New American Standard Bible 2020

Job 31:19-34

19If I have seen anyone perish 1for lack of clothing, Or that 2the needy had no covering,20If his waist has not 3thanked me, And if he has not been warmed with the fleece of my sheep,21If I have lifted up my hand against 4the orphan, Because I saw 5I had support 6in the gate,22May my shoulder fall from its 7socket, And my 8arm be broken off 9at the elbow.23For 10disaster from God is a terror to me, And because of 11His majesty I can do nothing.

24“If I have put my confidence in 12gold, And called fine gold my trust,25If I have 13gloated because my wealth was great, And because my hand had obtained so much;26If I have 14looked at the 15sun when it shone, Or the moon going in splendor,27And my heart was secretly enticed, And my hand 16threw a kiss from my mouth,28That too would have been 17a guilty deed calling for 18judgment, For I would have 19denied God above.

29“Have I 20rejoiced at the misfortune of my enemy, Or become excited when evil found him?30 21No, 22I have not 23allowed my mouth to sin By asking for his life in 24a curse.31Have the people of my tent not said, ‘Who can 25find one who has not been 26satisfied with his meat’?32The stranger has not spent the night outside, For I have opened my doors to the 27traveler.33Have I 28covered my wrongdoings like a man, By hiding my guilt in my shirt pocket,34Because I 29feared the great multitude And the contempt of families terrified me, And I kept silent and did not go out of doors?

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Notes

1. Job 31:19 Job 22:6; 29:13 ↩
2. Job 31:19 Job 24:4 ↩
3. Job 31:20 Lit blessed; i.e., for clothing ↩
4. Job 31:21 Job 29:12; 31:17 ↩
5. Job 31:21 Lit my help ↩
6. Job 31:21 Job 29:7 ↩
7. Job 31:22 Lit neck-joint ↩
8. Job 31:22 Job 38:15 ↩
9. Job 31:22 Lit from the bone of the upper arm ↩
10. Job 31:23 Job 31:3 ↩
11. Job 31:23 Job 13:11 ↩
12. Job 31:24 Job 22:24; Mark 10:23-25 ↩
13. Job 31:25 Job 1:3, 10; Ps 62:10 ↩
14. Job 31:26 Deut 4:19; 17:3; Ezek 8:16 ↩
15. Job 31:26 Lit light ↩
16. Job 31:27 Lit kissed my mouth ↩
17. Job 31:28 Deut 17:2-7; Job 31:11 ↩
18. Job 31:28 Lit judges ↩
19. Job 31:28 Josh 24:27; Is 59:13 ↩
20. Job 31:29 Prov 17:5; 24:17; Obad 12 ↩
21. Job 31:30 Lit And ↩
22. Job 31:30 Ps 7:4 ↩
23. Job 31:30 Lit given my palate ↩
24. Job 31:30 Job 5:3 ↩
25. Job 31:31 Lit give ↩
26. Job 31:31 Job 22:7 ↩
27. Job 31:32 MT way ↩
28. Job 31:33 Gen 3:10; Prov 28:13 ↩
29. Job 31:34 Ex 23:2 ↩

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