Job 31 — Side by side (WEB, ASV, DBY)

1I made a covenant with mine eyes; How then should I look upon a virgin?

1I made a covenant with mine eyes; and how should I fix my regard upon a maid?

2For what is the portion from God above, And the heritage from the Almighty on high?

2For what would have been [my] portion ofGod from above, and what the heritage of the Almighty from on high?

3Is it not calamity to the unrighteous, And disaster to the workers of iniquity?

3Is not calamity for the unrighteous? and misfortune for the workers of iniquity?

4Doth not he see my ways, And number all my steps?

4Doth not he see my ways, and number all my steps?

5If I have walked with falsehood, And my foot hath hasted to deceit

5 If I have walked with falsehood, And my foot hath hasted to deceit

5If I have walked with falsehood, and my foot hath hasted to deceit,

6(Let me be weighed in an even balance, That God may know mine integrity);

6(Let me be weighed in an even balance, andGod will take knowledge of my blamelessness;)

7If my step hath turned out of the way, And my heart walked after mine eyes, And if any spot hath cleaved to my hands:

7If my step have turned out of the way, and my heart followed mine eyes, and if any blot cleaveth to my hands;

8Then let me sow, and let another eat; Yea, let the produce of my field be rooted out.

8Let me sow, and another eat; and let mine offspring be rooted out.

9If my heart hath been enticed unto a woman, And I have laid wait at my neighbor’s door;

9 If my heart hath been enticed unto a woman, And I have laid wait at my neighbor’s door;

9If my heart have been enticed unto a woman, so that I laid wait at my neighbour's door,

10Then let my wife grind unto another, And let others bow down upon her.

10Let my wife grind for another, and let others bow down upon her.

11For that were a heinous crime; Yea, it were an iniquity to be punished by the judges:

11For this is an infamy; yea, it is an iniquity [to be judged by] the judges:

12For it is a fire that consumeth unto Destruction, And would root out all mine increase.

12For it is a fire that consumeth to destruction, and would root out all mine increase.

13If I have despised the cause of my man-servant or of my maid-servant, When they contended with me;

13If I have despised the cause of my bondman or of my bondmaid, when they contended with me,

14What then shall I do when God riseth up? And when he visiteth, what shall I answer him?

14What then should I do whenGod riseth up? and if he visited, what should I answer him?

15Did not he that made me in the womb make him? And did not one fashion us in the womb?

15Did not he that made me in the womb make him? and did not One fashion us in the womb?

16If I have withheld the poor fromtheirdesire, Or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail,

16 If I have withheld the poor fromtheirdesire, Or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail,

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

17Or have eaten my morsel alone, And the fatherless hath not eaten thereof

17Or have eaten my morsel alone, so that the fatherless ate not thereof,

18(Nay, from my youth he grew up with me as with a father, And her have I guided from my mother’s womb);

18(For from my youth he grew up with me as with a father, and I have guided the [widow] from my mother's womb;)

19If I have seen any perish for want of clothing, Or that the needy had no covering;

19If I have seen any perishing for want of clothing, or any needy without covering;

20If his loins have not blessed me, And if he hath not been warmed with the fleece of my sheep;

20If his loins have not blessed me, and if he were not warmed with the fleece of my lambs;

21If I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless, Because I saw my help in the gate:

21If I have lifted up my hand against an orphan, because I saw my help in the gate:

22Then let my shoulder fall from the shoulder-blade, And mine arm be broken from the bone.

22[Then] let my shoulder fall from the shoulder-blade, and mine arm be broken from the bone!

23For calamity from God is a terror to me, And by reason of his majesty I can do nothing.

23For calamity fromGod was a terror to me, and by reason of his excellency I was powerless.

24If I have made gold my hope, And have said to the fine gold, Thou artmy confidence;

24 If I have made gold my hope, And have said to the fine gold, Thou artmy confidence;

24If I have made gold my hope, or said to the fine gold, My confidence!

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

25If I rejoiced because my wealth was great, and because my hand had gotten much;

26If I have beheld the sun when it shined, Or the moon walking in brightness,

26If I beheld the sun when it shone, or the moon walking in brightness,

27And my heart hath been secretly enticed, And my mouth hath kissed my hand:

27And my heart have been secretly enticed, so that my mouth kissed my hand:

28This also were an iniquity to be punished by the judges; For I should have denied the God that is above.

28This also would be an iniquity for the judge, for I should have denied theGod who is above.

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

29If I rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, and exulted when evil befell him;

30(Yea, I have not suffered my mouth to sin By asking his life with a curse);

30(Neither have I suffered my mouth to sin by asking his life with a curse;)

31If the men of my tent have not said, Who can find one that hath not been filled with his meat?

31If the men of my tent said not, Who shall find one that hath not been satisfied with his meat? —

32(The sojourner hath not lodged in the street; But I have opened my doors to the traveller);

32The stranger did not lodge without; I opened my doors to the pathway.

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

33If I covered my transgressions as Adam, by hiding mine iniquity in my bosom,

34Because I feared the great multitude, And the contempt of families terrified me, So that I kept silence, and went not out of the door—

34Because I feared the great multitude, and the contempt of families terrified me, so that I kept silence, and went not out of the door, ...

35Oh that I had one to hear me! (Lo, here is my signature, let the Almighty answer me) Andthat I hadthe indictment which mine adversary hath written!

35Oh that I had one to hear me! Behold my signature: let the Almighty answer me! And let mine opponent write an accusation!

36Surely I would carry it upon my shoulder; I would bind it unto me as a crown:

36Would I not take it upon my shoulder? I would bind it on to me [as] a crown;

37I would declare unto him the number of my steps; As a prince would I go near unto him.

37I would declare unto him the number of my steps; as a prince would I come near to him.

38If my land crieth out against me, And the furrows thereof weep together;

38If my land cry out against me, and its furrows weep together;

39If I have eaten the fruits thereof without money, Or have caused the owners thereof to lose their life:

39If I have eaten the fruits thereof without money, and have tormented to death the souls of its owners:

40Let thistles grow instead of wheat, And cockle instead of barley. The words of Job are ended.

40Let thistles grow instead of wheat, and tares instead of barley. The words of Job are ended.