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Job 31:13-40

13“IfH518 I have 1rejectedH3988 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 2He who madeH6213 me in the wombH990 not makeH6213 him, And the sameH259 oneH259 createH3559 us in the wombH990?

16“IfH518 I have keptH4513 3the poorH1800 fromH4513H4480 their desireH2656, Or have caused the eyesH5869 of 4the widowH490 to failH3615,17Or have 5eatenH398 my morselH6595 aloneH905, And 6the orphanH3490 has not 7sharedH398H4480 it18(But from my youthH5271 he grewH1431 upH1431 with me as with a fatherH1, And from 8my infancyH517H990 I guidedH5148 her),19IfH518 I have seenH7200 anyone perishH6 9for lackH1097 of clothingH3830, Or that 10the needyH34 hadH369 noH369 coveringH3682,20IfH518 his waistH2504 has not 11thankedH1288 me, And if he has not beenH2552 warmedH2552 with the fleeceH1488 of my sheepH3532,21IfH518 I have liftedH5130 upH5130 my handH3027 againstH5921 12the orphanH3490, BecauseH3588 I sawH7200 13I had supportH5833 14in the gateH8179,22May my shoulderH3802 fallH5307 from its 15socketH7926, And my 16armH248 be brokenH7665 offH7665 17at the elbowH7070.23For 18disasterH343 from GodH410 is a terrorH6343 to me, And becauseH4480 of 19His majestyH7613 I canH3201 doH3201 nothingH3808.

24“IfH518 I have putH7760 my confidenceH3689 in 20goldH2091, And calledH559 fineH3800 goldH3800 my trustH4009,25IfH518 I have 21gloatedH8055 becauseH3588 my wealthH2428 was greatH7227, And becauseH3588 my handH3027 had obtainedH4672 so muchH3524;26IfH518 I have 22lookedH7200 at the 23sunH216 whenH3588 it shoneH1984, Or the moonH3394 goingH1980 in splendorH3368,27And my heartH3820 was secretlyH5643 enticedH6601, And my handH3027 24threwH5401 aH5401 kissH5401 from my mouthH6310,28That tooH1571 would have been 25a guiltyH5771 deedH5771 calling for 26judgmentH6416, For I would have 27deniedH3584 GodH410 aboveH4480H4605.

29“Have I 28rejoicedH8055 at the misfortuneH6365 of my enemyH8130, Or becomeH5782 excitedH5782 whenH3588 evilH7451 foundH4672 him?3029NoH3808, 30I have not 31allowedH5414 my mouthH2441 to sinH2398 By askingH7592 for his lifeH5315 in 32a curseH423.31Have the peopleH4962 of my tentH168 not saidH559, ‘WhoH4310 can 33findH5414 one who has not beenH7646 34satisfiedH7646 with his meatH1320’?32The strangerH1616 has not spentH3885 theH3885 nightH3885 outsideH2351, For I have openedH6605 my doorsH1817 to the 35travelerH734.33Have I 36coveredH3680 my wrongdoingsH6588 like a manH121, By hidingH2934 my guiltH5771 in my shirtH2243 pocketH2243,34BecauseH3588 I 37fearedH6206 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 38signatureH8420; 39Let the AlmightyH7706 answerH6030 me! And the indictmentH5612 which my 40adversaryH7379 has writtenH3789,36I would certainlyH518H3808 carryH5375 it on my shoulderH7926, I would tieH6029 it to myself like a garlandH5850.37I would declareH5608 to Him 41the numberH4557 of my stepsH6806; LikeH3644 42a princeH5057, I would approachH7126 Him.

38“IfH518 my 43landH127 criesH2199 outH2199 againstH5921 me, And its furrowsH8525 weepH1058 togetherH3162;39IfH518 I have 44eatenH398 its 45fruitH3581 withoutH1097 moneyH3701, Or have 46caused 47its ownersH1167 to loseH5301 their livesH5315,40May the 48thorn-bushH2336 49growH3318 insteadH8478 ofH8478 wheatH2406, And stinkweedH890 insteadH8478 ofH8478 barleyH8184.” The wordsH1697 of JobH347 are endedH8552.

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Notes

  1. 1. Job 31:13 Deut 24:14, 15 ↩
  2. 2. Job 31:15 Job 10:3 ↩
  3. 3. Job 31:16 Job 5:16; 20:19 ↩
  4. 4. Job 31:16 Ex 22:22-24; Job 22:9 ↩
  5. 5. Job 31:17 Job 22:7 ↩
  6. 6. Job 31:17 Job 29:12 ↩
  7. 7. Job 31:17 Lit eaten from it ↩
  8. 8. Job 31:18 Lit my mother’s womb ↩
  9. 9. Job 31:19 Job 22:6; 29:13 ↩
  10. 10. Job 31:19 Job 24:4 ↩
  11. 11. Job 31:20 Lit blessed; i.e., for clothing ↩
  12. 12. Job 31:21 Job 29:12; 31:17 ↩
  13. 13. Job 31:21 Lit my help ↩
  14. 14. Job 31:21 Job 29:7 ↩
  15. 15. Job 31:22 Lit neck-joint ↩
  16. 16. Job 31:22 Job 38:15 ↩
  17. 17. Job 31:22 Lit from the bone of the upper arm ↩
  18. 18. Job 31:23 Job 31:3 ↩
  19. 19. Job 31:23 Job 13:11 ↩
  20. 20. Job 31:24 Job 22:24; Mark 10:23-25 ↩
  21. 21. Job 31:25 Job 1:3, 10; Ps 62:10 ↩
  22. 22. Job 31:26 Deut 4:19; 17:3; Ezek 8:16 ↩
  23. 23. Job 31:26 Lit light ↩
  24. 24. Job 31:27 Lit kissed my mouth ↩
  25. 25. Job 31:28 Deut 17:2-7; Job 31:11 ↩
  26. 26. Job 31:28 Lit judges ↩
  27. 27. Job 31:28 Josh 24:27; Is 59:13 ↩
  28. 28. Job 31:29 Prov 17:5; 24:17; Obad 12 ↩
  29. 29. Job 31:30 Lit And ↩
  30. 30. Job 31:30 Ps 7:4 ↩
  31. 31. Job 31:30 Lit given my palate ↩
  32. 32. Job 31:30 Job 5:3 ↩
  33. 33. Job 31:31 Lit give ↩
  34. 34. Job 31:31 Job 22:7 ↩
  35. 35. Job 31:32 MT way ↩
  36. 36. Job 31:33 Gen 3:10; Prov 28:13 ↩
  37. 37. Job 31:34 Ex 23:2 ↩
  38. 38. Job 31:35 Lit mark ↩
  39. 39. Job 31:35 Job 19:7; 30:20, 24, 28; 35:14 ↩
  40. 40. Job 31:35 Job 27:7 ↩
  41. 41. Job 31:37 Job 31:4 ↩
  42. 42. Job 31:37 Job 1:3; 29:25 ↩
  43. 43. Job 31:38 Job 24:2 ↩
  44. 44. Job 31:39 Job 24:6, 10-12; James 5:4 ↩
  45. 45. Job 31:39 Lit strength ↩
  46. 46. Job 31:39 1 Kin 21:19 ↩
  47. 47. Job 31:39 Lit the soul of its owners to expire ↩
  48. 48. Job 31:40 Job 32:13; Is 5:6 ↩
  49. 49. Job 31:40 Lit come forth ↩

Commentaries on Job 31

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