38 "if my land cries out against me and all its furrows are wet with tears,
38 If my land cry against me, or that the furrows likewise thereof complain;
38 "If my land has cried out against me and its furrows have wept together,
38 "If the very ground that I farm accuses me, if even the furrows fill with tears from my abuse,
38 "If my land cries out against me, And its furrows weep together;
38 "If my land accuses me and all its furrows cry out together,
39 if I have devoured its yield without payment or broken the spirit of its tenants,
39 If I have eaten the fruits
39 if I have eaten its yield without payment and made its owners breathe their last,
39 If I've ever raped the earth for my own profit or dispossessed its rightful owners,
39 If I have eaten its fruit without money, Or caused its owners to lose their lives;
39 or if I have stolen its crops or murdered its owners,
(Read Job 31:33-40)
Job clears himself from the charge of hypocrisy. We are loth to confess our faults, willing to excuse them, and to lay the blame upon others. But he that thus covers his sins, shall not prosper, 1 John 1:8. Let us all judge ourselves; wherein we are guilty, let us seek forgiveness in that blood which cleanseth from all sin; and may the Lord have mercy upon us, and write his laws in our hearts!
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Job 31:38
Commentary on Job 31:33-40
(Read Job 31:33-40)
Job clears himself from the charge of hypocrisy. We are loth to confess our faults, willing to excuse them, and to lay the blame upon others. But he that thus covers his sins, shall not prosper, 1 John 1:8. Let us all judge ourselves; wherein we are guilty, let us seek forgiveness in that blood which cleanseth from all sin; and may the Lord have mercy upon us, and write his laws in our hearts!