Job 31:19-34

19I have seen people without enough clothes to keep them warm, or without a coat to wear.

20Then I would give them clothes. The wool from my sheep would keep them warm. And they all thanked me.

21I have not turned against children who have no family, even when the city judges agreed with me.

22God should punish me if these things are not true. I would accept the punishment that I deserve.

23I was afraid of the trouble that God might bring to me. So I could not do these bad things, because God is so great and powerful.

24I have not trusted in money or in gold. I have never thought that they would make me strong.

25When I was very rich, I was not proud about it. I did not think that I had worked hard to deserve it.

26I have looked at the sun when it shines brightly. And I have seen the moon when it is very beautiful.

27But I have never wanted to worship them or to give them honour.

28If I had done that, I would not have been faithful to God in heaven. I would have deserved punishment for that sin.

29I do not laugh at my enemies when they suffer. If my enemy has troubles, it does not make me happy.

30I have not cursed my enemies, to ask God to kill them. That would have caused a sin to come from my mouth!

31None of the people who work in my house have ever said, “Job has not welcomed strangers into his house. He has not shared his food with them.”

32Travellers may come to sleep in my house. They do not have to sleep outside in the street.

33I do not try to hide my sins, as some people do.

34I am not afraid of what people think about me. Even if a great crowd of people speak against me, I do not stay inside my house and keep quiet.