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

 31:1 ¶ I made a covenant with mine eyes; why then should I think upon a maid?

 31:2 For whatº portionº of ´Élôåh אֱלוֹהַº [is there] from above?ºº and [what] inheritanceº of Šadday שַׁדַּיº from on high?ºº

 31:2 For what portion of Eloah [is there] from above? and [what] inheritance of Shadday from on high?

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

 31:3 [Is] not destruction to the wicked? and a strange [punishment] to the workers of iniquity?

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

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

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

 31:5 If I have walked with vanity, or if my foot hath hasted to deceit;

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

 31:6 Let me be weighed in an even balance, that Eloah may know mine integrity.

 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

 31:7 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;

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 31:11 For this [is] an heinous crime; yea, it [is] an iniquity [to be punished by] the judges.

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

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

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

 31:13 If I did despise the cause of my manservant or of my maidservant, when they contended with me;

 31:14 Whatº then shall I doºº whenº ´Ël אֵלº riseth up?ºº and whenº he visiteth,ºº whatº shall I answerºº him?

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

 31:15 Did notº he that madeºº me in the wombº makeºº him? and did not oneº fashionºº us in the womb?º

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

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

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

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

 31:17 Or have eaten my morsel myself alone, and the fatherless hath not eaten thereof;

 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 31:23 For destruction [from] El [was] a terror to me, and by reason of his highness I could not endure.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 31:28 This also [were] an iniquity [to be punished by] the judge: for I should have denied the El [that is] above.

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

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

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

 31:30 Neither have I suffered my mouth to sin by wishing a curse to his soul.

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

 31:31 If the men of my tabernacle said not, Oh that we had of his flesh! we cannot be satisfied.

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

 31:32 The stranger did not lodge in the street: [but] I opened my doors to the traveller.

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

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

 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

 31:34 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?

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

 31:35 Oh that one would hear me! behold, my desire [is, that] Shadday would answer me, and [that] mine adversary had written a book.

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

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

 31:37 I would declareºº unto him the numberº of my steps;º asº a princeº would I go nearºº untoº him.

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

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

 31:38 If my land cry against me, or that the furrows likewise thereof complain;

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

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

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

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