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Job 31

New American Standard Bible 1995

Job Asserts His Integrity

1“I have madeH3772 a covenantH1285 with my 1eyesH5869; HowH4100 then could I gazeH995 at a virginH1330?2And whatH4100 is 2the portionH2506 of GodH433 from aboveH4605 Or the heritageH5159 of the AlmightyH7706 from on highH4791?3Is it not 3calamityH343 to the unjustH5767 And disasterH5235 to 4those who workH6466 iniquityH205?4Does He not 5seeH7200 my waysH1870 And 6numberH5608 allH3605 my stepsH6806?

5“IfH518 I have 7walkedH1980 with falsehoodH7723, And my footH7272 has hastenedH2363 afterH5921 deceitH4820,6Let Him 8weighH8254 me with 9accurateH6664 scalesH3976, And let GodH433 knowH3045 10my integrityH8538.7IfH518 my stepH838 has 11turnedH5186 from the wayH1870, Or my heartH3820 12followedH310H1980 my eyesH5869, Or if any 13spotH3971 has stuckH1692 to my handsH3709,8Let me 14sowH2232 and anotherH312 eatH398, And let my 1516cropsH6631 be uprootedH8327.

9“IfH518 my heartH3820 has been 17enticedH6601 by a womanH802, Or I have lurkedH693 at my neighbor’sH7453 doorwayH6607,10May my wifeH802 18grindH2912 for anotherH312, And let 19othersH312 20kneelH3766 downH3766 overH5921 her.11For that would be a 21lustfulH2154 crimeH2154; Moreover, it would be 22an iniquityH5771 punishable by judgesH6414.12For it would be 23fireH784 that consumesH398 to 2425AbaddonH11, And would 26uprootH8327 allH3605 my 27increaseH8393.

13“IfH518 I have 28despisedH3988 the claimH4941 of my maleH5650 or femaleH519 slavesH519H5650 When they filedH7378 a complaintH7379 againstH5973 me,14WhatH4100 then could I doH6213 whenH3588 GodH410 arisesH6965? And whenH3588 He callsH6485 me to accountH6485, whatH4100 will I answerH7725 Him?15Did not 29He who madeH6213 me in the wombH990 makeH6213 him, And the sameH259 oneH259 fashionH3559 us in the wombH990?

16“IfH518 I have keptH4513 30the poorH1800 from their desireH2656, Or have caused the eyesH5869 of 31the widowH490 to failH3615,17Or have 32eatenH398 my morselH6595 aloneH905, And 33the orphanH3490 has not 34sharedH398H4480 it18(But from my youthH5271 he grewH1431 up with me as with a fatherH1, And from 35infancyH517H990 I guidedH5148 her),19IfH518 I have seenH7200 anyone perishH6 36for lackH1097 of clothingH3830, Or that 37the needyH34 hadH369 noH369 coveringH3682,20IfH518 his loinsH2504 have not 38thankedH1288 me, And if he has not been warmedH2552 with the fleeceH1488 of my sheepH3532,21IfH518 I have liftedH5130 up my handH3027 againstH5921 39the orphanH3490, BecauseH3588 I sawH7200 40I had supportH5833 41in the gateH8179,22Let my shoulderH3802 fallH5307 from the 42socketH7926, And my 43armH248 be brokenH7665 offH7665 44at the elbowH7070.23For 45calamityH343 from GodH410 is a terrorH6343 to me, And becauseH4480 of 46His 47majestyH7613 I canH3201 doH3201 nothingH3808.

24“IfH518 I have putH7760 my confidenceH3689 in 48goldH2091, And calledH559 fineH3800 goldH3800 my trustH4009,25IfH518 I have 49gloatedH8055 becauseH3588 my wealthH2428 was greatH7227, And becauseH3588 my handH3027 had securedH4672 so muchH3524;26IfH518 I have 50lookedH7200 at the 51sunH216 whenH3588 it shoneH1984 Or the moonH3394 goingH1980 in splendorH3368,27And my heartH3820 becameH6601 secretlyH5643 enticedH6601, And my handH3027 52threwH5401 a kissH5401 from my mouthH6310,28That tooH1571 would have been 53an iniquityH5771 calling for 54judgmentH6416, For I would have 55deniedH3584 GodH410 aboveH4480H4605.

