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Job 31 (WEBP)

[1] “I made a covenant with my eyes; how then should I look lustfully at a young woman?
[2] For what is the portion from God above, and the heritage from the Almighty on high?
[3] Is it not calamity to the unrighteous, and disaster to the workers of iniquity?
[4] Doesn’t he see my ways, and count all my steps?
[5] “If I have walked with falsehood, and my foot has hurried to deceit
[6] (let me be weighed in an even balance, that God may know my integrity);
[7] if my step has turned out of the way, if my heart walked after my eyes, if any defilement has stuck to my hands,
[8] then let me sow, and let another eat. Yes, let the produce of my field be rooted out.
[9] “If my heart has been enticed to a woman, and I have laid wait at my neighbor’s door,
[10] then let my wife grind for another, and let others sleep with her.
[11] For that would be a heinous crime. Yes, it would be an iniquity to be punished by the judges,
[12] for it is a fire that consumes to destruction, and would root out all my increase.
[13] “If I have despised the cause of my male servant or of my female servant, when they contended with me,
[14] what then will I do when God rises up? When he visits, what will I answer him?
[15] Didn’t he who made me in the womb make him? Didn’t one fashion us in the womb?
[16] “If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail,
[17] or have eaten my morsel alone, and the fatherless has not eaten of it
[18] (no, from my youth he grew up with me as with a father, I have guided her from my mother’s womb);
[19] if I have seen any perish for want of clothing, or that the needy had no covering;
[20] if his heart hasn’t blessed me, if he hasn’t been warmed with my sheep’s fleece;
[21] if I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless, because I saw my help in the gate;
[22] then let my shoulder fall from the shoulder blade, and my arm be broken from the bone.
[23] For calamity from God is a terror to me. Because of his majesty, I can do nothing.
[24] “If I have made gold my hope, and have said to the fine gold, ‘You are my confidence;’
[25] If I have rejoiced because my wealth was great, and because my hand had gotten much;
[26] if I have seen the sun when it shined, or the moon moving in splendor,
[27] and my heart has been secretly enticed, and my hand threw a kiss from my mouth;
[28] this also would be an iniquity to be punished by the judges, for I would have denied the God who is above.
[29] “If I have rejoiced at the destruction of him who hated me, or lifted up myself when evil found him
[30] (I have certainly not allowed my mouth to sin by asking his life with a curse);
[31] if the men of my tent have not said, ‘Who can find one who has not been filled with his meat?’
[32] (the foreigner has not camped in the street, but I have opened my doors to the traveler);
[33] if like Adam I have covered my transgressions, by hiding my iniquity in my heart,
[34] because I feared the great multitude, and the contempt of families terrified me, so that I kept silence, and didn’t go out of the door—
[35] oh that I had one to hear me! Behold, here is my signature! Let the Almighty answer me! Let the accuser write my indictment!
[36] Surely I would carry it on my shoulder, and I would bind it to me as a crown.
[37] I would declare to him the number of my steps. I would go near to him like a prince.
[38] If my land cries out against me, and its furrows weep together;
[39] if I have eaten its fruits without money, or have caused its owners to lose their life,
[40] let briers grow instead of wheat, and stinkweed instead of barley.” The words of Job are ended.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Job 31 (KJVS)

