American Standard Version - King James Version

 31:1 ¶ I made a covenant with mine eyes; How then should I look upon a virgin?

 31:1 ¶ I madeºº a covenantº with mine eyes;º whyº then should I thinkºº uponº a maid?º

 31:2 For what is the portion from God above, And the heritage from the Almighty on high?

 31:2 For whatº portionº of Godº [is there] from above?ºº and [what] inheritanceº of the Almightyº from on high?ºº

 31:3 Is it not calamity to the unrighteous, And disaster to the workers of iniquity?

 31:3 [Is] notº destructionº to the wicked?º and a strangeº [punishment] to the workersºº of iniquity?º

 31:4 Doth not he see my ways, And number all my steps?

 31:4 Doth notº heº seeºº my ways,º and countºº allº my steps?º

 31:5 If I have walked with falsehood, And my foot hath hasted to deceit

 31:5 Ifº I have walkedºº withº vanity,º or if my footº hath hastedºº toº deceit;º

 31:6 (Let me be weighed in an even balance, That God may know mine integrity);

 31:6 Let me be weighedºº in an evenº balance,º that Godº may knowºº mine integrity.º

 31:7 If my step hath turned out of the way, And my heart walked after mine eyes, And if any spot hath cleaved to my hands:

 31:7 Ifº my stepº hath turnedº outºº ofº the way,º and mine heartº walkedºº afterº mine eyes,º and if any blotº hath cleavedºº to mine hands;º

 31:8 Then let me sow, and let another eat; Yea, let the produce of my field be rooted out.

 31:8 [Then] let me sow,ºº and let anotherº eat;ºº yea, let my offspringº be rooted out.ºº

 31:9 If my heart hath been enticed unto a woman, And I have laid wait at my neighbor's door;

 31:9 Ifº mine heartº have been deceivedºº byº a woman,º or [if] I have laid waitºº atº my neighbour'sº door;º

 31:10 Then let my wife grind unto another, And let others bow down upon her.

 31:10 [Then] let my wifeº grindºº unto another,º and let othersº bow downºº uponº her.

 31:11 For that were a heinous crime; Yea, it were an iniquity to be punished by the judges:

 31:11 Forº thisº [is] an heinous crime;º yea, itº [is] an iniquityº [to be punished by] the judges.º

 31:12 For it is a fire that consumeth unto Destruction, And would root out all mine increase.

 31:12 Forº itº [is] a fireº [that] consumethºº toº destruction,º and would root outºº allº mine increase.º

 31:13 If I have despised the cause of my man-servant or of my maid-servant, When they contended with me;

 31:13 Ifº I did despiseºº the causeº of my manservantº or of my maidservant,º when they contendedºº withº me;

 31:14 What then shall I do when God riseth up? And when he visiteth, what shall I answer him?

 31:14 Whatº then shall I doºº whenº Godº riseth up?ºº and whenº he visiteth,ºº whatº shall I answerºº 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 notº he that madeºº me in the wombº makeºº him? and did not oneº fashionºº us in the womb?º

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

 31:16 Ifº I have withheldºº the poorº from [their] desire,ºº or have caused the eyesº of the widowº to fail;ºº

 31:17 Or have eaten my morsel alone, And the fatherless hath not eaten thereof

 31:17 Or have eatenºº my morselº myself alone,º and the fatherlessº hath notº eatenºº thereof;º

 31:18 (Nay, from my youth he grew up with me as with a father, And her have I guided from my mother's womb);

 31:18 (Forº from my youthºº he was brought upºº with me, as [with] a father,º and I have guidedºº her from my mother'sº womb;)ºº

 31:19 If I have seen any perish for want of clothing, Or that the needy had no covering;

 31:19 Ifº I have seenºº any perishºº for wantºº of clothing,º or any poorº withoutº covering;º

 31:20 If his loins have not blessed me, And if he hath not been warmed with the fleece of my sheep;

 31:20 Ifº his loinsº have notº blessedºº me, and [if] he were [not] warmedºº with the fleeceºº of my sheep;º

 31:21 If I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless, Because I saw my help in the gate:

 31:21 Ifº I have lifted upºº my handº againstº the fatherless,º whenº I sawºº my helpº in the gate:º

 31:22 Then let my shoulder fall from the shoulder-blade, And mine arm be broken from the bone.

