Job maketh a solemn protestation of his integrity in several duties.
31:1 ¶
I made°°
a covenant°
with mine eyes;°
why°
then should I think°°
upon°
a maid?° |
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31:1 ¶
I made a covenant with mine eyes; why then should I think upon a maid? |
31:2
For what°
portion°
of
´Élôåh
אֱלוֹהַ°
[is there] from above?°°
and [what] inheritance°
of
Šadday
שַׁדַּי°
from on high?°° |
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31:2
For what portion of Eloah [is there] from above? and [what] inheritance of Shadday from on high? |
31:3
[Is] not°
destruction°
to the wicked?°
and a strange°
[punishment] to the workers°°
of iniquity?° |
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31:3
[Is] not destruction to the wicked? and a strange [punishment] to the workers of iniquity? |
31:4
Doth not°
he°
see°°
my ways,°
and count°°
all°
my steps?° |
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31:4
Doth not he see my ways, and count all my steps? |
31:5
If°
I have walked°°
with°
vanity,°
or if my foot°
hath hasted°°
to°
deceit;° |
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31:5
If I have walked with vanity, or if my foot hath hasted to deceit; |
31:6
Let me be weighed°°
in an even°
balance,°
that
´Élôåh
אֱלוֹהַ°
may know°°
mine integrity.° |
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31:6
Let me be weighed in an even balance, that Eloah may know mine integrity. |
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;° |
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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,°°
and let another°
eat;°°
yea, let my offspring°
be rooted out.°° |
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31:8
[Then] let me sow, and let another eat; yea, let my offspring be rooted out. |
31:9
If°
mine heart°
have been deceived°°
by°
a woman,°
or [if] I have laid wait°°
at°
my neighbour's°
door;° |
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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 wife°
grind°°
unto another,°
and let others°
bow down°°
upon°
her. |
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31:10
[Then] let my wife grind unto another, and let others bow down upon her. |
31:11
For°
this°
[is] an heinous crime;°
yea, it°
[is] an iniquity°
[to be punished by] the judges.° |
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31:11
For this [is] an heinous crime; yea, it [is] an iniquity [to be punished by] the judges. |
31:12
For°
it°
[is] a fire°
[that] consumeth°°
to°
destruction,°
and would root out°°
all°
mine increase.° |
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31:12
For it [is] a fire [that] consumeth to destruction, and would root out all mine increase. |
31:13
If°
I did despise°°
the cause°
of my manservant°
or of my maidservant,°
when they contended°°
with°
me; |
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31:13
If I did despise the cause of my manservant or of my maidservant, when they contended with me; |
31:14
What°
then shall I do°°
when°
´Ël
אֵל°
riseth up?°°
and when°
he visiteth,°°
what°
shall I answer°°
him? |
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31:14
What then shall I do when El riseth up? and when he visiteth, what shall I answer him? |
31:15
Did not°
he that made°°
me in the womb°
make°°
him? and did not one°
fashion°°
us in the womb?° |
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31:15
Did not he that made me in the womb make him? and did not one fashion us in the womb? |
31:16
If°
I have withheld°°
the poor°
from [their] desire,°°
or have caused the eyes°
of the widow°
to fail;°° |
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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 eaten°°
my morsel°
myself alone,°
and the fatherless°
hath not°
eaten°°
thereof;° |
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31:17
Or have eaten my morsel myself alone, and the fatherless hath not eaten thereof; |
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;)°° |
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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
If°
I have seen°°
any perish°°
for want°°
of clothing,°
or any poor°
without°
covering;° |
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31:19
If I have seen any perish for want of clothing, or any poor without covering; |
31:20
If°
his loins°
have not°
blessed°°
me, and [if] he were [not] warmed°°
with the fleece°°
of my sheep;° |
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31:20
If his loins have not blessed me, and [if] he were [not] warmed with the fleece of my sheep; |
31:21
If°
I have lifted up°°
my hand°
against°
the fatherless,°
when°
I saw°°
my help°
in the gate:° |
