XXXI. I amade a covenant with mine beyes;
cWhy then should ccI think upon a maid?
2 For what dportion of God is there from above?
And what dinheritance of the Almighty from eon high?
3 Is not destruction to the wicked?
And fa strange punishment to the workers of iniquity?
4 gDoth not he see my ways,
And hcount all my steps?
5 If I have walked with vanity,
Or if my foot hath hasted to deceit;
6 * Let me be weighed in an even balance,
That God may know mine integrity.
7 If my step hath turned out of the way,
And imine heart walked after mine eyes,
And if any kblot hath cleaved to my hands;
8 Then llet me sow, and let another eat;
Yea, let my moffspring be rooted out.
9 If nmine heart have been deceived by a woman,
Or if oI have laid wait at my neighbour’s door;
10 Then let my wife pgrind unto another,
And let qothers bow down upon her.
11 For this is a rheinous crime;
Yea, it is san iniquity tto be punished by the judges.
12 For it is ua fire that consumeth to vdestruction,
And would root out all mine increase.
13 If I did despise the cause of my manservant or of my maidservant,
When they contended with me;
14 cWhat then shall I do when God riseth up?
And when he wvisiteth, xwhat shall I answer him?
15 Did not he that made me in the womb make him?
And * did not yone fashion us in the womb?
16 If zI have withheld the poor from their desire,
Or have acaused the eyes of the widow to fail;
17 zOr have eaten my morsel myself alone,
And the fatherless hath not eaten thereof;
18 (For from my youth he was brought up with me, as with a father,
And I have bguided * her from my mother’s womb;)
19 If I have seen any cperish dfor want of clothing,
Or any poor dwithout covering;
20 If his loins have not eblessed me,
And if he were not warmed with the fleece of my sheep;
21 If I have flift up my hand gagainst the fatherless,
When I saw my help in hthe gate:
22 Then let mine arm fall from my shoulder blade,
And mine arm be broken from * the bone.
23 For idestruction from God was a kterror to me,
And by reason of his khighness I could not endure.
24 If lI have made gold my mhope,
Or have said to the nfine gold, Thou art my confidence;
25 oIf I rejoiced because my wealth was great,
And pbecause mine hand had * gotten much;
26 pqIf I beheld r* the sun when it shined,
Or the moon walking * in brightness;
27 And my heart hath been secretly senticed,
Or * my mouth hath kissed my hand:
28 This also were tan iniquity to be punished by uthe judge:
For I should have xdenied the God that is above.
29 yIf I rejoiced at the zdestruction of him that hated me,
Or alift up myself when bevil found him:
30 (cNeither have I suffered * my mouth to sin
By wishing a curse to his soul.)
31 If the men of my dtabernacle said not,
O that we had eof his flesh! we cannot be satisfied.
32 fThe stranger did not lodge in the street:
But I opened my doors * to the traveller.
33 If I gcovered my transgressions * has Adam,
By hiding mine iniquity in my bosom:
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?
35 iO that one would hear me!
* Behold, my desire is, that kthe Almighty would answer me,
And that mine adversary lhad written a book.
36 Surely I would take it mupon my shoulder,
And nbind it as oa crown to me.
37 I would declare unto him the number of my steps;
As a prince would I go near unto him.
Or that the furrows likewise thereof * complain;
39 pIf I have eaten * the fruits thereof without money,
Or have * caused the owners thereof to lose their life:
40 Let qthistles grow instead of wheat,
And * cockle instead of barley.
rThe words of Job are ended.
About The Cambridge Paragraph Bible of the Authorized English VersionThe Cambridge Paragraph Bible, edited by F.H.A. Scrivener, is a comprehensive and carefully edited revision of the King James Version text. Originally published in 1873, this version presents the text in paragraph form, poetry formatted in poetic line-division, and also includes the Apocrypha. Scrivener’s revisions are thoroughly documented, including multiple appendices which include translation notes and instances of departure from the original KJV text. |
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