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"I have made a covenant with my eyes; how then could I look upon a virgin?
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What would be my portion from God above, and my heritage from the Almighty on high?
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Does not calamity befall the unrighteous, and disaster the workers of iniquity?
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Does not he see my ways, and number all my steps?
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"If I have walked with falsehood, and my foot has hastened to deceit;
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(Let me be weighed in a just balance, and let God know my integrity!)
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if my step has turned aside from the way, and my heart has gone after my eyes, and if any spot has cleaved to my hands;
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then let me sow, and another eat; and let what grows for me be rooted out.
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"If my heart has been enticed to a woman, and I have lain in wait at my neighbor's door;
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then let my wife grind for another, and let others bow down upon her.
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For that would be a heinous crime; that would be an iniquity to be punished by the judges;