Job
Job
31:1
I made a covenant with mine eyes; why then should I think upon a maid?
I made a covenant with mine eyes; why then should I think upon a maid?
Job
Job
31:2
For what portion of God [is there] from above? and [what] inheritance of the Almighty from on high?
For what portion of God [is there] from above? and [what] inheritance of the Almighty from on high?
Job
Job
31:3
[Is] not destruction to the wicked? and a strange [punishment] to the workers of iniquity?
[Is] not destruction to the wicked? and a strange [punishment] to the workers of iniquity?
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Job
31:4
Doth not he see my ways, and count all my steps?
Doth not he see my ways, and count all my steps?
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Job
31:5
If I have walked with vanity, or if my foot hath hasted to deceit;
If I have walked with vanity, or if my foot hath hasted to deceit;
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Job
31:6
Let me be weighed in an even balance, that God may know mine integrity.
Let me be weighed in an even balance, that God may know mine integrity.
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Job
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;
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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Job
31:8
[Then] let me sow, and let another eat; yea, let my offspring be rooted out.
[Then] let me sow, and let another eat; yea, let my offspring be rooted out.
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Job
31:9
If mine heart have been deceived by a woman, or [if] I have laid wait at my neighbour's door;
If mine heart have been deceived by a woman, or [if] I have laid wait at my neighbour's door;
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Job
31:10
[Then] let my wife grind unto another, and let others bow down upon her.
[Then] let my wife grind unto another, and let others bow down upon her.
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Job
31:11
For this [is] an heinous crime; yea, it [is] an iniquity [to be punished by] the judges.
For this [is] an heinous crime; yea, it [is] an iniquity [to be punished by] the judges.
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Job
31:12
For it [is] a fire [that] consumeth to destruction, and would root out all mine increase.
For it [is] a fire [that] consumeth to destruction, and would root out all mine increase.
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Job
31:13
If I did despise the cause of my manservant or of my maidservant, when they contended with me;
If I did despise the cause of my manservant or of my maidservant, when they contended with me;
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Job
31:14
What then shall I do when God riseth up? and when he visiteth, what shall I answer him?
What then shall I do when God riseth up? and when he visiteth, what shall I answer him?
Job
Job
31:15
Did not he that made me in the womb make him? and did not one fashion us in the womb?
Did not he that made me in the womb make him? and did not one fashion us in the womb?
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Job
31:16
If I have withheld the poor from [their] desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail;
If I have withheld the poor from [their] desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail;
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Job
31:17
Or have eaten my morsel myself alone, and the fatherless hath not eaten thereof;
Or have eaten my morsel myself alone, and the fatherless hath not eaten thereof;
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Job
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;)
(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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Job
31:19
If I have seen any perish for want of clothing, or any poor without covering;
If I have seen any perish for want of clothing, or any poor without covering;
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Job
31:20
If his loins have not blessed me, and [if] he were [not] warmed with the fleece of my sheep;
If his loins have not blessed me, and [if] he were [not] warmed with the fleece of my sheep;
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Job
31:21
If I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless, when I saw my help in the gate:
If I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless, when I saw my help in the gate:
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Job
31:22
[Then] let mine arm fall from my shoulder blade, and mine arm be broken from the bone.
[Then] let mine arm fall from my shoulder blade, and mine arm be broken from the bone.
Job
Job
31:23
For destruction [from] God [was] a terror to me, and by reason of his highness I could not endure.
For destruction [from] God [was] a terror to me, and by reason of his highness I could not endure.
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Job
31:24
If I have made gold my hope, or have said to the fine gold, [Thou art] my confidence;
If I have made gold my hope, or have said to the fine gold, [Thou art] my confidence;
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Job
31:25
If I rejoiced because my wealth [was] great, and because mine hand had gotten much;
If I rejoiced because my wealth [was] great, and because mine hand had gotten much;
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Job
31:26
If I beheld the sun when it shined, or the moon walking [in] brightness;
If I beheld the sun when it shined, or the moon walking [in] brightness;
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Job
31:27
And my heart hath been secretly enticed, or my mouth hath kissed my hand:
And my heart hath been secretly enticed, or my mouth hath kissed my hand:
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Job
31:28
This also [were] an iniquity [to be punished by] the judge: for I should have denied the God [that is] above.
This also [were] an iniquity [to be punished by] the judge: for I should have denied the God [that is] above.
Job
Job
31:29
If I rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, or lifted up myself when evil found him:
If I rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, or lifted up myself when evil found him:
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Job
31:30
Neither have I suffered my mouth to sin by wishing a curse to his soul.
Neither have I suffered my mouth to sin by wishing a curse to his soul.
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Job
31:31
If the men of my tabernacle said not, Oh that we had of his flesh! we cannot be satisfied.
If the men of my tabernacle said not, Oh that we had of his flesh! we cannot be satisfied.
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Job
31:32
The stranger did not lodge in the street: [but] I opened my doors to the traveller.
The stranger did not lodge in the street: [but] I opened my doors to the traveller.
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Job
31:33
If I covered my transgressions as Adam, by hiding mine iniquity in my bosom:
If I covered my transgressions as Adam, by hiding mine iniquity in my bosom:
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Job
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?
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?
Job
Job
31:35
Oh that one would hear me! behold, my desire [is, that] the Almighty would answer me, and [that] mine adversary had written a book.
Oh that one would hear me! behold, my desire [is, that] the Almighty would answer me, and [that] mine adversary had written a book.
Job
Job
31:36
Surely I would take it upon my shoulder, [and] bind it [as] a crown to me.
Surely I would take it upon my shoulder, [and] bind it [as] a crown to me.
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Job
31:37
I would declare unto him the number of my steps; as a prince would I go near unto him.
I would declare unto him the number of my steps; as a prince would I go near unto him.
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Job
31:38
If my land cry against me, or that the furrows likewise thereof complain;
If my land cry against me, or that the furrows likewise thereof complain;
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Job
31:39
If I have eaten the fruits thereof without money, or have caused the owners thereof to lose their life:
If I have eaten the fruits thereof without money, or have caused the owners thereof to lose their life:
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Job
31:40
Let thistles grow instead of wheat, and cockle instead of barley. The words of Job are ended.
Let thistles grow instead of wheat, and cockle instead of barley. The words of Job are ended.