Job 31
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Job 31:19-34

19If I have seen anyone perish for lack of clothing, Or any poor person without covering,

20If his loins have not thanked and blessed me [for clothing them], And if he was not warmed with the fleece of my sheep,

21If I have lifted my hand against the orphan, Because I saw [that the judges would be] my help at the [council] gate,

22Then let my shoulder fall away from its socket, And my arm be broken off at the elbow.

23For tragedy from God is a terror to me, And because of His majesty and exaltation I can do nothing [nor endure facing Him].

24“If I have put my trust and confidence in gold, Or have declared fine gold my hope and assurance,

25If I gloated and rejoiced because my wealth was great, And because my [powerful] hand [alone] had obtained so much,

26If I beheld the sun [as an object of worship] when it shone Or the moon going in its splendor,

27And my heart became secretly enticed [by them], And my hand threw a kiss from my mouth [in respect to them],

28This also would have been [a heinous] sin calling for judgment, For I would have denied God above.

29“Have I rejoiced at the destruction of the enemy [who hated me], Or exulted [in malicious triumph] when evil overtook him?

30No, I have not allowed my mouth to sin By cursing my enemy and asking for his life.

31I assure you, the men of my tent have said, ‘Who can find one [in need] who has not been satisfied with his meat’?

32The stranger has not lodged in the street, Because I have opened my door to the traveler.

33Have I concealed my transgressions like Adam or like other men, By hiding my wickedness in my bosom,

34Because I feared the great multitude, And the contempt of families terrified me, So that I kept silence and did not acknowledge my sin and did not go out of the door?

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