31:1 I made a covenant with mine eyes; why then should I think upon a maid?
31:1 "I have made a covenant with my eyes; Why then should I look upon a young woman?

31:2 For what portion of God [is there] from above? and [what] inheritance of the Almighty from on high?
31:2 For what is the allotment of God from above, And the inheritance of the Almighty from on high?

31:3 [Is] not destruction to the wicked? and a strange [punishment] to the workers of iniquity?
31:3 Is it not destruction for the wicked, And disaster for the workers of iniquity?

31:4 Doth not he see my ways, and count all my steps?
31:4 Does He not see my ways, And count all my steps?

31:5 If I have walked with vanity, or if my foot hath hasted to deceit;
31:5 "If I have walked with falsehood, Or if my foot has hastened to deceit,

31:6 Let me be weighed in an even balance, that God may know mine integrity.
31:6 Let me be weighed on honest scales, That God may know my integrity.

31:7 If my step hath turned out of the way, and mine heart walked after mine eyes, and if any blot hath cleaved to mine hands;
31:7 If my step has turned from the way, Or my heart walked after my eyes, Or if any spot adheres to my hands,

31:8 [Then] let me sow, and let another eat; yea, let my offspring be rooted out.
31:8 Then let me sow, and another eat; Yes, let my harvest be rooted out.

31:9 If mine heart have been deceived by a woman, or [if] I have laid wait at my neighbour's door;
31:9 "If my heart has been enticed by a woman, Or if I have lurked at my neighbor's door,

31:10 [Then] let my wife grind unto another, and let others bow down upon her.
31:10 Then let my wife grind for another, And let others bow down over her.

31:11 For this [is] an heinous crime; yea, it [is] an iniquity [to be punished by] the judges.
31:11 For that would be wickedness; Yes, it would be iniquity deserving of judgment.

31:12 For it [is] a fire [that] consumeth to destruction, and would root out all mine increase.
31:12 For that would be a fire that consumes to destruction, And would root out all my increase.

31:13 If I did despise the cause of my manservant or of my maidservant, when they contended with me;
31:13 "If I have despised the cause of my male or female servant When they complained against me,

31:14 What then shall I do when God riseth up? and when he visiteth, what shall I answer him?
31:14 What then shall I do when God rises up? When He punishes, how shall I answer Him?

31:15 Did not he that made me in the womb make him? and did not one fashion us in the womb?
31:15 Did not He who made me in the womb make them? Did not the same One fashion us in the womb?

31:16 If I have withheld the poor from [their] desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail;
31:16 "If I have kept the poor from their desire, Or caused the eyes of the widow to fail,

31:17 Or have eaten my morsel myself alone, and the fatherless hath not eaten thereof;
31:17 Or eaten my morsel by myself, So that the fatherless could not eat of it

31:18 (For from my youth he was brought up with me, as [with] a father, and I have guided her from my mother's womb;)
31:18 (But from my youth I reared him as a father, And from my mother's womb I guided the widow);

31:19 If I have seen any perish for want of clothing, or any poor without covering;
31:19 If I have seen anyone perish for lack of clothing, Or any poor man without covering;

31:20 If his loins have not blessed me, and [if] he were [not] warmed with the fleece of my sheep;
31:20 If his heart has not blessed me, And if he was not warmed with the fleece of my sheep;

31:21 If I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless, when I saw my help in the gate:
31:21 If I have raised my hand against the fatherless, When I saw I had help in the gate;

31:22 [Then] let mine arm fall from my shoulder blade, and mine arm be broken from the bone.
31:22 Then let my arm fall from my shoulder, Let my arm be torn from the socket.

31:23 For destruction [from] God [was] a terror to me, and by reason of his highness I could not endure.
31:23 For destruction from God is a terror to me, And because of His magnificence I cannot endure.

31:24 If I have made gold my hope, or have said to the fine gold, [Thou art] my confidence;
31:24 "If I have made gold my hope, Or said to fine gold, 'You are my confidence';

31:25 If I rejoiced because my wealth [was] great, and because mine hand had gotten much;
31:25 If I have rejoiced because my wealth was great, And because my hand had gained much;

31:26 If I beheld the sun when it shined, or the moon walking [in] brightness;
31:26 If I have observed the sun when it shines, Or the moon moving in brightness,

31:27 And my heart hath been secretly enticed, or my mouth hath kissed my hand:
31:27 So that my heart has been secretly enticed, And my mouth has kissed my hand;

31:28 This also [were] an iniquity [to be punished by] the judge: for I should have denied the God [that is] above.
31:28 This also would be an iniquity deserving of judgment, For I would have denied God who is above.

31:29 If I rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, or lifted up myself when evil found him:
31:29 "If I have rejoiced at the destruction of him who hated me, Or lifted myself up when evil found him

31:30 Neither have I suffered my mouth to sin by wishing a curse to his soul.
31:30 (Indeed I have not allowed my mouth to sin By asking for a curse on his soul);

31:31 If the men of my tabernacle said not, Oh that we had of his flesh! we cannot be satisfied.
31:31 If the men of my tent have not said, 'Who is there that has not been satisfied with his meat?'

31:32 The stranger did not lodge in the street: [but] I opened my doors to the traveller.
31:32 (But no sojourner had to lodge in the street, For I have opened my doors to the traveler);

31:33 If I covered my transgressions as Adam, by hiding mine iniquity in my bosom:
31:33 If I have covered my transgressions as Adam, By hiding my iniquity in my bosom,

31:34 Did I fear a great multitude, or did the contempt of families terrify me, that I kept silence, [and] went not out of the door?
31:34 Because I feared the great multitude, And dreaded the contempt of families, So that I kept silence And did not go out of the door--

31:35 Oh that one would hear me! behold, my desire [is, that] the Almighty would answer me, and [that] mine adversary had written a book.
31:35 Oh, that I had one to hear me! Here is my mark. Oh, that the Almighty would answer me, That my Prosecutor had written a book!

31:36 Surely I would take it upon my shoulder, [and] bind it [as] a crown to me.
31:36 Surely I would carry it on my shoulder, And bind it on me like a crown;

31:37 I would declare unto him the number of my steps; as a prince would I go near unto him.
31:37 I would declare to Him the number of my steps; Like a prince I would approach Him.

31:38 If my land cry against me, or that the furrows likewise thereof complain;
31:38 "If my land cries out against me, And its furrows weep together;

31:39 If I have eaten the fruits thereof without money, or have caused the owners thereof to lose their life:
31:39 If I have eaten its fruit without money, Or caused its owners to lose their lives;

31:40 Let thistles grow instead of wheat, and cockle instead of barley. The words of Job are ended.
31:40 Then let thistles grow instead of wheat, And weeds instead of barley." The words of Job are ended.