Job 31:1 I made3772 a covenant1285 with mine eyes;5869 why then should I think995 upon a maid?1330 cr 2 For what portion2506 of God433 is there from above?4605 and what inheritance5159 of the Almighty7706 from on high?4791 cr 3 Is not destruction343 to the wicked?5767 and a strange5235 punishment to the workers6466 of iniquity?205 cr 4 Doth not he see7200 my ways,1870 and count5608 all my steps?6806 cr 5 If I have walked1980 with vanity,7723 or if my foot7272 hath hasted2363 to deceit;4820 cr 6 Let me be weighed8254 in an even6664 balance,3976{Heb. let him weigh me in balances of Justice} that God433 may know3045 mine integrity.8538 cr 7 If my step838 hath turned out5186 of the way,1870 and mine heart3820 walked1980 after310 mine eyes,5869 and if any blot3971 hath cleaved1692 to mine hands;3709 cr 8 Then let me sow,2232 and let another312 eat;398 yea, let my offspring6631 be rooted out.8327 cr 9 If mine heart3820 have been deceived6601 by a woman,802 or if I have laid wait693 at my neighbour's7453 door;6607 cr 10 Then let my wife802 grind2912 unto another,312 and let others312 bow down3766 upon her. cr 11 For this is an heinous crime;2154 yea, it is an iniquity5771 to be punished by the judges.6414 cr 12 For it is a fire784 that consumeth398 to destruction,11 and would root out8327 all mine increase.8393 cr

Job 31:13 If I did despise3988 the cause4941 of my manservant5650 or of my maidservant,519 when they contended7379 with me; cr 14 What then shall I do6213 when God410 riseth up?6965 and when he visiteth,6485 what shall I answer7725 him? cr 15 Did not he that made6213 me in the womb990 make6213 him? and did not one259 fashion3559 us in the womb?7358{Or, did he not fashion us in one womb?} cr 16 If I have withheld4513 the poor1800 from their desire,2656 or have caused the eyes5869 of the widow490 to fail;3615 cr 17 Or have eaten398 my morsel6595 myself alone, and the fatherless3490 hath not eaten398 thereof; cr 18 (For from my youth5271 he was brought up1431 with me, as with a father,1{That is, the widow} and I have guided5148 her from my mother's517 womb;)990 cr 19 If I have seen7200 any perish6 for want of clothing,3830 or any poor34 without covering;3682 cr 20 If his loins2504 have not blessed1288 me, and if he were not warmed2552 with the fleece1488 of my sheep;3532 cr 21 If I have lifted up5130 my hand3027 against the fatherless,3490 when I saw7200 my help5833 in the gate:8179 cr 22 Then let mine arm3802 fall5307 from my shoulder blade,7929 and mine arm248 be broken7665 from the bone.7070{Or, the chanelbone} cr 23 For destruction343 from God410 was a terror6343 to me, and by reason of his highness7613 I could3201 not endure. cr

Job 31:24 If I have made7760 gold2091 my hope,3689 or have said559 to the fine gold,3800 Thou art my confidence;4009 cr 25 If I rejoiced8055 because my wealth2428 was great,7227 and because mine hand3027 had gotten4672 much;3524{Heb. found much} cr 26 If I beheld7200 the sun216{Heb. the light} when it shined,1984 or the moon3394 walking1980 in brightness;3368{Heb. bright} cr 27 And my heart3820 hath been secretly5643 enticed,6601 or my mouth6310 hath kissed5401 my hand:3027{Heb. my hand hath kissed my mouth} cr 28 This also were an iniquity5771 to be punished by the judge:6416 for I should have denied3584 the God410 that is above.4605 cr

Job 31:29 If I rejoiced8055 at the destruction6365 of him that hated8130 me, or lifted up5782 myself when evil7451 found4672 him: cr 30 Neither have I suffered5414 my mouth2441{Heb. my palate} to sin2398 by wishing7592 a curse423 to his soul.5315 cr 31 If the men4962 of my tabernacle168 said559 not, Oh that we had5414 of his flesh!1320 we cannot be satisfied.7646 cr 32 The stranger1616 did not lodge3885 in the street:2351 but I opened6605 my doors1817 to the traveller.734{Or, to the way} cr 33 If I covered3680 my transgressions6588 as Adam,121{Or, after the manner of men} by hiding2934 mine iniquity5771 in my bosom:2243 cr 34 Did I fear6206 a great7227 multitude,1995 or did the contempt937 of families4940 terrify2865 me, that I kept silence,1826 and went not out3318 of the door?6607 cr

Job 31:35 Oh that5414 one would hear8085 me! behold, my desire8420 is, that the Almighty7706 would answer6030 me,{Or, behold my sign is that the Almighty will answer me} and that mine adversary376 7379 had written3789 a book.5612 cr 36 Surely I would take5375 it upon my shoulder,7926 and bind6029 it as a crown5850 to me. cr 37 I would declare5046 unto him the number4557 of my steps;6806 as a prince5057 would I go near7126 unto him. cr

Job 31:38 If my land127 cry2199 against me, or that the furrows8525 likewise3162 thereof complain;1058{Heb. weep} cr 39 If I have eaten398 the fruits3581 thereof{Heb. the strength thereof} without money,3701 or have caused the owners1167 thereof to lose5301 their life:5315{Heb. caused the soul of the owners thereof to expire, or breath out} cr 40 Let thistles2336 grow3318 instead of wheat,2406 and cockle890{Or, noisome weeds} instead of barley.8184 The words1697 of Job347 are ended.8552 cr