"I have made a covenant
with my aeyes
; How
then could I gaze
at a virgin
?
"And what is athe portion
of God
from above
Or the heritage
of the Almighty
from on high
?
"Is it not acalamity to the unjust
And disaster
to bthose who work
iniquity
?
"Does He not asee my ways
And bnumber
all
my steps
?
"If I have awalked
with falsehood
, And my foot
has hastened
after
deceit
,
Let Him aweigh me with 1accurate
scales
, And let God
know
bmy integrity
.
"If my step
has aturned
from the way
, Or my heart
1followed
my eyes
, Or if any bspot
has stuck
to my hands
,
Let me asow and another
eat
, And let my 1 bcrops
be uprooted
.
"If my heart
has been aenticed
by a woman
, Or I have lurked
at my neighbor's
doorway
,
May my wife agrind
for another
, And let bothers
1kneel
down
over
her.
"For that would be a alustful crime
; Moreover, it would be ban iniquity
punishable by judges
.
"For it would be afire that consumes
to 1 bAbaddon
, And would cuproot
all
my 2increase
.
"If I have adespised
the claim
of my male
or female
slaves
When they filed
a complaint
against
me,
What then could I do
when
God
arises
? And when
He calls
me to account
, what
will I answer
Him?
"Did not aHe who made me in the womb
make
him, And the same
one
fashion
us in the womb
?
"If I have kept
athe poor
from their desire
, Or have caused the eyes
of bthe widow
to fail
,
Or have aeaten my morsel
alone
, And bthe orphan
has not 1shared
it
(But from my youth he grew
up with me as with a father
, And from 1infancy
I guided
her),
If I have seen
anyone perish
afor lack
of clothing
, Or that bthe needy
had
no
covering
,
If his loins
have not 1thanked
me, And if he has not been warmed
with the fleece
of my sheep
,
If I have lifted
up my hand
against
athe orphan
, Because
I saw
1I had support
bin the gate
,
Let my shoulder fall
from the 1socket
, And my aarm
be broken
off
2at the elbow
.
"For acalamity from God
is a terror
to me, And because
of bHis 1majesty
I can
do
nothing
.
"If I have put
my confidence
in agold
, And called
fine
gold
my trust
,
If I have agloated
because
my wealth
was great
, And because
my hand
had secured
so much
;
If I have alooked
at the 1sun
when
it shone
Or the moon
going
in splendor
,
And my heart became
secretly
enticed
, And my hand
1threw
a kiss
from my mouth
,
That too would have been aan iniquity
calling for 1judgment
, For I would have bdenied
God
above
.
"Have I arejoiced at the extinction
of my enemy
, Or 1exulted
when
evil
befell
him?
" 1No, aI have not 2allowed
my mouth
to sin
By asking
for his life
in ba curse
.
"Have the men of my tent
not said
, `Who
can 1find
one who has not been asatisfied
with his meat
'?
"The alien has not lodged
outside
, For I have opened
my doors
to the 1traveler
.
"Have I acovered my transgressions
like 1Adam
, By hiding
my iniquity
in my bosom
,
Because I afeared
the great
multitude
, And the contempt
of families
terrified
me, And kept
silent
and did not go
out of doors
?
"Oh that I had
one to hear
me! Behold
, here
is my 1signature
; aLet the Almighty
answer
me! And the indictment
which my badversary
has written
,
Surely I would carry
it on my shoulder
, I would bind
it to myself like a crown
.
"I would declare to Him athe number
of my steps
; Like
ba prince
I would approach
Him.
"If my aland
cries
out against
me, And its furrows
weep
together
;
If I have aeaten
its 1fruit
without
money
, Or have bcaused 2its owners
to lose
their lives
,
Let abriars 1grow
instead
of wheat
, And stinkweed
instead
of barley
." The words
of Job
are ended
.