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Job 31

New American Standard Bible 2020

Job Asserts His Integrity

1“I have madeH3772 a covenantH1285 with my 1eyesH5869; HowH4100 then could I lookH995 at a virginH1330?2And whatH4100 is 2the portionH2506 of GodH433 from aboveH4605, Or the inheritanceH5159 of the AlmightyH7706 from on highH4791?3Is it not 3disasterH343 to the criminalH5767, And misfortuneH5235 to 4those who practiceH6466 injusticeH205?4Does He not 5seeH7200 my waysH1870, And 6countH5608 allH3605 my stepsH6806?

5“IfH518 I have 7walkedH1980 with deceptionH7723, And my footH7272 has hurriedH2363 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 grain for anotherH312, And let 19othersH312 20kneelH3766 downH3766 overH5921 her.11For that would be a 21lustfulH2154 crimeH2154; Moreover, it would be 22wrongdoingH5771 punishable by judgesH6414.12For it would be 23fireH784 that consumesH398 to 2425AbaddonH11, And would 26uprootH8327 allH3605 my 27increaseH8393.

13“IfH518 I have 28rejectedH3988 the claimH4941 of my maleH5650 or femaleH519 slavesH519H5650 When they filedH7379 aH7379 complaintH7379 againstH5973 me,14WhatH4100 then could I doH6213 whenH3588 GodH410 arisesH6965? And whenH3588 He callsH6485 me toH6485 accountH6485, howH4100 am I to answerH7725 Him?15Did 29He who madeH6213 me in the wombH990 not makeH6213 him, And the sameH259 oneH259 createH3559 us in the wombH990?

16“IfH518 I have keptH4513 30the poorH1800 fromH4513H4480 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 upH1431 with me as with a fatherH1, And from 35my infancyH517H990 I guidedH5148 her),19IfH518 I have seenH7200 anyone perishH6 36for lackH1097 of clothingH3830, Or that 37the needyH34 hadH369 noH369 coveringH3682,20IfH518 his waistH2504 has not 38thankedH1288 me, And if he has not beenH2552 warmedH2552 with the fleeceH1488 of my sheepH3532,21IfH518 I have liftedH5130 upH5130 my handH3027 againstH5921 39the orphanH3490, BecauseH3588 I sawH7200 40I had supportH5833 41in the gateH8179,22May my shoulderH3802 fallH5307 from its 42socketH7926, And my 43armH248 be brokenH7665 offH7665 44at the elbowH7070.23For 45disasterH343 from GodH410 is a terrorH6343 to me, And becauseH4480 of 46His majestyH7613 I canH3201 doH3201 nothingH3808.

24“IfH518 I have putH7760 my confidenceH3689 in 47goldH2091, And calledH559 fineH3800 goldH3800 my trustH4009,25IfH518 I have 48gloatedH8055 becauseH3588 my wealthH2428 was greatH7227, And becauseH3588 my handH3027 had obtainedH4672 so muchH3524;26IfH518 I have 49lookedH7200 at the 50sunH216 whenH3588 it shoneH1984, Or the moonH3394 goingH1980 in splendorH3368,27And my heartH3820 was secretlyH5643 enticedH6601, And my handH3027 51threwH5401 aH5401 kissH5401 from my mouthH6310,28That tooH1571 would have been 52a guiltyH5771 deedH5771 calling for 53judgmentH6416, For I would have 54deniedH3584 GodH410 aboveH4480H4605.

29“Have I 55rejoicedH8055 at the misfortuneH6365 of my enemyH8130, Or becomeH5782 excitedH5782 whenH3588 evilH7451 foundH4672 him?3056NoH3808, 57I have not 58allowedH5414 my mouthH2441 to sinH2398 By askingH7592 for his lifeH5315 in 59a curseH423.31Have the peopleH4962 of my tentH168 not saidH559, ‘WhoH4310 can 60findH5414 one who has not beenH7646 61satisfiedH7646 with his meatH1320’?32The strangerH1616 has not spentH3885 theH3885 nightH3885 outsideH2351, For I have openedH6605 my doorsH1817 to the 62travelerH734.33Have I 63coveredH3680 my wrongdoingsH6588 like a manH121, By hidingH2934 my guiltH5771 in my shirtH2243 pocketH2243,34BecauseH3588 I 64fearedH6206 the greatH7227 multitudeH1995 And the contemptH937 of familiesH4940 terrifiedH2865 me, And I keptH1826 silentH1826 and did not goH3318 outH3318 of doorsH6607?35OhH4310H5414 thatH4310H5414 I hadH5414 one to hearH8085 me! HereH2005 is my 65signatureH8420; 66Let the AlmightyH7706 answerH6030 me! And the indictmentH5612 which my 67adversaryH7379 has writtenH3789,36I would certainlyH518H3808 carryH5375 it on my shoulderH7926, I would tieH6029 it to myself like a garlandH5850.37I would declareH5608 to Him 68the numberH4557 of my stepsH6806; LikeH3644 69a princeH5057, I would approachH7126 Him.

38“IfH518 my 70landH127 criesH2199 outH2199 againstH5921 me, And its furrowsH8525 weepH1058 togetherH3162;39IfH518 I have 71eatenH398 its 72fruitH3581 withoutH1097 moneyH3701, Or have 73caused 74its ownersH1167 to loseH5301 their livesH5315,40May the 75thorn-bushH2336 76growH3318 insteadH8478 ofH8478 wheatH2406, And stinkweedH890 insteadH8478 ofH8478 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., have sexual relations with her ↩
  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., the 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; i.e., for clothing ↩
  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 neck-joint ↩
  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 31:24 Job 22:24; Mark 10:23-25 ↩
  48. 48. Job 31:25 Job 1:3, 10; Ps 62:10 ↩
  49. 49. Job 31:26 Deut 4:19; 17:3; Ezek 8:16 ↩
  50. 50. Job 31:26 Lit light ↩
  51. 51. Job 31:27 Lit kissed my mouth ↩
  52. 52. Job 31:28 Deut 17:2-7; Job 31:11 ↩
  53. 53. Job 31:28 Lit judges ↩
  54. 54. Job 31:28 Josh 24:27; Is 59:13 ↩
  55. 55. Job 31:29 Prov 17:5; 24:17; Obad 12 ↩
  56. 56. Job 31:30 Lit And ↩
  57. 57. Job 31:30 Ps 7:4 ↩
  58. 58. Job 31:30 Lit given my palate ↩
  59. 59. Job 31:30 Job 5:3 ↩
  60. 60. Job 31:31 Lit give ↩
  61. 61. Job 31:31 Job 22:7 ↩
  62. 62. Job 31:32 MT way ↩
  63. 63. Job 31:33 Gen 3:10; Prov 28:13 ↩
  64. 64. Job 31:34 Ex 23:2 ↩
  65. 65. Job 31:35 Lit mark ↩
  66. 66. Job 31:35 Job 19:7; 30:20, 24, 28; 35:14 ↩
  67. 67. Job 31:35 Job 27:7 ↩
  68. 68. Job 31:37 Job 31:4 ↩
  69. 69. Job 31:37 Job 1:3; 29:25 ↩
  70. 70. Job 31:38 Job 24:2 ↩
  71. 71. Job 31:39 Job 24:6, 10-12; James 5:4 ↩
  72. 72. Job 31:39 Lit strength ↩
  73. 73. Job 31:39 1 Kin 21:19 ↩
  74. 74. Job 31:39 Lit the soul of its owners to expire ↩
  75. 75. Job 31:40 Job 32:13; Is 5:6 ↩
  76. 76. Job 31:40 Lit come forth ↩

Commentaries on Job 31

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