 31:22 [Then] let mine armº fallºº from my shoulder blade,ºº and mine armº be brokenºº from the bone.ºº

 31:23 For calamity from God is a terror to me, And by reason of his majesty I can do nothing.

 31:23 Forº destructionº [from] Godº [was] a terrorº toº me, and by reason of his highnessºº I couldºº notº endure.

 31:24 If I have made gold my hope, And have said to the fine gold, [Thou art] my confidence;

 31:24 Ifº I have madeºº goldº my hope,º or have saidºº to the fine gold,º [Thou art] my confidence;º

 31:25 If I have rejoiced because my wealth was great, And because my hand had gotten much;

 31:25 Ifº I rejoicedºº becauseº my wealthº [was] great,º and becauseº mine handº had gottenºº much;º

 31:26 If I have beheld the sun when it shined, Or the moon walking in brightness,

 31:26 Ifº I beheldºº the sunº whenº it shined,ºº or the moonº walkingºº [in] brightness;º

 31:27 And my heart hath been secretly enticed, And my mouth hath kissed my hand:

 31:27 And my heartº hath been secretlyº enticed,ºº or my mouthº hath kissedºº my hand:º

 31:28 This also were an iniquity to be punished by the judges; For I should have denied the God that is above.

 31:28 Thisº alsoº [were] an iniquityº [to be punished by] the judge:º forº I should have deniedºº the Godº [that is] above.ºº

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

 31:29 Ifº I rejoicedºº at the destructionº of him that hatedºº me, or lifted upºº myselfº whenº evilº foundºº him:

 31:30 (Yea, I have not suffered by mouth to sin By asking his life with a curse);

 31:30 Neitherº have I sufferedºº my mouthº to sinºº by wishingºº a curseº to his soul.º

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

 31:31 Ifº the menº of my tabernacleº saidºº not,º Oh thatº we hadºº of his flesh!ºº we cannotº be satisfied.ºº

 31:32 (The sojourner hath not lodged in the street; But I have opened my doors to the traveller);

 31:32 The strangerº did notº lodgeºº in the street:º [but] I openedºº my doorsº to the traveller.º

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

 31:33 Ifº I coveredºº my transgressionsº as Adam,º by hidingºº mine iniquityº in my bosom:º

 31:34 Because I feared the great multitude, And the contempt of families terrified me, So that I kept silence, and went not out of the door --

 31:34 Did I fearºº a greatº multitude,º or did the contemptº of familiesº terrifyºº me, that I kept silence,ºº [and] went not outººº of the door?º

 31:35 Oh that I had one to hear me! (Lo, here is my signature, let the Almighty answer me); And [that I had] the indictment which mine adversary hath written!

 31:35 Oh thatººº one wouldº hearºº me! behold,º my desireº [is, that] the Almightyº would answerºº me, and [that] mine adversaryºº had writtenºº a book.º

 31:36 Surely I would carry it upon my shoulder; I would bind it unto me as a crown:

 31:36 Surelyº I would takeºº it uponº my shoulder,º [and] bindºº it [as] a crownº to me.

 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 declareºº unto him the numberº of my steps;º asº a princeº would I go nearºº untoº him.

 31:38 If my land crieth out against me, And the furrows thereof weep together;

 31:38 Ifº my landº cryºº againstº me, or that the furrowsº likewiseº thereof complain;ºº

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

 31:39 Ifº I have eatenºº the fruitsº thereof withoutº money,º or have caused the ownersº thereof to loseºº their life:º

 31:40 Let thistles grow instead of wheat, And cockle instead of barley. The words of Job are ended.

 31:40 Let thistlesº growºº insteadº of wheat,º and cockleº insteadº of barley.º The wordsº of Jobº are ended.ºº