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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 arm°
fall°°
from my shoulder blade,°°
and mine arm°
be broken°°
from the bone.°° |
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31:22
[Then] let mine arm fall from my shoulder blade, and mine arm be broken from the bone. |
31:23
For°
destruction°
[from]
´Ël
אֵל°
[was] a terror°
to°
me, and by reason of his highness°°
I could°°
not°
endure. |
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31:23
For destruction [from] El [was] a terror to me, and by reason of his highness I could not endure. |
31:24
If°
I have made°°
gold°
my hope,°
or have said°°
to the fine gold,°
[Thou art] my confidence;° |
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31:24
If I have made gold my hope, or have said to the fine gold, [Thou art] my confidence; |
31:25
If°
I rejoiced°°
because°
my wealth°
[was] great,°
and because°
mine hand°
had gotten°°
much;° |
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31:25
If I rejoiced because my wealth [was] great, and because mine hand had gotten much; |
31:26
If°
I beheld°°
the sun°
when°
it shined,°°
or the moon°
walking°°
[in] brightness;° |
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31:26
If I beheld the sun when it shined, or the moon walking [in] brightness; |
31:27
And my heart°
hath been secretly°
enticed,°°
or my mouth°
hath kissed°°
my hand:° |
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31:27
And my heart hath been secretly enticed, or my mouth hath kissed my hand: |
31:28
This°
also°
[were] an iniquity°
[to be punished by] the judge:°
for°
I should have denied°°
the
´Ël
אֵל°
[that is] above.°° |
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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
If°
I rejoiced°°
at the destruction°
of him that hated°°
me, or lifted up°°
myself°
when°
evil°
found°°
him: |
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31:29
If I rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, or lifted up myself when evil found him: |
31:30
Neither°
have I suffered°°
my mouth°
to sin°°
by wishing°°
a curse°
to his soul.° |
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31:30
Neither have I suffered my mouth to sin by wishing a curse to his soul. |
31:31
If°
the men°
of my tabernacle°
said°°
not,°
Oh that°
we had°°
of his flesh!°°
we cannot°
be satisfied.°° |
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31:31
If the men of my tabernacle said not, Oh that we had of his flesh! we cannot be satisfied. |
31:32
The stranger°
did not°
lodge°°
in the street:°
[but] I opened°°
my doors°
to the traveller.° |
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31:32
The stranger did not lodge in the street: [but] I opened my doors to the traveller. |
31:33
If°
I covered°°
my transgressions°
as
´Äđäm
אָדָם,°
by hiding°°
mine iniquity°
in my bosom:° |
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31:33
If I covered my transgressions as Adam, by hiding mine iniquity in my bosom: |
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?° |
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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 that°°°
one would°
hear°°
me! behold,°
my desire°
[is, that]
Šadday
שַׁדַּי°
would answer°°
me, and [that] mine adversary°°
had written°°
a book.° |
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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
Surely°
I would take°°
it upon°
my shoulder,°
[and] bind°°
it [as] a crown°
to me. |
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31:36
Surely I would take it upon my shoulder, [and] bind it [as] a crown to me. |
31:37
I would declare°°
unto him the number°
of my steps;°
as°
a prince°
would I go near°°
unto°
him. |
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31:37
I would declare unto him the number of my steps; as a prince would I go near unto him. |
31:38
If°
my land°
cry°°
against°
me, or that the furrows°
likewise°
thereof complain;°° |
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31:38
If my land cry against me, or that the furrows likewise thereof complain; |
31:39
If°
I have eaten°°
the fruits°
thereof without°
money,°
or have caused the owners°
thereof to lose°°
their life:° |
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31:39
If I have eaten the fruits thereof without money, or have caused the owners thereof to lose their life: |
31:40
Let thistles°
grow°°
instead°
of wheat,°
and cockle°
instead°
of barley.°
The words°
of
´Iyyôv
אִיּוֹב°
are ended.°° |
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31:40
Let thistles grow instead of wheat, and cockle instead of barley. The words of Iyyov are ended. |