Job

Chapter 31

New King James Version

1"I have made a covenant with my eyes; Why then should I look upon a young woman? 2For what [is] the allotment of God from above, And the inheritance of the Almighty from on high? 3[Is] it not destruction for the wicked, And disaster for the workers of iniquity? 4Does He not see my ways, And count all my steps? 5"If I have walked with falsehood, Or if my foot has hastened to deceit, 6Let me be weighed on honest scales, That God may know my integrity. 7If my step has turned from the way, Or my heart walked after my eyes, Or if any spot adheres to my hands, 8[Then] let me sow, and another eat; Yes, let my harvest be rooted out. 9"If my heart has been enticed by a woman, Or [if] I have lurked at my neighbor's door, 10[Then] let my wife grind for another, And let others bow down over her. 11For that [would be] wickedness; Yes, it [would be] iniquity [deserving of] judgment. 12For that [would be] a fire [that] consumes to destruction, And would root out all my increase. 13"If I have despised the cause of my male or female servant When they complained against me, 14What then shall I do when God rises up? When He punishes, how shall I answer Him? 15Did not He who made me in the womb make them? Did not the same One fashion us in the womb? 16"If I have kept the poor from [their] desire, Or caused the eyes of the widow to fail, 17Or eaten my morsel by myself, So that the fatherless could not eat of it 18(But from my youth I reared him as a father, And from my mother's womb I guided [the widow);] 19If I have seen anyone perish for lack of clothing, Or any poor [man] without covering; 20If his heart has not blessed me, And [if] he was [not] warmed with the fleece of my sheep; 21If I have raised my hand against the fatherless, When I saw I had help in the gate; 22[Then] let my arm fall from my shoulder, Let my arm be torn from the socket. 23For destruction [from] God [is] a terror to me, And because of His magnificence I cannot endure. 24"If I have made gold my hope, Or said to fine gold, '[You are] my confidence'; 25If I have rejoiced because my wealth [was] great, And because my hand had gained much; 26If I have observed the sun when it shines, Or the moon moving [in] brightness, 27So that my heart has been secretly enticed, And my mouth has kissed my hand; 28This also [would be] an iniquity [deserving of] judgment, For I would have denied God [who is] above. 29"If I have rejoiced at the destruction of him who hated me, Or lifted myself up when evil found him 30(Indeed I have not allowed my mouth to sin By asking for a curse on his soul); 31If the men of my tent have not said, 'Who is there that has not been satisfied with his meat?' 32([But] no sojourner had to lodge in the street, [For] I have opened my doors to the traveler); 33If I have covered my transgressions as Adam, By hiding my iniquity in my bosom, 34Because I feared the great multitude, And dreaded the contempt of families, So that I kept silence [And] did not go out of the door -- 35Oh, that I had one to hear me! Here is my mark. [Oh, that] the Almighty would answer me, [That] my Prosecutor had written a book! 36Surely I would carry it on my shoulder, [And] bind it on me [like] a crown; 37I would declare to Him the number of my steps; Like a prince I would approach Him. 38"If my land cries out against me, And its furrows weep together; 39If I have eaten its fruit without money, Or caused its owners to lose their lives; 40[Then] let thistles grow instead of wheat, And weeds instead of barley." The words of Job are ended.

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