Interlinear Bible - Job 31

1 "I have made a covenant with my eyes; How then could I gaze at a virgin?
h'l.Wt.B -l;[ !enw{B.t,a h'm.W y'nye[.l yiT;r'K tyir.B
2 "And what is the portion of God from above Or the heritage of the Almighty from on high?
~yim{r.Mim y;D;v t;l]x;n.w l;['Mim ;Hw{l/a q,lex h,m.W
3 "Is it not calamity to the unjust And disaster to those who work iniquity?
!,w'a yel][{p.l r,ken.w l\W;[.l dyea -a{l]h
4 "Does He not see my ways And number all my steps?
rw{P.sIy y;d'[.c -l'k.w y'k'r.d h,a.rIy a.Wh -a{l]h
5 "If I have walked with falsehood, And my foot has hastened after deceit,
h'm.rim -l;[ v;x;T;w a.w'v -mi[ yiT.k;l'h -mia ? yil.g;r
6 Let Him weigh me with accurate scales, And let God know my integrity.
yit'MUT ;Hw{l/a [;dey.w q,d,c -yen.za{m.b yinel.q.vIy
7 "If my step has turned from the way, Or my heart followed * my eyes, Or if any spot has stuck to my hands,
y;nye[ r;x;a.w .$,r'D;h yiNim yirUV;a h,JiT ~ia ? @ ]m.WaUm q;b'D y;P;k.b.W yiBil .$;l'h
8 Let me sow and another eat, And let my crops be uprooted.
.Wv'r{v.y y;a'c/a,c.w leka{y rex;a.w h'[.r.z,a
9 "If my heart has been enticed by a woman, Or I have lurked at my neighbor's doorway,
yi[er x;t,P -l;[.w h'Via -l;[ yiBil h'T.pin -mia ? yiT.b'r'a
10 May my wife grind for another, And let others kneel down over her.
!yirex]a !.W[.r.kIy 'hy,l'[.w yiT.via rex;a.l !;x.jiT
11 "For that would be a lustful crime; Moreover, it would be an iniquity punishable by judges.
~yilyil.P !{w'[ ayih.w h'Miz a.Wh -yiK
12 "For it would be fire that consumes to Abaddon, And would uproot all my increase.
yit'a.Wb.T -l'k.b.W leka{T !w{D;b]a -d;[ ayih vea yiK ? ver'v.t
13 "If I have despised the claim of my male or female slaves * When they filed a complaint against me,
yid'Mi[ ~'bir.B yit'm]a;w yiD.b;[ j;P.vim s;a.m,a -mia
14 What then could I do when God arises? And when He calls me to account, what will I answer Him?
d{q.pIy -yik.w lea ~.Wq'y -yiK h,f/[,a h'm.W ? .WN,byiv]a h'm
15 "Did not He who made me in the womb make him, And the same one fashion us in the womb?
~,x,r'B .WN,nUk.y;w .Wh'f'[ yinef{[ !,j,B;b -a{l]h ? d'x,a
16 "If I have kept the poor from their desire, Or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail,
h'n'm.l;a yenye[.w ~yiL;D #,pexem [;n.m,a -mia ? h,L;k]a
17 Or have eaten my morsel alone, And the orphan has not shared * it
h'N,Mim ~w{t'y l;k'a -a{l.w yiD;b.l yiTiP l;k{a.w
18 (But from my youth he grew up with me as with a father, And from infancy * I guided her),
h'N,x.n;a yiMia !,j,Bim.W b'a.k yin;led.G y;r.W[.Nim yiK
19 If I have seen anyone perish for lack of clothing, Or that the needy had no covering,
t.Ws.K !yea.w v.Wb.l yil.Bim debw{a h,a.r,a -mia ? !w{y.b,a'l
20 If his loins have not thanked me, And if he has not been warmed with the fleece of my sheep,
~'M;x.tIy y;f'b.K zeGim.W w{c'l]x yin.Wk]reb a{l -mia
21 If I have lifted up my hand against the orphan, Because I saw I had support in the gate,
h,a.r,a -yiK yid'y ~w{t'y -l;[ yitw{pyin]h -mia ? yit'r.z,[ r;[;V;b
22 Let my shoulder fall from the socket, And my arm be broken off at the elbow.
reb'Vit h'n'Qim yi[{r.z,a.w lw{Pit h'm.kiVim yipet.K
23 "For calamity from God is a terror to me, And because of His majesty I can do nothing.
