31:1 I made a covenant with mine eyes; How then should I look upon a virgin?
31:1 "I Have made a covenant with my eyes; How then could I gaze at a virgin?

31:2 For what is the portion from God above, And the heritage from the Almighty on high?
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 unrighteous, And disaster to the workers of iniquity?
31:3 "Is it not calamity to the unjust, And disaster to those who work iniquity?

31:4 Doth not he see my ways, And number all my steps?
31:4 "Does He not see my ways, And number all my steps?

31:5 If I have walked with falsehood, And my foot hath hasted to deceit
31:5 "If I have walked with falsehood, And my foot has hastened after deceit,

31:6 (Let me be weighed in an even balance, That God may know mine integrity);
31:6 Let Him weigh me with accurate scales, And let God know my integrity.

31:7 If my step hath turned out of the way, And my heart walked after mine eyes, And if any spot hath cleaved to my hands:
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 Then let me sow, and let another eat; Yea, let the produce of my field be rooted out.
31:8 Let me sow and another eat, And let my crops be uprooted.

31:9 If my heart hath been enticed unto a woman, And I have laid wait at my neighbor's door;
31:9 "If my heart has been enticed by a woman, Or I have lurked at my neighbor's doorway,

31:10 Then let my wife grind unto another, And let others bow down upon her.
31:10 May my wife grind for another, And let others kneel down over her.

31:11 For that were a heinous crime; Yea, it were an iniquity to be punished by the judges:
31:11 "For that would be a lustful crime; Moreover, it would be an iniquity [punishable by] judges.

31:12 For it is a fire that consumeth unto Destruction, And would root out all mine increase.
31:12 "For it would be fire that consumes to Abaddon, And would uproot all my increase.

31:13 If I have despised the cause of my man-servant or of my maid-servant, When they contended with me;
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 shall I do when God riseth up? And when he visiteth, what shall I answer him?
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 that made me in the womb make him? And did not one fashion us in the womb?
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 withheld the poor from (their) desire, Or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail,
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 fatherless hath not eaten thereof
31:17 Or have eaten my morsel alone, And the orphan has not shared it

31:18 (Nay, from my youth he grew up with me as with a father, And her have I guided from my mother's womb);
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 any perish for want of clothing, Or that the needy had no covering;
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 blessed me, And if he hath not been warmed with the fleece of my sheep;
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 fatherless, Because I saw my help in the gate:
31:21 If I have lifted up my hand against the orphan, Because I saw I had support in the gate,

31:22 Then let my shoulder fall from the shoulder-blade, And mine arm be broken from the bone.
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 by reason of his majesty I can do nothing.
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 made gold my hope, And have said to the fine gold, (Thou art) my confidence;
31:24 "If I have put my confidence [in] gold, And called fine gold my trust,

31:25 If I have rejoiced because my wealth was great, And because my hand had gotten much;
31:25 If I have gloated because my wealth was great, And because my hand had secured [so] much;

31:26 If I have beheld the sun when it shined, Or the moon walking in brightness,
31:26 If I have looked at the sun when it shone, Or the moon going in splendor,

31:27 And my heart hath been secretly enticed, And my mouth hath kissed my hand:
31:27 And my heart became secretly enticed, And my hand threw a kiss from my mouth,

31:28 This also were an iniquity to be punished by the judges; For I should have denied the God that is above.
31:28 That too would have been an iniquity [calling for] judgment, For I would have denied God above.

31:29 If I have rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, Or lifted up myself when evil found him;
31:29 "Have I rejoiced at the extinction of my enemy, Or exulted when evil befell him?

31:30 (Yea, I have not suffered by mouth to sin By asking his life with a curse);
31:30 "No, I have not allowed my mouth to sin By asking for his life in a curse.

31:31 If the men of my tent have not said, Who can find one that hath not been filled with his meat?
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 sojourner hath not lodged in the street; But I have opened my doors to the traveller);
31:32 "The alien has not lodged outside, [For] I have opened my doors to the traveler.

31:33 If like Adam I have covered my transgressions, By hiding mine iniquity in my bosom,
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, So that I kept silence, and went not out of the door--
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! (Lo, here is my signature, let the Almighty answer me); And (that I had) the indictment which mine adversary hath written!
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 upon my shoulder; I would bind it unto me as a crown:
31:36 Surely I would carry it on my shoulder; I would bind it to myself like a crown.

31:37 I would declare unto him the number of my steps; As a prince would I go near unto him.
31:37 "I would declare to Him the number of my steps; Like a prince I would approach Him.

31:38 If my land crieth out against me, And the furrows thereof weep together;
31:38 "If my land cries out against me, And its furrows weep together;

31:39 If I have eaten the fruits thereof without money, Or have caused the owners thereof to lose their life:
31:39 If I have eaten its fruit without money, Or have caused its owners to lose their lives,

31:40 Let thistles grow instead of wheat, And cockle instead of barley. The words of Job are ended.
31:40 Let briars grow instead of wheat, And stinkweed instead of barley. " The words of Job are ended.