| JobChapter 31 | 
| 1 I made | 
| 2 For what | 
| 3 Is not destruction | 
| 4 Does not he see | 
| 5 If | 
| 6 Let me be weighed | 
| 7 If | 
| 8 Then let me sow, | 
| 9 If | 
| 10 Then let my wife | 
| 11 For this | 
| 12 For it is a fire | 
| 13 If | 
| 14 What | 
| 15 Did not he that made | 
| 16 If | 
| 17 Or have eaten | 
| 18 (For from my youth | 
| 19 If | 
| 20 If | 
| 21 If | 
| 22 Then let my arm | 
| 23 For destruction | 
| 24 If | 
| 25 If | 
| 26 If | 
| 27 And my heart | 
| 28 This | 
| 29 If | 
| 30 Neither | 
| 31 If | 
| 32 The stranger | 
| 33 If | 
| 34 Did I fear | 
| 35 Oh that one would hear | 
| 36 Surely | 
| 37 I would declare | 
| 38 If | 
| 39 If | 
| 40 Let thistles | 
| JobChapter 31 | 
| 1 I MADE a vow with my eyes that I would never lust after a virgin. | 
| 2 For what portion would I have then from God who is above, and what heritage from the Almighty who is on high? | 
| 3 For it is destruction to the wicked, and punishment to the workers of iniquity. | 
| 4 He sees my ways, and counts all my steps. | 
| 5 If I have walked with hypocrites, or if my foot hastened to deceit; | 
| 6 Let me be weighed in a just balance, that God may know my integrity. | 
| 7 I have not turned aside my steps from the way, and my heart has not followed after my eyes, and I have acquired nothing unjustly; | 
| 8 But when I sowed, then I ate, and when I planted, then I cultivated and gathered the crops. | 
| 9 And if my heart has been enticed by a strange woman, or if I have lain in wait at my neighbor's door; | 
| 10 Then let my wife grind for another, and let her bake bread at another man's place, | 
| 11 For this is a heinous crime; yea, such an eye devises a crafty scheme. | 
| 12 For passion is a fire that consumes to destruction, and it would root out all my increase. | 
| 13 If I have rejected the cause of my manservant or my maidservant, when he contended with me, | 
| 14 Without saying, What then shall I do when God rises up in judgment, and when he inquires, what shall I answer him? | 
| 15 (For, behold, he who made me in the womb made him, and he created us in the same womb); | 
| 16 If I have withheld the poor from his desire, or have defrauded the widow, | 
| 17 Or have eaten my bread alone, and the orphans did not eat of it | 
| 18 (Because from my youth I was brought up in sorrows, and from my mother's womb with sighing); | 
| 19 If I have seen anyone perishing for want of clothing, or any poor without covering | 
| 20 (But they were reared upon my knees, and were warmed with the fleece of my sheep); | 
| 21 If I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless (when I saw him at the door I helped him); | 
| 22 Then let my arm fall from my shoulder blade, and let it be broken from the bone. | 
| 23 For the fear of God made me to tremble, and affliction from him came upon me, and because of terror I was unable to rise up. | 
| 24 If I have made gold my trust, or said about the precious stones, You are my confidence; or have said about fine gold, You are my hope; | 
| 25 If I have rejoiced because my wealth was great, and because my hand had gotten much; | 
| 26 If I have adored the sun when it shone, or the moon when in full brightness; | 
| 27 And if my heart has been secretly enticed, if I have consented to wrongdoings; | 
| 28 Then God has seen my crafty ways, and I have lied before him. | 
| 29 If I have rejoiced at the destruction of him who hated me, or exulted myself when misfortune befell him; | 
| 30 (But I have neither suffered my mouth to sin, nor has my soul wished for any of these things; | 
| 31 My friends said, Oh this man would give us even of his own flesh! but we are not satisfied, | 
| 32 And the stranger I did not let lodge in the street, and I opened my door to the guest); | 
| 33 If I have covered up my sins like some men, or if I have hid my guilt in secret places; | 
| 34 If I have trampled upon the rights of the others (but on the contrary, it is the multitude of families which has ruined me. Nor have I turned away anyone at the door; or engaged in gossip) let the provocations of God lay me low! | 
| 35 O that one would hear me! If God is present, let him answer me, and let him write the sentence in a book. | 
| 36 Surely I would take it upon my shoulder, and make it a crown to me. | 
| 37 I would declare to him the number of my steps; as a prince I would go near to him. | 
| 38 Let the earth lament over me, let its furrows weep together, | 
| 39 If I have eaten its fruits without money; or if I have grieved one whose life is bitter, | 