l'k.Wa a{l w{tea.Fim.W lea dyea y;lea d;x;p yiK
24 "If I have put my confidence in gold, And called fine gold my trust,
yix;j.bim yiT.r;m'a ~,t,K;l.w yil.siK b'h'z yiT.m;f -mia
25 If I have gloated because my wealth was great, And because my hand had secured so much;
ryiB;k -yik.w yilyex b;r -yiK x;m.f,a -mia ? yid'y h'a.c'm
26 If I have looked at the sun when it shone Or the moon going in splendor,
.$el{h r'q'y ;xer'y.w leh'y yiK rw{a h,a.r,a -mia
27 And my heart became secretly enticed, And my hand threw a kiss from my mouth,
yip.l yid'y q;ViT;w yiBil r,teS;B .T.piY;w
28 That too would have been an iniquity calling for judgment, For I would have denied God above *.
lea'l yiT.v;xik -yiK yilyil.P !{w'[ a.Wh -m;G ? l;['Mim
29 "Have I rejoiced at the extinction of my enemy, Or exulted when evil befell him?
w{a'c.m -yiK yiT.r;r{[.tih.w yia.n;f.m dyip.B x;m.f,a -mia ? ['r
30 "No, I have not allowed my mouth to sin By asking for his life in a curse.
w{v.p;n h'l'a.B l{a.vil yiKix a{j]x;l yiT;t'n -a{l.w
31 "Have the men of my tent not said, 'Who can find one who has not been satisfied with his meat '?
w{r'f.Bim<01320!> !eTIy -yim yil\h'a yet.m .Wr.m'a a{l -mia ? ['B.fin a{l
32 "The alien has not lodged outside, For I have opened my doors to the traveler.
x'T.p,a x;r{a'l y;t'l.D reG !yil'y -a{l #.Wx;B
33 "Have I covered my transgressions like Adam, By hiding my iniquity in my bosom,
yiBUx.B !w{m.jil y'['v.P ~'d'a.k yityiSiK -mia ? yin{w][
34 Because I feared the great multitude, And the contempt of families terrified me, And kept silent and did not go out of doors?
tw{x'P.vim -z.Wb.W h'B;r !w{m'h #w{r/[,a yiK ? x;t'p aecea -a{l ~{D,a'w yineTix.y
35 "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,
yinen][;y y;D;v yiw'T -n,h yil ;[em{v yil -n,TIy yim ? yibyir vyia b;t'K r,pes.w
36 Surely * I would carry it on my shoulder, I would bind it to myself like a crown.
tw{r'j][ .WN,d.n,[,a .WN,a'F,a yim.kiv -l;[ a{l -mia ? yil
37 "I would declare to Him the number of my steps; Like a prince I would approach Him.
.WN,b]r'q]a dyig'n -w{m.K .WN,dyiG;a y;d'[.c r;P.sim
38 "If my land cries out against me, And its furrows weep together;
!.Wy'K.bIy 'hy,m'l.T d;x;y.w q'[.zit yit'm.d;a y;l'[ -mia
39 If I have eaten its fruit without money, Or have caused its owners to lose their lives,
'hy,l'[.B v,p,n.w @,s'k -yil.b yiT.l;k'a H'x{K -mia ? yiT.x'Pih
40 Let briars grow instead of wheat, And stinkweed instead of barley." The words of Job are ended.
h'v.a'b h'r{[.f -t;x;t.w ;xw{x aecey h'Jix t;x;T ? bw{Yia yer.biD .WM;T
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