Job 31:1–10

Job Wonders What Sin He May Have Committed

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? 

5  “If I have walked with lies 

or my feet have run after deception, 

6  ⸤then⸥ let God weigh me on honest scales, 

and he will know I have integrity. 

7  “If my steps have left the ⸤proper⸥ path, 

or my heart has followed ⸤the desire of⸥ my eyes, 

or my hands are stained ⸤with sin⸥, 

8  ⸤then⸥ let someone else eat what I have planted, 

and let my crops be uprooted. 

9  “If I have been seduced by a woman 

or I have secretly waited near my neighbor’s door, 

10  ⸤then⸥ let my wife grind for another ⸤man⸥, 

and let other ⸤men⸥ kneel over her.