Job 31
Young's Literal Translation
1A covenant I made for mine eyes, And what — do I attend to a virgin?
2And what [is] the portion of God from above? And the inheritance of the Mighty from the heights?
3Is not calamity to the perverse? And strangeness to workers of iniquity?
4Doth not He see my ways, And all my steps number?
5If I have walked with vanity, And my foot doth hasten to deceit,
6He doth weigh me in righteous balances, And God doth know my integrity.
7If my step doth turn aside from the way, And after mine eyes hath my heart gone, And to my hands cleaved hath blemish,
8Let me sow — and another eat, And my products let be rooted out.
9If my heart hath been enticed by woman, And by the opening of my neighbour I laid wait,
10Grind to another let my wife, And over her let others bend.
11For it [is] a wicked thing, and a judicial iniquity;
12For a fire it [is], to destruction it consumeth, And among all mine increase doth take root,
13If I despise the cause of my man-servant, And of my handmaid, In their contending with me,
14Then what do I do when God ariseth? And when He doth inspect, What do I answer Him?
15Did not He that made me in the womb make him? Yea, prepare us in the womb doth One.
16If I withhold from pleasure the poor, And the eyes of the widow do consume,
17And I do eat my morsel by myself, And the orphan hath not eat of it,
18(But from my youth He grew up with me as [with] a father, And from the belly of my mother I am led.)
19If I see [any] perishing without clothing, And there is no covering to the needy,
20If his loins have not blessed me, And from the fleece of my sheep He doth not warm himself,
21If I have waved at the fatherless my hand, When I see in [him] the gate of my court,
22My shoulder from its blade let fall, And mine arm from the bone be broken.
23For a dread unto me [is] calamity [from] God, And because of His excellency I am not able.
24If I have made gold my confidence, And to the pure gold have said, 'My trust,'
25If I rejoice because great [is] my wealth, And because abundance hath my hand found,
26If I see the light when it shineth, And the precious moon walking,
27And my heart is enticed in secret, And my hand doth kiss my mouth,
28It also [is] a judicial iniquity, For I had lied to God above.
29If I rejoice at the ruin of my hater, And stirred up myself when evil found him,
30Yea, I have not suffered my mouth to sin, To ask with an oath his life.
31If not — say ye, O men of my tent, 'O that we had of his flesh, we are not satisfied.'
32In the street doth not lodge a stranger, My doors to the traveller I open.
33If I have covered as Adam my transgressions, To hide in my bosom mine iniquity,
34Because I fear a great multitude, And the contempt of families doth affright me, Then I am silent, I go not out of the opening.
35Who giveth to me a hearing? lo, my mark. The Mighty One doth answer me, And a bill hath mine adversary written.
36If not — on my shoulder I take it up, I bind it a crown on myself.
37The number of my steps I tell Him, As a leader I approach Him.
38If against me my land doth cry out, And together its furrows weep,
39If its strength I consumed without money, And the life of its possessors, I have caused to breathe out,
40Instead of wheat let a thorn go forth, And instead of barley a useless weed! The words of Job are finished.
Reina-Valera 1909
1HICE pacto con mis ojos: ¿cómo pues había yo de pensar en virgen?
2Porque ¿qué galardón me daría de arriba Dios, y qué heredad el Omnipotente de las alturas?
3¿No hay quebrantamiento para el impío, y extrañamiento para los que obran iniquidad?
4¿No ve él mis caminos, y cuenta todos mis pasos?
5Si anduve con mentira, y si mi pie se apresuró á engaño,
6Péseme Dios en balanzas de justicia, y conocerá mi integridad.
7Si mis pasos se apartaron del camino, y si mi corazón se fué tras mis ojos, y si algo se apegó á mis manos,
8Siembre yo, y otro coma, y mis verduras sean arrancadas.
9Si fué mi corazón engañado acerca de mujer, y si estuve acechando á la puerta de mi prójimo:
10Muela para otro mi mujer, y sobre ella otros se encorven.
