Job 31
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Job 31:19-34

19If I have seen anyone perish for lack of clothing, Or any poor man without covering;

20If his heart 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, When I saw I had help in the gate;

22Then let my arm fall from my shoulder, Let my arm be torn from the socket.

23For destruction from God is a terror to me, And because of His magnificence I cannot endure.

24“If I have made gold my hope, Or said to fine gold, ‘You are my confidence’;

25If I have rejoiced because my wealth was great, And because my hand had gained much;

26If I have observed the sun when it shines, Or the moon moving in brightness,

27So that my heart has been secretly enticed, And my mouth has kissed my hand;

28This also would be an iniquity deserving of judgment, For I would have denied God who is above.

29“If I have rejoiced at the destruction of him who hated me, Or lifted myself up when evil found him

30(Indeed I have not allowed my mouth to sin By asking for a curse on his soul);

31If the men of my tent have not said, ‘Who is there that has not been satisfied with his meat?’

32(But no sojourner had to lodge in the street, For I have opened my doors to the traveler);

33If I have covered my transgressions as Adam, By hiding my iniquity in my bosom,

34Because I feared the great multitude, And dreaded the contempt of families, So that I kept silence And did not go out of the door—

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