Job 31:7–8
Job 31:7–8 — The New International Version (NIV)
7 if my steps have turned from the path,
if my heart has been led by my eyes,
or if my hands have been defiled,
8 then may others eat what I have sown,
and may my crops be uprooted.
Job 31:7–8 — English Standard Version (ESV)
7 if my step has turned aside from the way
and my heart has gone after my eyes,
and if any spot has stuck to my hands,
8 then let me sow, and another eat,
and let what grows for me be rooted out.
Job 31:7–8 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
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;
8 Then let me sow, and let another eat;
Yea, let my offspring be rooted out.
Job 31:7–8 — New Living Translation (NLT)
7 If I have strayed from his pathway,
or if my heart has lusted for what my eyes have seen,
or if I am guilty of any other sin,
8 then let someone else eat the crops I have planted.
Let all that I have planted be uprooted.
Job 31:7–8 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
7 If my step has turned from the way,
Or my heart walked after my eyes,
Or if any spot adheres to my hands,
8 Then let me sow, and another eat;
Yes, let my harvest be rooted out.
Job 31:7–8 — New Century Version (NCV)
7 If I have turned away from doing what is right,
or my heart has been led by my eyes to do wrong,
or my hands have been made unclean,
8 then let other people eat what I have planted,
and let my crops be plowed up.
Job 31:7–8 — American Standard Version (ASV)
7 If my step hath turned out of the way,
And my heart walked after mine eyes,
And if any spot hath cleaved to my hands:
8 Then let me sow, and let another eat;
Yea, let the produce of my field be rooted out.
Job 31:7–8 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
7 If my step have turned out of the way, and my heart followed mine eyes, and if any blot cleaveth to my hands; 8 Let me sow, and another eat; and let mine offspring be rooted out.
Job 31:7–8 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
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.
Job 31:7–8 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
7 If my step has turned from the way,
my heart has followed my eyes,
or impurity has stained my hands,
8 let someone else eat what I have sown,
and let my crops be uprooted.
Job 31:7–8 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
7 if my step has turned aside from the way,
and my heart has followed my eyes,
and if any spot has clung to my hands;
8 then let me sow, and another eat;
and let what grows for me be rooted out.
Job 31:7–8 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
7 If my steps have turned aside from the way,
and my heart has walked after my eyes,
and my hand has clung to a spot,
8 let me sow, and let another eat,
and let my crops be rooted out.
Job 31:7–8 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
7 Suppose my steps have turned away from the right path.
Suppose my heart has longed for what my eyes have seen.
Or suppose my hands have become ‘unclean.’
8 Then may others eat what I’ve planted.
May my crops be pulled up by the roots.