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Job 31

Young's Literal Translation 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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible CSB

1 I have made a covenant with my eyes. How then could I look at a young woman?

2 For what portion [would I have] from God above, or [what] inheritance from the Almighty on high?

3 Doesn't disaster come to the wicked and misfortune to evildoers?

4 Does He not see my ways and number all my steps?

5 If I have walked in falsehood or my foot has rushed to deceit,

6 let God weigh me with an accurate balance, and He will recognize my integrity.

7 If my step has turned from the way, my heart has followed my eyes, or impurity has stained my hands,

8 let someone else eat what I have sown, and let my crops be uprooted.

9 If my heart has been seduced by [my neighbor's] wife or I have lurked at his door,

10 let my own wife grind [grain] for another man, and let other men sleep with her.

11 For that would be a disgrace; it would be a crime deserving punishment.

12 For it is a fire that consumes down to Abaddon; it would destroy my entire harvest.

13 If I have dismissed the case of my male or female servants when they made a complaint against me,

14 what could I do when God stands up [to judge]? How should I answer Him when He calls [me] to account?

15 Did not the One who made me in the womb also make them? Did not the same God form us both in the womb?

16 If I have refused the wishes of the poor or let the widow's eyes go blind,

17 if I have eaten my few crumbs alone without letting the fatherless eat any of it-

18 for from my youth, I raised him as [his] father, and since the day I was born I guided the widow-

19 if I have seen anyone dying for lack of clothing or a needy person without a cloak,

20 if he did not bless me while warming himself with the fleece from my sheep,

21 if I ever cast my vote against a fatherless child when I saw that I had support in the [city] gate,

22 then let my shoulder blade fall from my back, and my arm be pulled from its socket.

23 For disaster from God terrifies me, and because of His majesty I could not do [these things].

24 If I placed my confidence in gold or called fine gold my trust,

25 if I have rejoiced because my wealth is great or because my own hand has acquired [so] much,

26 if I have gazed at the sun when it was shining or at the moon moving in splendor,

27 so that my heart was secretly enticed and I threw them a kiss,

28 this would also be a crime deserving punishment, for I would have denied God above.

29 Have I rejoiced over my enemy's distress, or become excited when trouble came his way?

30 I have not allowed my mouth to sin by asking for his life with a curse.

31 Haven't the members of my household said, "Who is there who has not had enough to eat at Job's table?"

32 No stranger had to spend the night on the street, for I opened my door to the traveler.

33 Have I covered my transgressions as others do by hiding my guilt in my heart,

34 because I greatly feared the crowds, and the contempt of the clans terrified me, so I grew silent and would not go outside?

35 If only I had someone to hear my [case]! Here is my signature; let the Almighty answer me. Let my Opponent compose [His] indictment.

36 I would surely carry it on my shoulder and wear it like a crown.

37 I would give Him an account of all my steps; I would approach Him like a prince.

38 If my land cries out against me and its furrows join in weeping,

39 if I have consumed its produce without payment or shown contempt for its tenants,

40 then let thorns grow instead of wheat and stinkweed instead of barley. The words of Job are concluded.