Job 31

Berean Standard Bible

Job’s Final Appeal

1“I have madeH3772 a covenantH1285 with my eyesH5869. How thenH4100 could I gazeH995 with desire atH5921 a virginH1330?2For whatH4100 is the allotmentH2506 of GodH433 from aboveH4605, or the heritageH5159 from the AlmightyH7706 on highH4791?3Does notH3808 disasterH343 come to the unjustH5767 and calamityH5235 to the workersH6466 of iniquityH205?4Does HeH1931 notH3808 seeH7200 my waysH1870 and countH5608 my everyH3605 stepH6806?

5IfH518 I have walkedH1980 inH5973 falsehoodH7723or my footH7272 has rushedH2363 toH5921 deceitH4820,6let God weigh meH8254 with honestH6664 scalesH3976,that HeH433 may knowH3045 my integrityH8538.7IfH518 my stepsH838 have turnedH5186 fromH4480 the pathH1870,if my heartH3820 has followedH310 H1980 my eyesH5869,or if impurityH3971 has stuckH1692 to my handsH3709,8then may anotherH312 eatH398 what I have sownH2232,and may my cropsH6631 be uprootedH8327.

9IfH518 my heartH3820 has been enticedH6601 byH5921 my neighbor’sH7453 wifeH802,or I have lurkedH693 atH5921 his doorH6607,10then may my own wifeH802 grindH2912 grain for anotherH312,and may other menH312 sleepH3766 with herH5921.11ForH3588 thatH1931 would be a heinous crimeH2154 ,an iniquityH5771 to be judgedH6414.12ForH3588 itH1931 is a fireH784 that burnsH398 down toH5704 AbaddonH11;1it would root outH8327 my entireH3605 harvestH8393.

13IfH518 I have rejectedH3988 the causeH4941 of my manservantH5650 or maidservantH519when they made a complaintH7379 against meH5978,14whatH4100 will I doH6213 whenH3588 GodH410 rises to judgeH6965?HowH4100 will I answerH7725 whenH3588 called to accountH6485?15Did notH3808 He who made meH6213 in the wombH990 also make themH6213?Did not the same OneH259 form usH3559 in the wombH7358?

16IfH518 I have deniedH4513 the desiresH2656 of the poorH1800or allowed the widow’sH490 eyesH5869 to failH3615,17if I have eatenH398 my morselH6595 aloneH905,notH3808 sharingH398 itH4480 with the fatherlessH3490—18thoughH3588 from my youthH5271 I reared himH1431 as would a fatherH1,and from my mother’sH517 wombH990 I guidedH5148 the widow—19ifH518 I have seenH7200 one perishH6 for lackH1097 of clothingH3830,or a needy manH34 withoutH369 a cloakH3682,20ifH518 his heartH2504 has notH3808 blessed meH1288 2for warming himH2552 with the fleeceH1488 of my sheepH3532,21ifH518 I have liftedH5130 up my handH3027 againstH5921 the fatherlessH3490becauseH3588 I sawH7200 that I had supportH5833 in the gateH8179,22then may my armH248 fallH5307 from my shoulderH3802 H7929and be tornH7665 from its socketH7070.23ForH3588 calamityH343 from GodH410 terrifiesH6343 meH413,and His splendorH7613 I cannotH3808 overpowerH3201.

24IfH518 I have putH7760 my trustH3689 in goldH2091or calledH559 pure goldH3800 my securityH4009,25ifH518 I have rejoicedH8055 inH3588 my greatH7227 wealthH2428becauseH3588 my handH3027 had gainedH4672 so muchH3524,26ifH518 I have beheldH7200 the sunH216 3 in its radianceH1984or the moonH3394 movingH1980 in splendorH3368,27so that my heartH3820 was secretlyH5643 enticedH6601and my handH3027 threw a kissH5401 from my mouthH6310,28thisH1931 would also beH1571 an iniquityH5771 to be judgedH6416,forH3588 I would have deniedH3584 GodH410 on highH4605.

29IfH518 I have rejoicedH8055 in my enemy’sH8130 ruinH6365,or exultedH5782 whenH3588 evilH7451 befell himH4672—30I have notH3808 allowedH5414 my mouthH2441 to sinH2398by asking forH7592 his lifeH5315 with a curseH423—31ifH518 the menH4962 of my houseH168 have notH3808 saidH559,‘WhoH4310 is thereH5414 H1320 who has notH3808 had his fillH7646?’—32but noH3808 strangerH1616 had to lodgeH3885 on the streetH2351,for my doorH1817 has been openH6605 to the travelerH734—33ifH518 I have coveredH3680 my transgressionsH6588 like AdamH120 4by hidingH2934 my guiltH5771 in my heartH2243,34becauseH3588 I greatlyH7227 fearedH6206 the crowdsH1995and the contemptH937 of the clansH4940 terrified meH2865,so that I kept silentH1826and would notH3808 go outsideH3318 H6607—

35(Oh, thatH4310 I hadH5414 one to hearH8085 me!Here isH2005 my signatureH8420.Let the AlmightyH7706 answer meH6030;let my accuserH376 H7379 composeH3789 an indictmentH5612.36SurelyH518 H3808 I would carry itH5375 onH5921 my shoulderH7926and wearH6029 it like a crownH5850.37I would giveH5046 accountH4557 of all my stepsH6806;I would approach HimH7126 likeH3644 a princeH5057.)—

38ifH518 my landH127 cries outH2199 against meH5921and its furrowsH8525 weepH1058 togetherH3162,39ifH518 I have devouredH398 its produceH3581 withoutH1097 paymentH3701or broken the spiritH5315 H5301 of its tenantsH1167,40then let briersH2336 growH3318 instead ofH8478 wheatH2406and stinkweedH890 instead ofH8478 barleyH8184.”

Thus concludeH8552 the wordsH1697 of JobH347.