Job 31
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Job 31:1
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"I have made a covenant with my eyes; How then could I gaze at a virgin?
Job 31:2
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"And what is the portion of God from above Or the heritage of the Almighty from on high?
Job 31:3
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"Is it not calamity to the unjust And disaster to those who work iniquity?
Job 31:4
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"Does He not see my ways And number all my steps?
Job 31:5
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"If I have walked with falsehood, And my foot has hastened after deceit,
Job 31:6
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Let Him weigh me with accurate scales, And let God know my integrity.
Job 31:7
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"If my step has turned from the way, Or my heart followed my eyes, Or if any spot has stuck to my hands,
Job 31:8
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Let me sow and another eat, And let my crops be uprooted.
Job 31:9
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"If my heart has been enticed by a woman, Or I have lurked at my neighbor's doorway,
Job 31:10
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May my wife grind for another, And let others kneel down over her.
Job 31:11
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"For that would be a lustful crime; Moreover, it would be an iniquity {punishable by} judges.
Job 31:12
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"For it would be fire that consumes to Abaddon, And would uproot all my increase.
Job 31:13
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"If I have despised the claim of my male or female slaves When they filed a complaint against me,
Job 31:14
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What then could I do when God arises? And when He calls me to account, what will I answer Him?
Job 31:15
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"Did not He who made me in the womb make him, And the same one fashion us in the womb?
Job 31:16
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"If I have kept the poor from {their} desire, Or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail,
Job 31:17
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Or have eaten my morsel alone, And the orphan has not shared it
Job 31:18
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(But from my youth he grew up with me as with a father, And from infancy I guided her),
Job 31:19
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If I have seen anyone perish for lack of clothing, Or that the needy had no covering,
Job 31:20
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If his loins have not thanked me, And if he has not been warmed with the fleece of my sheep,
Job 31:21
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If I have lifted up my hand against the orphan, Because I saw I had support in the gate,
Job 31:22
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Let my shoulder fall from the socket, And my arm be broken off at the elbow.
Job 31:23
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"For calamity from God is a terror to me, And because of His majesty I can do nothing.
Job 31:24
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"If I have put my confidence {in} gold, And called fine gold my trust,
Job 31:25
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If I have gloated because my wealth was great, And because my hand had secured {so} much;
Job 31:26
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If I have looked at the sun when it shone Or the moon going in splendor,
Job 31:27
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And my heart became secretly enticed, And my hand threw a kiss from my mouth,
Job 31:28
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That too would have been an iniquity {calling for} judgment, For I would have denied God above.
Job 31:29
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"Have I rejoiced at the extinction of my enemy, Or exulted when evil befell him?
Job 31:30
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"No, I have not allowed my mouth to sin By asking for his life in a curse.
Job 31:31
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"Have the men of my tent not said, `Who can find one who has not been satisfied with his meat'?
Job 31:32
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"The alien has not lodged outside, {For} I have opened my doors to the traveler.
Job 31:34
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Because I feared the great multitude, And the contempt of families terrified me, And kept silent and did not go out of doors?
Job 31:35
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"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,
Job 31:36
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Surely I would carry it on my shoulder, I would bind it to myself like a crown.
Job 31:37
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"I would declare to Him the number of my steps; Like a prince I would approach Him.
Job 31:38
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"If my land cries out against me, And its furrows weep together;
Job 31:39
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If I have eaten its fruit without money, Or have caused its owners to lose their lives,
Job 31:40
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Let briars grow instead of wheat, And stinkweed instead of barley." The words of Job are ended.
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