1 “I made a covenant with my eyes

not to look lustfully at a young woman.

2 For what is our lot from God above,

our heritage from the Almighty on high?

3 Is it not ruin for the wicked,

disaster for those who do wrong?

4 Does he not see my ways

and count my every step?

1 I made a covenant with mine eyes;

Why then should I think upon a maid?

2 For what portion of God is there from above?

And what inheritance of the Almighty from on high?

3 Is not destruction to the wicked?

And a strange punishment to the workers of iniquity?

4 Doth not he see my ways,

And count all my steps?

1 “I made a covenant with my eyes

not to look with lust at a young woman.

2 For what has God above chosen for us?

What is our inheritance from the Almighty on high?

3 Isn’t it calamity for the wicked

and misfortune for those who do evil?

4 Doesn’t he see everything I do

and every step I take?

1 “I have made a covenant with my eyes;

Why then should I look upon a young woman?

2 For what is the allotment of God from above,

And the inheritance of the Almighty from on high?

3 Is it not destruction for the wicked,

And disaster for the workers of iniquity?

4 Does He not see my ways,

And count all my steps?

1 “But I made an agreement with my eyes

not to look with desire at a girl.

2 What has God above promised for people?

What has the Almighty planned from on high?

3 It is ruin for evil people

and disaster for those who do wrong.

4 God sees my ways

and counts every step I take.

1 I made a covenant with mine eyes;

How then should I look upon a virgin?

2 For what is the portion from God above,

And the heritage from the Almighty on high?

3 Is it not calamity to the unrighteous,

And disaster to the workers of iniquity?

4 Doth not he see my ways,

And number all my steps?

1 I made a covenant with mine eyes; and how should I fix my regard upon a maid? 2 For what would have been my portion of †God from above, and what the heritage of the Almighty from on high? 3 Is not calamity for the unrighteous? and misfortune for the workers of iniquity? 4 Doth not he see my ways, and number all my steps?

1 “I have made an agreement with my eyes. 

Then how can I look with lust at a virgin? 

2 What would God above do ⸤to me⸥? 

What would be my inheritance from the Almighty on high? 

3 Aren’t there catastrophes for wicked people 

and disasters for those who do wrong? 

4 Doesn’t he see my ways 

and count all my steps? 

1 I have made a covenant with my eyes.

How then could I look at a young woman?

2 For what portion would I have from God above,

or what inheritance from the Almighty on high?

3 Doesn’t disaster come to the unjust

and misfortune to evildoers?

4 Does He not see my ways

and number all my steps?

1 “I have made a covenant with my eyes;

how then could I look upon a virgin?

2 What would be my portion from God above,

and my heritage from the Almighty on high?

3 Does not calamity befall the unrighteous,

and disaster the workers of iniquity?

4 Does he not see my ways,

and number all my steps?

1 “I made a covenant with my eyes,

so how could I look closely upon a virgin?

2 And what is the portion of God from above

or the heritage of Shaddai from on high?

3 Is not disaster for the evil one

and ruin for the workers of mischief?

4 Does he not see my ways

and count all my steps?

1 “I made an agreement with my eyes.

I promised not to look at another woman with sexual longing.

2 What do human beings receive from God above?

What do they get from the Mighty One in heaven?

3 Sinful people are destroyed.

Trouble comes to those who do what is wrong.

4 Doesn’t God see how I live?

Doesn’t he count every step I take?

1 “I have made a covenant with my eyes;

How then could I gaze at a virgin?

2 “And what is the portion of God from above

Or the heritage of the Almighty from on high?

3 “Is it not calamity to the unjust

And disaster to those who work iniquity?

4 “Does He not see my ways

And number all my steps?