29“Have I 56rejoicedH8055 at the extinctionH6365 of my enemyH8130, Or 57exultedH5782 whenH3588 evilH7451 befellH4672 him?3058NoH3808, 59I have not 60allowedH5414 my mouthH2441 to sinH2398 By askingH7592 for his lifeH5315 in 61a curseH423.31Have the menH4962 of my tentH168 not saidH559, ‘WhoH4310 can 62findH5414 one who has not been 63satisfiedH7646 with his meatH1320’?32The alienH1616 has not lodgedH3885 outsideH2351, For I have openedH6605 my doorsH1817 to the 64travelerH734.33Have I 65coveredH3680 my transgressionsH6588 like 66AdamH121, By hidingH2934 my iniquityH5771 in my bosomH2243,34BecauseH3588 I 67fearedH6206 the greatH7227 multitudeH1995, And the contemptH937 of familiesH4940 terrifiedH2865 me, And keptH1826 silentH1826 and did not goH3318 out of doorsH6607?35OhH4310H5414 that I hadH5414 one to hearH8085 me! BeholdH2005, hereH2005 is my 68signatureH8420; 69Let the AlmightyH7706 answerH6030 me! And the indictmentH5612 which my 70adversaryH7379 has writtenH3789,36SurelyH518H3808 I would carryH5375 it on my shoulderH7926, I would bindH6029 it to myself like a crownH5850.37I would declareH5608 to Him 71the numberH4557 of my stepsH6806; LikeH3644 72a princeH5057 I would approachH7126 Him.

38“IfH518 my 73landH127 criesH2199 out againstH5921 me, And its furrowsH8525 weepH1058 togetherH3162;39IfH518 I have 74eatenH398 its 75fruitH3581 withoutH1097 moneyH3701, Or have 76caused 77its ownersH1167 to loseH5301 their livesH5315,40Let 78briarsH2336 79growH3318 insteadH8478 of wheatH2406, And stinkweedH890 insteadH8478 of barleyH8184.” The wordsH1697 of JobH347 are endedH8552.

