary, it is the multitude of families which has ruined me. Nor have I turned away anyone at the door; or engaged in gossip) let the provocations of God lay me low!

35 O that one would hear me! If God is present, let him answer me, and let him write the sentence in a book.

36 Surely I would take it upon my shoulder, and make it a crown to me.

37 I would declare to him the number of my steps; as a prince I would go near to him.

38 Let the earth lament over me, let its furrows weep together,

39 If I have eaten its fruits without money; or if I have grieved one whose life is bitter,

40 Then let thistles grow instead of wheat and thorns instead of barley. The words of Job are ended.

Job

Chapter 31

Job

Chapter 31

1 I made3772 a covenant1285 with my eyes;5869 why4100 then should I think995 on a maid?1330

1 I MADE a vow with my eyes that I would never lust after a virgin.

2 For what4100 portion2506 of God433 is there from above?4605 and what inheritance5159 of the Almighty7706 from on high?4791

2 For what portion would I have then from God who is above, and what heritage from the Almighty who is on high?

3 Is not destruction343 to the wicked?5767 and a strange5235 punishment to the workers6466 of iniquity?205

3 For it is destruction to the wicked, and punishment to the workers of iniquity.

4 Does not he see7200 my ways,1870 and count5608 all3605 my steps?6806

4 He sees my ways, and counts all my steps.

5 If518 I have walked1980 with vanity,7723 or if my foot7272 has hurried2363 to deceit;4820

5 If I have walked with hypocrites, or if my foot hastened to deceit;

6 Let me be weighed8254 in an even6664 balance3976 that God433 may know3045 my integrity.8538

6 Let me be weighed in a just balance, that God may know my integrity.

7 If518 my step838 has turned5186 out of the way,1870 and my heart3820 walked1980 after310 my eyes,5869 and if any blot3971 has stuck1692 to my hands;3709

7 I have not turned aside my steps from the way, and my heart has not followed after my eyes, and I have acquired nothing unjustly;

8 Then let me sow,2232 and let another312 eat;398 yes, let my offspring6631 be rooted8327 out.

8 But when I sowed, then I ate, and when I planted, then I cultivated and gathered the crops.

9 If518 my heart3820 have been deceived6601 by a woman,802 or if I have laid wait693 at5921 my neighbor's7453 door;6607

9 And if my heart has been enticed by a strange woman, or if I have lain in wait at my neighbor's door;

10 Then let my wife802 grind2912 to another,312 and let others312 bow3766 down3766 on her.

10 Then let my wife grind for another, and let her bake bread at another man's place,

11 For this1931 is an heinous2154 crime;2154 yes, it is an iniquity5771 to be punished by the judges.6414

11 For this is a heinous crime; yea, such an eye devises a crafty scheme.

12 For it is a fire784 that consumes398 to destruction,11 and would root8327 out all3605 my increase.8393

12 For passion is a fire that consumes to destruction, and it would root out all my increase.

13 If518 I did despise3988 the cause4941 of my manservant5650 or of my maidservant,519 when they contended7378 with me;

13 If I have rejected the cause of my manservant or my maidservant, when he contended with me,

14 What4100 then shall I do when3588 God410 rises6965 up? and when3588 he visits,6485 what4100 shall I answer7725 him?

14 Without saying, What then shall I do when God rises up in judgment, and when he inquires, what shall I answer him?

15 Did not he that made6213 me in the womb990 make6213 him? and did not one259 fashion3559 us in the womb?7358

15 (For, behold, he who made me in the womb made him, and he created us in the same womb);

16 If518 I have withheld4513 the poor1800 from their desire,2656 or have caused the eyes5869 of the widow490 to fail;3615

16 If I have withheld the poor from his desire, or have defrauded the widow,

17 Or have eaten398 my morsel6595 myself alone,905 and the fatherless3490 has not eaten398 thereof;

17 Or have eaten my bread alone, and the orphans did not eat of it

18 (For from my youth5271 he was brought1431 up with me, as with a father,1 and I have guided5148 her from my mother's517 womb;990)

18 (Because from my youth I was brought up in sorrows, and from my mother's womb with sighing);

19 If518 I have seen7200 any perish6 for want1097 of clothing,3830 or any poor34 without369 covering;3682

19 If I have seen anyone perishing for want of clothing, or any poor without covering

20 If518 his loins2504 have not blessed1288 me, and if he were not warmed2552 with the fleece1488 of my sheep;3532

20 (But they were reared upon my knees, and were warmed with the fleece of my sheep);