| 40 Then let thistles grow instead of wheat and thorns instead of barley. The words of Job are ended. | 
| JobChapter 31 | JobChapter 31 | 
| 1 I made | 1 I MADE a vow with my eyes that I would never lust after a virgin. | 
| 2 For what | 2 For what portion would I have then from God who is above, and what heritage from the Almighty who is on high? | 
| 3 Is not destruction | 3 For it is destruction to the wicked, and punishment to the workers of iniquity. | 
| 4 Does not he see | 4 He sees my ways, and counts all my steps. | 
| 5 If | 5 If I have walked with hypocrites, or if my foot hastened to deceit; | 
| 6 Let me be weighed | 6 Let me be weighed in a just balance, that God may know my integrity. | 
| 7 If | 7 I have not turned aside my steps from the way, and my heart has not followed after my eyes, and I have acquired nothing unjustly; | 
| 8 Then let me sow, | 8 But when I sowed, then I ate, and when I planted, then I cultivated and gathered the crops. | 
| 9 If | 9 And if my heart has been enticed by a strange woman, or if I have lain in wait at my neighbor's door; | 
| 10 Then let my wife | 10 Then let my wife grind for another, and let her bake bread at another man's place, | 
| 11 For this | 11 For this is a heinous crime; yea, such an eye devises a crafty scheme. | 
| 12 For it is a fire | 12 For passion is a fire that consumes to destruction, and it would root out all my increase. | 
| 13 If | 13 If I have rejected the cause of my manservant or my maidservant, when he contended with me, | 
| 14 What | 14 Without saying, What then shall I do when God rises up in judgment, and when he inquires, what shall I answer him? | 
| 15 Did not he that made | 15 (For, behold, he who made me in the womb made him, and he created us in the same womb); | 
| 16 If | 16 If I have withheld the poor from his desire, or have defrauded the widow, | 
| 17 Or have eaten | 17 Or have eaten my bread alone, and the orphans did not eat of it | 
| 18 (For from my youth | 18 (Because from my youth I was brought up in sorrows, and from my mother's womb with sighing); | 
| 19 If | 19 If I have seen anyone perishing for want of clothing, or any poor without covering | 
| 20 If | 20 (But they were reared upon my knees, and were warmed with the fleece of my sheep); | 
| 21 If | 21 If I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless (when I saw him at the door I helped him); | 
| 22 Then let my arm | 22 Then let my arm fall from my shoulder blade, and let it be broken from the bone. | 
| 23 For destruction | 23 For the fear of God made me to tremble, and affliction from him came upon me, and because of terror I was unable to rise up. | 
| 24 If | 24 If I have made gold my trust, or said about the precious stones, You are my confidence; or have said about fine gold, You are my hope; | 
| 25 If | 25 If I have rejoiced because my wealth was great, and because my hand had gotten much; | 
| 26 If | 26 If I have adored the sun when it shone, or the moon when in full brightness; | 
| 27 And my heart | 27 And if my heart has been secretly enticed, if I have consented to wrongdoings; | 
| 28 This | 28 Then God has seen my crafty ways, and I have lied before him. | 
| 29 If | 29 If I have rejoiced at the destruction of him who hated me, or exulted myself when misfortune befell him; | 
| 30 Neither | 30 (But I have neither suffered my mouth to sin, nor has my soul wished for any of these things; | 
| 31 If | 31 My friends said, Oh this man would give us even of his own flesh! but we are not satisfied, | 
| 32 The stranger | 32 And the stranger I did not let lodge in the street, and I opened my door to the guest); | 
| 33 If | 33 If I have covered up my sins like some men, or if I have hid my guilt in secret places; | 
| 34 Did I fear | 34 If I have trampled upon the rights of the others (but on the contrary, it is the multitude of families which has ruined me. Nor have I turned away anyone at the door; or engaged in gossip) let the provocations of God lay me low! | 
| 35 Oh that one would hear | 35 O that one would hear me! If God is present, let him answer me, and let him write the sentence in a book. | 
| 36 Surely | 36 Surely I would take it upon my shoulder, and make it a crown to me. | 
| 37 I would declare | 37 I would declare to him the number of my steps; as a prince I would go near to him. | 
| 38 If | 38 Let the earth lament over me, let its furrows weep together, | 
| 39 If | 39 If I have eaten its fruits without money; or if I have grieved one whose life is bitter, | 
| 40 Let thistles | 40 Then let thistles grow instead of wheat and thorns instead of barley. The words of Job are ended. |