Notes

  1. 1. Job 31:1 Matt 5:28 ↩
  2. 2. Job 31:2 Job 20:29 ↩
  3. 3. Job 31:3 Job 18:12; 21:30 ↩
  4. 4. Job 31:3 Job 34:22 ↩
  5. 5. Job 31:4 2 Chr 16:9; Job 24:23; 28:24; 34:21; 36:7; Prov 5:21; 15:3 ↩
  6. 6. Job 31:4 Job 14:16; 31:37 ↩
  7. 7. Job 31:5 Job 15:31; Mic 2:11 ↩
  8. 8. Job 31:6 Job 6:2, 3 ↩
  9. 9. Job 31:6 Lit just ↩
  10. 10. Job 31:6 Job 23:10; 27:5, 6 ↩
  11. 11. Job 31:7 Job 23:11 ↩
  12. 12. Job 31:7 Lit walked after ↩
  13. 13. Job 31:7 Job 9:30 ↩
  14. 14. Job 31:8 Lev 26:16; Job 20:18; Mic 6:15 ↩
  15. 15. Job 31:8 Or offspring ↩
  16. 16. Job 31:8 Job 31:12 ↩
  17. 17. Job 31:9 Job 24:15; 31:1 ↩
  18. 18. Job 31:10 Is 47:2 ↩
  19. 19. Job 31:10 Deut 28:30; Jer 8:10 ↩
  20. 20. Job 31:10 I.e. sexual relations ↩
  21. 21. Job 31:11 Lev 20:10; Deut 22:24 ↩
  22. 22. Job 31:11 Job 31:28 ↩
  23. 23. Job 31:12 Job 15:30 ↩
  24. 24. Job 31:12 I.e. place of destruction ↩
  25. 25. Job 31:12 Job 26:6 ↩
  26. 26. Job 31:12 Job 20:28; 31:8 ↩
  27. 27. Job 31:12 Or yield ↩
  28. 28. Job 31:13 Deut 24:14, 15 ↩
  29. 29. Job 31:15 Job 10:3 ↩
  30. 30. Job 31:16 Job 5:16; 20:19 ↩
  31. 31. Job 31:16 Ex 22:22-24; Job 22:9 ↩
  32. 32. Job 31:17 Job 22:7 ↩
  33. 33. Job 31:17 Job 29:12 ↩
  34. 34. Job 31:17 Lit eaten from it ↩
  35. 35. Job 31:18 Lit my mother’s womb ↩
  36. 36. Job 31:19 Job 22:6; 29:13 ↩
  37. 37. Job 31:19 Job 24:4 ↩
  38. 38. Job 31:20 Lit blessed ↩
  39. 39. Job 31:21 Job 29:12; 31:17 ↩
  40. 40. Job 31:21 Lit my help ↩
  41. 41. Job 31:21 Job 29:7 ↩
  42. 42. Job 31:22 Lit shoulder; or back ↩
  43. 43. Job 31:22 Job 38:15 ↩
  44. 44. Job 31:22 Lit from the bone of the upper arm ↩
  45. 45. Job 31:23 Job 31:3 ↩
  46. 46. Job 31:23 Job 13:11 ↩
  47. 47. Job 31:23 Lit exaltation ↩
  48. 48. Job 31:24 Job 22:24; Mark 10:23-25 ↩
  49. 49. Job 31:25 Job 1:3, 10; Ps 62:10 ↩
  50. 50. Job 31:26 Deut 4:19; 17:3; Ezek 8:16 ↩
  51. 51. Job 31:26 Lit light ↩
  52. 52. Job 31:27 Lit kissed my mouth ↩
  53. 53. Job 31:28 Deut 17:2-7; Job 31:11 ↩
  54. 54. Job 31:28 Lit judges ↩
  55. 55. Job 31:28 Josh 24:27; Is 59:13 ↩
  56. 56. Job 31:29 Prov 17:5; 24:17; Obad 12 ↩
  57. 57. Job 31:29 Lit lifted myself up ↩
  58. 58. Job 31:30 Lit And ↩
  59. 59. Job 31:30 Ps 7:4 ↩
  60. 60. Job 31:30 Lit given my palate ↩
  61. 61. Job 31:30 Job 5:3 ↩
  62. 62. Job 31:31 Lit give ↩
  63. 63. Job 31:31 Job 22:7 ↩
  64. 64. Job 31:32 M.T. way ↩
  65. 65. Job 31:33 Gen 3:10; Prov 28:13 ↩
  66. 66. Job 31:33 Or mankind ↩
  67. 67. Job 31:34 Ex 23:2 ↩
  68. 68. Job 31:35 Lit mark ↩
  69. 69. Job 31:35 Job 19:7; 30:20, 24, 28; 35:14 ↩
  70. 70. Job 31:35 Job 27:7 ↩
  71. 71. Job 31:37 Job 31:4 ↩
  72. 72. Job 31:37 Job 1:3; 29:25 ↩
  73. 73. Job 31:38 Job 24:2 ↩
  74. 74. Job 31:39 Job 24:6, 10-12; James 5:4 ↩
  75. 75. Job 31:39 Lit strength ↩
  76. 76. Job 31:39 1 Kin 21:19 ↩
  77. 77. Job 31:39 Lit the soul of its owners to expire ↩
  78. 78. Job 31:40 Job 32:13; Is 5:6 ↩
  79. 79. Job 31:40 Lit come forth ↩

Commentaries on Job 31

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