Job 31
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Job 31:19-34

19if I have seen anyone perish for lack of clothing, or the needy without covering,

20if his body has not blessed me, and if he was not warmed with the fleece of my sheep,

21if I have raised my hand against the fatherless, because I saw my help in the gate,

22then let my shoulder blade fall from my shoulder, and let my arm be broken from its socket.

23For I was in terror of calamity from God, and I could not have faced his majesty.

24"If I have made gold my trust or called fine gold my confidence,

25if I have rejoiced because my wealth was abundant or because my hand had found much,

26if I have looked at the sun when it shone, or the moon moving in splendor,

27and my heart has been secretly enticed, and my mouth has kissed my hand,

28this also would be an iniquity to be punished by the judges, for I would have been false to God above.

29"If I have rejoiced at the ruin of him who hated me, or exulted when evil overtook him

30(I have not let my mouth sin by asking for his life with a curse),

31if the men of my tent have not said, 'Who is there that has not been filled with his meat?'

32(the sojourner has not lodged in the street; I have opened my doors to the traveler),

33if I have concealed my transgressions as others do by hiding my iniquity in my heart,

34because I stood in great fear of the multitude, and the contempt of families terrified me, so that I kept silence, and did not go out of doors—

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