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Job's Final Appeal
# Chapter 31
1. "I have made a covenant with my eyes;
1 “I have made a covenant with my eyes;
how then could I gaze at a virgin?
2. What would be my portion from God above
2 What would be my portion from God above
and my heritage from the Almighty on high?
3. Is not calamity for the unrighteous,
3 Is not calamity for the unrighteous,
and disaster for the workers of iniquity?
4. Does not he see my ways
4 Does not he see my ways
and number all my steps?
5. "If I have walked with falsehood
5 “If I have walked with falsehood
and my foot has hastened to deceit;
6. (Let me be weighed in a just balance,
6 (Let me be weighed in a just balance,
and let God know my integrity!)
7. if my step has turned aside from the way
7 if my step has turned aside from the way
and my heart has gone after my eyes,
and if any spot has stuck to my hands,
8. then let me sow, and another eat,
8 then let me sow, and another eat,
and let what grows for me be rooted out.
9. "If my heart has been enticed toward a woman,
9 “If my heart has been enticed toward a woman,
and I have lain in wait at my neighbor's door,
10. then let my wife grind for another,
10 then let my wife grind for another,
and let others bow down on her.
11. For that would be a heinous crime;
11 For that would be a heinous crime;
that would be an iniquity to be punished by the judges;
12. for that would be a fire that consumes as far as Abaddon,
12 for that would be a fire that consumes as far as Abaddon,
and it would burn to the root all my increase.
13. "If I have rejected the cause of my manservant or my maidservant,
13 “If I have rejected the cause of my manservant or my maidservant,
when they brought a complaint against me,
14. what then shall I do when God rises up?
14 what then shall I do when God rises up?
When he makes inquiry, what shall I answer him?
15. Did not he who made me in the womb make him?
15 Did not he who made me in the womb make him?
And did not one fashion us in the womb?
16. "If I have withheld anything that the poor desired,
16 “If I have withheld anything that the poor desired,
or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail,
17. or have eaten my morsel alone,
and the fatherless has not eaten of it
18. (for from my youth the fatherless grew up with me as with a father,
17 or have eaten my morsel alone,
and the fatherless has not eaten of it
18 (for from my youth the fatherless grew up with me as with a father,
and from my mother's womb I guided the widow),
19. if I have seen anyone perish for lack of clothing,
19 if I have seen anyone perish for lack of clothing,
or the needy without covering,
20. if his body has not blessed me,
20 if his body 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,
21 if I have raised my hand against the fatherless,
because I saw my help in the gate,
22. then let my shoulder blade fall from my shoulder,
22 then let my shoulder blade fall from my shoulder,
and let my arm be broken from its socket.
23. For I was in terror of calamity from God,
23 For I was in terror of calamity from God,
and I could not have faced his majesty.
24. "If I have made gold my trust
24 “If I have made gold my trust
or called fine gold my confidence,
25. if I have rejoiced because my wealth was abundant
25 if I have rejoiced because my wealth was abundant
or because my hand had found much,
26. if I have looked at the sun when it shone,
26 if I have looked at the sun when it shone,
or the moon moving in splendor,
27. and my heart has been secretly enticed,
27 and my heart has been secretly enticed,
and my mouth has kissed my hand,
28. this also would be an iniquity to be punished by the judges,
28 this also would be an iniquity to be punished by the judges,
for I would have been false to God above.
29. "If I have rejoiced at the ruin of him who hated me,
or exulted when evil overtook him
30. (I have not let my mouth sin
29 “If I have rejoiced at the ruin of him who hated me,
or exulted when evil overtook him
30 (I have not let my mouth sin
by asking for his life with a curse),
31. if the men of my tent have not said,
'Who is there that has not been filled with his meat?'
32. (the sojourner has not lodged in the street;
31 if the men of my tent have not said,
‘Who is there that has not been filled with his meat?’
32 (the sojourner has not lodged in the street;
I have opened my doors to the traveler),
33. if I have concealed my transgressions as others do
33 if I have concealed my transgressions as others do
by hiding my iniquity in my heart,
34. because I stood in great fear of the multitude,
34 because I stood in great fear of the multitude,
and the contempt of families terrified me,
so that I kept silence, and did not go out of doors--
35. Oh, that I had one to hear me!
so that I kept silence, and did not go out of doors—
35 Oh, that I had one to hear me!
(Here is my signature! Let the Almighty answer me!)
Oh, that I had the indictment written by my adversary!
36. Surely I would carry it on my shoulder;
36 Surely I would carry it on my shoulder;
I would bind it on me as a crown;
37. I would give him an account of all my steps;
37 I would give him an account of all my steps;
like a prince I would approach him.
38. "If my land has cried out against me
38 “If my land has cried out against me
and its furrows have wept together,
39. if I have eaten its yield without payment
39 if I have eaten its yield without payment
and made its owners breathe their last,
40. let thorns grow instead of wheat,
and foul weeds instead of barley."
The words of Job are ended.
40 let thorns grow instead of wheat,
and foul weeds instead of barley.”
The words of Job are ended.