Job 31
1 A covenant I made to eyes my and what? will I look carefully on a virgin.
I made a covenant with mine eyes; How then could I gaze upon a maid?
2 And what? - [is] [the] portion of God above and [the] inheritance of [the] Almighty from high places.
For what is the portion appointed by God from above, And the inheritance allotted by the Almighty from on high?
3 ¿ Not [does] calamity [belong] to an evil-doer and misfortune to [those who] do wickedness.
Is not destruction for the wicked, And ruin for the workers of iniquity?
4 ¿ Not he does he see ways my and all steps my does he count?
Doth He not see my ways, And number all my steps?
5 If I have walked with falsehood and it has made haste to deceit foot my.
If I have walked with falsehood, And if my foot hath hasted to deceit,
6 Let him weigh me in balances of righteousness and let him acknowledge God integrity my.
Let him weigh me in an even balance; Yea, let God know my integrity!
7 If it turned aside step my from the way and after eyes my it has gone heart my and to hands my it has stuck a blemish.
If my steps have turned aside from the way, And my heart gone after mine eyes, Or if any stain hath cleaved to my hand,
8 Let me sow and another let him eat and produce my let them be rooted up.
Then I may sow, and another eat; And what I plant, may it be rooted up!
9 If it has been deceived heart my on a woman and at [the] doorway of neighbor my I have lain in wait.
If my heart hath been enticed by a woman, Or if I have watched at my neighbor's door,
10 Let her grind for another wife my and over her let them bow down! others.
Then let my wife grind for another, And let other men lie with her!
11 For (that *Q(K)*) [is] wickedness (and that *Q(k)*) [is] iniquity judges.
For this were a heinous crime, Even a transgression to be punished by the judges;
12 For [is] a fire that [which] to Abaddon it will devour and all produce my it will root up.
Yea, it were a fire that would consume to destruction, And root out all my increase.
13 If I rejected [the] cause of male servant my and female servant my in complaint their with me.
If I have refused justice to my man-servant or maid-servant, When they had a controversy with me,
14 And what? will I do if he will arise God and if he will visit what? will I respond to him.
Then what shall I do when God riseth up? And when he visiteth, what shall I answer him?
15 ¿ Not in the belly [the one who] made me did he make him and did prepare us? he in the womb one.
Did not He that made me in the womb make him? Did not one fashion us in the womb?
16 If I withheld any of [the] desire of poor [people] and [the] eyes of a widow I caused to fail.
If I have refused the poor their desire, And caused the eyes of the widow to fail;
17 And I may eat morsel of bread my to alone me and not he ate a fatherless one some of it.
If I have eaten my morsel alone, And the fatherless hath not partaken of it;
18 For since youth my he grew up with me like a father and from [the] womb of mother my I guided her.
(Nay, from my youth he grew up with me as with a father, And I have helped the widow from my mother's womb; )
19 If I saw [one who] was perishing because not clothing and not covering [belonged] to the needy [person].
If I have seen any one perishing for want of clothing, Or any poor man without covering;
20 If not they blessed me (loins his *Q(K)*) and from [the] fleece of lambs my he warmed himself.
If his loins have not blessed me, And he hath not been warmed with the fleece of my sheep;
21 If I brandished on a fatherless one hand my for I saw in the gate help my.
If I have shaken my hand against the fatherless, Because I saw my help in the gate, —
22 Shoulder my from its shoulder let it fall and arm my from arm its let it be broken.
Then may my shoulder fill from its blade, And my fore-arm be broken from its bone!
23 For [was] a fear to me calamity of God and from majesty his not I am able.
For destruction from God was a terror to me, And before his majesty I could do nothing.
24 If I have made gold confidence my and to pure gold I have said security my.
If I have made gold my trust, Or said to the fine gold, Thou art my confidence;
25 If I rejoiced for [was] great wealth my and for much it had found hand my.
If I have rejoiced, because my wealth was great, And my hand had found abundance;
26 If I saw a light that it shone and [the] moon splendid [was] going.
If I have beheld the sun in his splendor, Or the moon advancing in brightness,
27 And it was gullible in secrecy heart my and it kissed hand my mouth my.
And my heart hath been secretly enticed, And my mouth hath kissed my hand,
28 Also that [is] iniquity calling for judgment for I denied God above.
This also were a crime to be punished by the judge; For I should have denied the God who is above.
29 If I rejoiced in [the] disaster of [one who] hated me and I excited myself if it had found him calamity.
If I have rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, And exulted when evil came upon him;
30 And not I have permitted to sin palate my by asking for by a curse life his.
(Nay, I have not suffered my mouth to sin, By asking with curses his life; )
31 If not they have said [the] men of tent my who? will he give from meat his not [one who] is satisfied.
If the men of my tent have not exclaimed, “Who is there that hath not been satisfied with his meat?”
32 In the street not he passed [the] night a sojourner doors my to the path I opened.
The stranger did not lodge in the street; I opened my doors to the traveller.
33 If I have concealed like Adam transgressions my by hiding in bosom my iniquity my.
Have I, after the manner of men, hidden my transgression, Concealing my iniquity in my bosom,
34 For I feared - a multitude great and [the] contempt of clans it caused to be dismayed me and I was silent not I went outside [the] door.
Then let me be confounded before the great multitude! Let the contempt of families cover me with shame! Yea, let me keep silence! let me never appear abroad!
35 Who? will he give [will belong] to me - [one who] listens to me here! mark my [the] Almighty let him answer me and a document [which] he had written [the] person of case my.
O that there were one who would hear me! Behold my signature! let the Almighty answer me. And let mine adversary write down his charge!
36 If not on shoulder my I will carry it I will tie on it a crown to myself.
Truly I would wear it upon my shoulder; I would bind it upon me as a crown.
37 [the] number of Steps my I will tell to him like a chief I will approach him.
I would disclose to him all my steps; I would approach him like a prince.
38 If on me land my it cried out and together furrows its they wept!
If my land cry out against me, And its furrows bewail together;
39 If produce its I have eaten not money and [the] life of owners its I have caused to breathe out.
If I have eaten of its fruits without payment, And wrung out the life of its owners,
40 In place of wheat - let it come forth thorn[s] and in place of barley foul weed[s] they are finished [the] words of Job.
Let thorns grow up instead of wheat, And noxious weeds instead of barley. The words of Job are ended.
