American Standard Version
Job 31:13-40
13If I have despised the cause of my man-servant or of my maid-servant,When they contendedH7378 with me;14What then shall I do when GodH410 riseth up?And when he visiteth, what shall I answer him?15Did not he that madeH6213 me in the wombH990 makeH6213 him?And did not oneH259 fashion us in the wombH990?16If I have withheldH4513 the poorH1800 fromtheirdesireH2656,Or have caused the eyesH5869 of the widowH490 to failH3615,17Or have eatenH398 my morselH6595 aloneH905,And the fatherlessH3490 hath not eatenH398 thereof18(Nay, from my youthH5271 he grewH1431 up with me as with a fatherH1,And her have I guidedH5148 from my mother’sH517 wombH990);19If I have seenH7200 any perishH6 for want of clothingH3830,Or that the needyH34 had no coveringH3682;20If his loinsH2504 have not blessedH1288 me,And if he hath not been warmedH2552 with the fleeceH1488 of my sheep;21If I have lifted up my handH3027 against the fatherlessH3490,Because I sawH7200 my helpH5833 in the gateH8179:22Then let my shoulderH3802 fallH5307 from the shoulder-blade,And mine armH248 be brokenH7665 from the bone.23For calamityH343 from GodH410 is a terrorH6343 to me,And by reason of his majestyH7613 I can do nothing.24If I have madeH7760 goldH2091 my hope,And have saidH559 to the fine goldH2091, Thou artmy confidenceH4009;25If I have rejoicedH8055 because my wealthH2428 was greatH7227,And because my handH3027 had gotten much;26If I have beheld the sun when it shined,Or the moonH3394 walkingH1980 in brightness,27And my heartH3820 hath been secretly enticedH6601,And my mouthH6310 hath kissedH5401 my handH3027:28This alsoH1571 were an iniquityH5771 to be punished by the judges;For I should have deniedH3584 the GodH410 that is above.29If I have rejoicedH8055 at the destruction of him that hatedH8130 me,Or lifted up myself when evilH7451 foundH4672 him30(Yea, I have not suffered my mouthH2441 to sinH2398By askingH7592 his lifeH5315 with a curseH423);31If the men of my tentH168 have not saidH559,Who can find one that hath not been filled with his meatH1320?32(The sojournerH1616 hath not lodged in the streetH2351;But I have openedH6605 my doorsH1817 to the traveller);33If like AdamH121 I have coveredH3680 my transgressionsH6588,By hidingH2934 mine iniquityH5771 in my bosom,34Because I feared the greatH7227 multitudeH1995,And the contemptH937 of familiesH4940 terrified me,So that I kept silence, and wentH3318 not out of the doorH6607—35Oh that I had oneH376 to hearH8085 me!(Lo, hereH2005 is my signature, let the AlmightyH7706 answerH6030 me)Andthat I hadthe indictment which mine adversary hath writtenH3789!36Surely I would carryH5375 it upon my shoulderH7926;I would bind it unto me as a crownH5850:37I would declareH5046 unto him the numberH4557 of my stepsH6806;As a princeH5057 would I go near unto him.38If my landH127 crieth out against me,And the furrowsH8525 thereof weepH1058 togetherH3162;39If I have eatenH398 the fruits thereof without moneyH3701,Or have caused the ownersH1167 thereof to lose their lifeH5315:40Let thistles grow instead of wheatH2406,And cockle instead of barleyH8184.
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- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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