311 "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 ? 5 "If I have walked with falsehood , And my foot has hastened after deceit , 6 Let Him weigh me with accurate scales , And let God know my integrity . 7 "If my step has turned from the way , Or my heart followed e my eyes , Or if any spot has stuck to my hands , 8 Let me sow and another eat , And let my crops be uprooted .
9 "If my heart has been enticed by a woman , Or I have lurked at my neighbor's doorway , 10 May my wife grind for another , And let others kneel down over her. 11 "For that would be a lustful crime ; Moreover, it would be an iniquity punishable by judges . 12 "For it would be fire that consumes to Abaddon , And would uproot all my increase . 13 "If I have despised the claim of my male or female slaves e When they filed a complaint against me, 14 What then could I do when God arises ? And when He calls me to account , what will I answer Him? 15 "Did not He who made me in the womb make him, And the same one fashion us in the womb ?
16 "If I have kept the poor from their desire , Or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail , 17 Or have eaten my morsel alone , And the orphan has not shared e it 18 (But from my youth he grew up with me as with a father , And from infancy e I guided her), 19 If I have seen anyone perish for lack of clothing , Or that the needy had no covering , 20 If his loins have not thanked me, And if he has not been warmed with the fleece of my sheep , 21 If I have lifted up my hand against the orphan , Because I saw I had support in the gate , 22 Let my shoulder fall from the socket , And my arm be broken off at the elbow . 23 "For calamity from God is a terror to me, And because of His majesty I can do nothing .
24 "If I have put my confidence in gold , And called fine gold my trust , 25 If I have gloated because my wealth was great , And because my hand had secured so much ; 26 If I have looked at the sun when it shone Or the moon going in splendor , 27 And my heart became secretly enticed , And my hand threw a kiss from my mouth , 28 That too would have been an iniquity calling for judgment , For I would have denied God above e . 29 "Have I rejoiced at the extinction of my enemy , Or exulted when evil befell him? 30 "No , I have not allowed my mouth to sin By asking for his life in a curse . 31 "Have the men of my tent not said , 'Who can find one who has not been satisfied with his meat '? 32 "The alien has not lodged outside , For I have opened my doors to the traveler .
33 "Have I covered my transgressions like Adam , By hiding my iniquity in my bosom , 34 Because I feared the great multitude , And the contempt of families terrified me, And kept silent and did not go out of doors ? 35 "Oh e that I had one to hear me! Behold , here is my signature ; Let the Almighty answer me! And the indictment which my adversary has written , 36 Surely e I would carry it on my shoulder , I would bind it to myself like a crown . 37 "I would declare to Him the number of my steps ; Like a prince I would approach Him. 38 "If my land cries out against me, And its furrows weep together ; 39 If I have eaten its fruit without money , Or have caused its owners to lose their lives , 40 Let briars grow instead of wheat , And stinkweed instead of barley ." The words of Job are ended .
