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| 1. I have made a covenant with my eyes; Why then should I look upon a young woman? | |
| 2. For 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? | |
| 4. Does 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, | |
| 6. Let me be weighed on honest scales, That God may know my integrity. | |
| 7. If 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. | |
| 11. For that would be wickedness; Yes, it would be iniquity deserving of judgment. | |
| 12. For 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, | |
| 14. What then shall I do when God rises up? When He punishes, how shall I answer Him? | |
| 15. Did 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, | |
| 17. Or 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 ); | |
| 19. If I have seen anyone perish for lack of clothing, Or any poor man without covering; | |
| 20. If his heart has not blessed me, And if he was not warmed with the fleece of my sheep; | |
| 21. If 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. | |
| 23. For 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'; | |
| 25. If I have rejoiced because my wealth was great, And because my hand had gained much; | |
| 26. If I have observed the sun when it shines, Or the moon moving in brightness, | |
| 27. So that my heart has been secretly enticed, And my mouth has kissed my hand; | |
| 28. This 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); | |
| 31. If 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 ); | |
| 33. If I have covered my transgressions as Adam, By hiding my iniquity in my bosom, | |
| 34. Because I feared the great multitude, And dreaded the contempt of families, So that I kept silence And did not go out of the door-- | |
| 35. Oh, 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! | |
| 36. Surely I would carry it on my shoulder, And bind it on me like a crown; | |
| 37. I 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; | |
| 39. If 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. |
| Verse | |
| 1. I have made a covenant with my eyes; Why then should I look upon a young woman? | |
| 2. For 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? | |
| 4. Does 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, | |
| 6. Let me be weighed on honest scales, That God may know my integrity. | |
| 7. If 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. | |
| 11. For that would be wickedness; Yes, it would be iniquity deserving of judgment. | |
| 12. For 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, | |
| 14. What then shall I do when God rises up? When He punishes, how shall I answer Him? | |
| 15. Did 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, | |
| 17. Or 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 ); | |
| 19. If I have seen anyone perish for lack of clothing, Or any poor man without covering; | |
| 20. If his heart has not blessed me, And if he was not warmed with the fleece of my sheep; | |
| 21. If 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. | |
| 23. For 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'; | |
| 25. If I have rejoiced because my wealth was great, And because my hand had gained much; | |
| 26. If I have observed the sun when it shines, Or the moon moving in brightness, | |
| 27. So that my heart has been secretly enticed, And my mouth has kissed my hand; | |
| 28. This 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); | |
| 31. If 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 ); | |
| 33. If I have covered my transgressions as Adam, By hiding my iniquity in my bosom, | |
| 34. Because I feared the great multitude, And dreaded the contempt of families, So that I kept silence And did not go out of the door-- | |
| 35. Oh, 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! | |
| 36. Surely I would carry it on my shoulder, And bind it on me like a crown; | |
| 37. I 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; | |
| 39. If 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. |