[1] I made () a covenant with mine eyes ; why then should I think () upon a maid ?
[2] For what portion of God [is there] from above ? and [what] inheritance of the Almighty from on high ?
[3] [Is] not destruction to the wicked ? and a strange [punishment] to the workers () of iniquity ?
[4] Doth not he see () my ways , and count () all my steps ?
[5] If I have walked () with vanity , or if my foot hath hasted () to deceit ;
[6] Let me be weighed () in an even balance , that God may know () mine integrity .
[7] If my step hath turned out () of the way , and mine heart walked () after mine eyes , and if any blot hath cleaved () to mine hands ;
[8] [Then] let me sow (), and let another eat (); yea, let my offspring be rooted out ().
[9] If mine heart have been deceived () by a woman , or [if] I have laid wait () at my neighbour’s door ;
[10] [Then] let my wife grind () unto another , and let others bow down () upon her.
[11] For this [is] an heinous crime ; yea, it [is] an iniquity [to be punished by] the judges .
[12] For it [is] a fire [that] consumeth () to destruction , and would root out () all mine increase .
[13] If I did despise () the cause of my manservant or of my maidservant , when they contended with me;
[14] What then shall I do () when God riseth up ()? and when he visiteth (), what shall I answer () him?
[15] Did not he that made () me in the womb make () him? and did not one fashion () us in the womb ?
[16] If I have withheld () the poor from [their] desire , or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail ();
[17] Or have eaten () my morsel myself alone, and the fatherless hath not eaten () thereof;
[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 ;)
[19] If I have seen () any perish () for want of clothing , or any poor without covering ;
[20] If his loins have not blessed () me, and [if] he were [not] warmed () with the fleece of my sheep ;
[21] If I have lifted up () my hand against the fatherless , when I saw () my help in the gate :
[22] [Then] let mine arm fall () from my shoulder blade , and mine arm be broken () from the bone .
[23] For destruction [from] God [was] a terror to me, and by reason of his highness I could () not endure.
[24] If I have made () gold my hope , or have said () to the fine gold , [Thou art] my confidence ;
[25] If I rejoiced () because my wealth [was] great , and because mine hand had gotten () much ;
[26] If I beheld () the sun when it shined (), or the moon walking () [in] brightness ;
[27] And my heart hath been secretly enticed (), or my mouth hath kissed () my hand :
[28] This also [were] an iniquity [to be punished by] the judge : for I should have denied () the God [that is] above .
[29] If I rejoiced () at the destruction of him that hated () me, or lifted up () myself when evil found () him:
[30] Neither have I suffered () my mouth to sin () by wishing () a curse to his soul .
[31] If the men of my tabernacle said () not, Oh that we had () of his flesh ! we cannot be satisfied ().
[32] The stranger did not lodge () in the street : [but] I opened () my doors to the traveller .
[33] If I covered () my transgressions as Adam , by hiding () mine iniquity in my bosom :
[34] Did I fear () a great multitude , or did the contempt of families terrify () me, that I kept silence (), [and] went not out () of the door ?
[35] Oh that () one would hear () me! behold, my desire [is, that] the Almighty would answer () me, and [that] mine adversary had written () a book .
[36] Surely I would take () it upon my shoulder , [and] bind () it [as] a crown to me.
[37] I would declare () unto him the number of my steps ; as a prince would I go near () unto him.
[38] If my land cry () against me, or that the furrows likewise thereof complain ();
[39] If I have eaten () the fruits thereof without money , or have caused the owners thereof to lose () their life :
[40] Let thistles grow () instead of wheat , and cockle instead of barley . The words of Job are ended ().

Young’s Literal Translation

Job 31 (YLT)

[1] A covenant I made for mine eyes, And what-do I attend to a virgin?
[2] And what is the portion of God from above? And the inheritance of the Mighty from the heights?
[3] Is not calamity to the perverse? And strangeness to workers of iniquity?
[4] Doth not He see my ways, And all my steps number?
[5] If I have walked with vanity, And my foot doth hasten to deceit,
[6] He doth weigh me in righteous balances, And God doth know my integrity.
[7] If my step doth turn aside from the way, And after mine eyes hath my heart gone, And to my hands cleaved hath blemish,
[8] Let me sow-and another eat, And my products let be rooted out.
[9] If my heart hath been enticed by woman, And by the opening of my neighbour I laid wait,
[10] Grind to another let my wife, And over her let others bend.
[11] For it is a wicked thing, and a judicial iniquity;
[12] For a fire it is, to destruction it consumeth, And among all mine increase doth take root,
[13] If I despise the cause of my man-servant, And of my handmaid, In their contending with me,
[14] Then what do I do when God ariseth? And when He doth inspect, What do I answer Him?
[15] Did not He that made me in the womb make him? Yea, prepare us in the womb doth One.
[16] If I withhold from pleasure the poor, And the eyes of the widow do consume,
[17] And I do eat my morsel by myself, And the orphan hath not eat of it,
[18] (But from my youth He grew up with me as with a father, And from the belly of my mother I am led.)
[19] If I see any perishing without clothing, And there is no covering to the needy,
[20] If his loins have not blessed me, And from the fleece of my sheep He doth not warm himself,
[21] If I have waved at the fatherless my hand, When I see in him the gate of my court,
[22] My shoulder from its blade let fall, And mine arm from the bone be broken.
[23] For a dread unto me is calamity from God, And because of His excellency I am not able.
[24] If I have made gold my confidence, And to the pure gold have said, ‘My trust,’
[25] If I rejoice because great is my wealth, And because abundance hath my hand found,
[26] If I see the light when it shineth, And the precious moon walking,
[27] And my heart is enticed in secret, And my hand doth kiss my mouth,
[28] It also is a judicial iniquity, For I had lied to God above.
[29] If I rejoice at the ruin of my hater, And stirred up myself when evil found him,
[30] Yea, I have not suffered my mouth to sin, To ask with an oath his life.
[31] If not-say ye, O men of my tent, ‘O that we had of his flesh, we are not satisfied.’
[32] In the street doth not lodge a stranger, My doors to the traveller I open.
[33] If I have covered as Adam my transgressions, To hide in my bosom mine iniquity,
[34] Because I fear a great multitude, And the contempt of families doth affright me, Then I am silent, I go not out of the opening.
[35] Who giveth to me a hearing? lo, my mark. The Mighty One doth answer me, And a bill hath mine adversary written.
[36] If not-on my shoulder I take it up, I bind it a crown on myself.
[37] The number of my steps I tell Him, As a leader I approach Him.
[38] If against me my land doth cry out, And together its furrows weep,
[39] If its strength I consumed without money, And the life of its possessors, I have caused to breathe out,
[40] Instead of wheat let a thorn go forth, And instead of barley a useless weed! The words of Job are finished.