21 If518 I have lifted5130 up my hand3027 against5921 the fatherless,3490 when3588 I saw7200 my help5833 in the gate:8179

21 If I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless (when I saw him at the door I helped him);

22 Then let my arm3802 fall5307 from my shoulder7929 blade,7929 and my arm248 be broken7665 from the bone.7070

22 Then let my arm fall from my shoulder blade, and let it be broken from the bone.

23 For destruction343 from God410 was a terror6343 to me, and by reason of his highness7613 I could3201 not endure.

23 For the fear of God made me to tremble, and affliction from him came upon me, and because of terror I was unable to rise up.

24 If518 I have made7760 gold2091 my hope,3689 or have said559 to the fine gold,3800 You are my confidence;4009

24 If I have made gold my trust, or said about the precious stones, You are my confidence; or have said about fine gold, You are my hope;

25 If518 I rejoice8055 because3588 my wealth2428 was great,7227 and because3588 my hand3027 had gotten4672 much;3524

25 If I have rejoiced because my wealth was great, and because my hand had gotten much;

26 If518 I beheld7200 the sun216 when3588 it shined,1984 or the moon3394 walking1980 in brightness;3368

26 If I have adored the sun when it shone, or the moon when in full brightness;

27 And my heart3820 has been secretly5643 enticed,6601 or my mouth6310 has kissed5401 my hand:3027

27 And if my heart has been secretly enticed, if I have consented to wrongdoings;

28 This1931 also1571 were an iniquity5771 to be punished by the judge:6416 for I should have denied3584 the God410 that is above.4605

28 Then God has seen my crafty ways, and I have lied before him.

29 If518 I rejoice8055 at the destruction6365 of him that hated8130 me, or lifted5782 up myself when3588 evil7451 found4672 him:

29 If I have rejoiced at the destruction of him who hated me, or exulted myself when misfortune befell him;

30 Neither3808 have I suffered5414 my mouth2441 to sin2398 by wishing7592 a curse423 to his soul.5315

30 (But I have neither suffered my mouth to sin, nor has my soul wished for any of these things;

31 If518 the men4962 of my tabernacle168 said559 not, Oh that we had of his flesh!1320 we cannot3808 be satisfied.7646

31 My friends said, Oh this man would give us even of his own flesh! but we are not satisfied,

32 The stranger1616 did not lodge3885 in the street:2351 but I opened6605 my doors1817 to the travelers.734

32 And the stranger I did not let lodge in the street, and I opened my door to the guest);

33 If518 I covered3680 my transgressions6588 as Adam,121 by hiding2934 my iniquity5771 in my bosom:2243

33 If I have covered up my sins like some men, or if I have hid my guilt in secret places;

34 Did I fear6206 a great7227 multitude,1995 or did the contempt937 of families4940 terrify2865 me, that I kept silence,1826 and went3318 not out of the door?6607

34 If I have trampled upon the rights of the others (but on the contrary, it is the multitude of families which has ruined me. Nor have I turned away anyone at the door; or engaged in gossip) let the provocations of God lay me low!

35 Oh that one would hear8085 me! behold,2005 my desire8420 is, that the Almighty7706 would answer6030 me, and that my adversary376 7379 had written3789 a book.5612

35 O that one would hear me! If God is present, let him answer me, and let him write the sentence in a book.

36 Surely518 3808 I would take5375 it on my shoulder,7926 and bind6029 it as a crown5850 to me.

36 Surely I would take it upon my shoulder, and make it a crown to me.

37 I would declare5046 to him the number4557 of my steps;6806 as a prince5057 would I go7126 near7126 to him.

37 I would declare to him the number of my steps; as a prince I would go near to him.

38 If518 my land127 cry2199 against5921 me, or that the furrows8525 likewise3162 thereof complain;1058

38 Let the earth lament over me, let its furrows weep together,

39 If518 I have eaten398 the fruits3581 thereof without1097 money,3701 or have caused the owners1167 thereof to lose5307 their life:5315

39 If I have eaten its fruits without money; or if I have grieved one whose life is bitter,

40 Let thistles2336 grow3318 instead8478 of wheat,2406 and cockle890 instead8478 of barley.8184 The words1697 of Job347 are ended.8552

40 Then let thistles grow instead of wheat and thorns instead of barley. The words of Job are ended.