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31 : 1 I have made a covenant with my eyes; How then could I gaze at a virgin?
31 : 2 And what is the portion of God from above Or the heritage of the Almighty from on high?
31 : 3 Is it not calamity to the unjust And disaster to those who work iniquity?
31 : 4 Does He not see my ways And number all my steps?
31 : 5 If I have walked with falsehood, And my foot has hastened after deceit,
31 : 6 Let Him weigh me with accurate scales, And let God know my integrity.
31 : 7 If my step has turned from the way, Or my heart followed my eyes, Or if any spot has stuck to my hands,
31 : 8 Let me sow and another eat, And let my crops be uprooted.
31 : 9 If my heart has been enticed by a woman, Or I have lurked at my neighbor`s doorway,
31 : 10 May my wife grind for another, And let others kneel down over her.
31 : 11 For that would be a lustful crime; Moreover, it would be an iniquity punishable by judges.
31 : 12 For it would be fire that consumes to Abaddon, And would uproot all my increase.
31 : 13 If I have despised the claim of my male or female slaves When they filed a complaint against me,
31 : 14 What then could I do when God arises? And when He calls me to account, what will I answer Him?
31 : 15 Did not He who made me in the womb make him, And the same one fashion us in the womb?
31 : 16 If I have kept the poor from their desire, Or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail,
31 : 17 Or have eaten my morsel alone, And the orphan has not shared it
31 : 18 (But from my youth he grew up with me as with a father, And from infancy I guided her),
31 : 19 If I have seen anyone perish for lack of clothing, Or that the needy had no covering,
31 : 20 If his loins have not thanked me, And if he has not been warmed with the fleece of my sheep,
31 : 21 If I have lifted up my hand against the orphan, Because I saw I had support in the gate,
31 : 22 Let my shoulder fall from the socket, And my arm be broken off at the elbow.
31 : 23 For calamity from God is a terror to me, And because of His majesty I can do nothing.
31 : 24 If I have put my confidence in gold, And called fine gold my trust,
31 : 25 If I have gloated because my wealth was great, And because my hand had secured so much;
31 : 26 If I have looked at the sun when it shone Or the moon going in splendor,
31 : 27 And my heart became secretly enticed, And my hand threw a kiss from my mouth,
31 : 28 That too would have been an iniquity calling for judgment, For I would have denied God above.
31 : 29 Have I rejoiced at the extinction of my enemy, Or exulted when evil befell him?
31 : 30 No, I have not allowed my mouth to sin By asking for his life in a curse.
31 : 31 Have the men of my tent not said, `Who can find one who has not been satisfied with his meat`?
31 : 32 The alien has not lodged outside, For I have opened my doors to the traveler.
31 : 33 Have I covered my transgressions like Adam, By hiding my iniquity in my bosom,
31 : 34 Because I feared the great multitude, And the contempt of families terrified me, And kept silent and did not go out of doors?
31 : 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,
31 : 36 Surely I would carry it on my shoulder, I would bind it to myself like a crown.
31 : 37 I would declare to Him the number of my steps; Like a prince I would approach Him.
31 : 38 If my land cries out against me, And its furrows weep together;
31 : 39 If I have eaten its fruit without money, Or have caused its owners to lose their lives,
31 : 40 Let briars grow instead of wheat, And stinkweed instead of barley." The words of Job are ended.