11Porque es maldad é iniquidad, que han de castigar los jueces.
12Porque es fuego que devoraría hasta el sepulcro, y desarraigaría toda mi hacienda.
13Si hubiera tenido en poco el derecho de mi siervo y de mi sierva, cuando ellos pleitearan conmigo,
14¿Qué haría yo cuando Dios se levantase? y cuando él visitara, ¿qué le respondería yo?
15El que en el vientre me hizo á mí, ¿no lo hizo á él? ¿y no nos dispuso uno mismo en la matriz?
16Si estorbé el contento de los pobres, é hice desfallecer los ojos de la viuda;
17Y si comí mi bocado solo, y no comió de él el huérfano;
18(Porque desde mi mocedad creció conmigo como con padre, y desde el vientre de mi madre fuí guía de la viuda;)
19Si he visto que pereciera alguno sin vestido, y al menesteroso sin cobertura;
20Si no me bendijeron sus lomos, y del vellón de mis ovejas se calentaron;
21Si alcé contra el huérfano mi mano, aunque viese que me ayudarían en la puerta;
22Mi espalda se caiga de mi hombro, y mi brazo sea quebrado de mi canilla.
23Porque temí el castigo de Dios, contra cuya alteza yo no tendría poder.
24Si puse en oro mi esperanza, y dije al oro: Mi confianza eres tú;
25Si me alegré de que mi hacienda se multiplicase, y de que mi mano hallase mucho;
26Si he mirado al sol cuando resplandecía, y á la luna cuando iba hermosa,
27Y mi corazón se engañó en secreto, y mi boca besó mi mano:
28Esto también fuera maldad juzgada; porque habría negado al Dios soberano.
29Si me alegré en el quebrantamiento del que me aborrecía, y me regocijé cuando le halló el mal;
30(Que ni aun entregué al pecado mi paladar, pidiendo maldición para su alma;)
31Cuando mis domésticos decían: ¡Quién nos diese de su carne! nunca nos hartaríamos.
32El extranjero no tenía fuera la noche; mis puertas abría al caminante.
33Si encubrí, como los hombres mis prevaricaciones, escondiendo en mi seno mi iniquidad;
34Porque quebrantaba á la gran multitud, y el menosprecio de las familias me atemorizó, y callé, y no salí de mi puerta:
35¡Quién me diera quien me oyese! He aquí mi impresión es que el Omnipotente testificaría por mí, aunque mi adversario me hiciera el proceso.
36Ciertamente yo lo llevaría sobre mi hombro, y me lo ataría en lugar de corona.
37Yo le contaría el número de mis pasos, y como príncipe me llegaría á él.
38Si mi tierra clama contra mí, y lloran todos sus surcos;
39Si comí su sustancia sin dinero, ó afligí el alma de sus dueños;
40En lugar de trigo me nazcan abrojos, y espinas en lugar de cebada. Acábanse las palabras de Job.
King James Version
1I made a covenant with mine eyes; why then should I think upon a maid?
2For what portion of God is there from above? and what inheritance of the Almighty from on high?
3Is not destruction to the wicked? and a strange punishment to the workers of iniquity?
4Doth not he see my ways, and count all my steps?
5If I have walked with vanity, or if my foot hath hasted to deceit;
6Let me be weighed in an even balance, that God may know mine integrity.
7If my step hath turned out of the way, and mine heart walked after mine eyes, and if any blot hath cleaved to mine hands;
8Then let me sow, and let another eat; yea, let my offspring be rooted out.
9If mine heart have been deceived by a woman, or if I have laid wait at my neighbour’s door;
10Then let my wife grind unto another, and let others bow down upon her.
11For this is an heinous crime; yea, it is an iniquity to be punished by the judges.
12For it is a fire that consumeth to destruction, and would root out all mine increase.
13If I did despise the cause of my manservant or of my maidservant, when they contended with me;
14What then shall I do when God riseth up? and when he visiteth, what shall I answer him?
15Did not he that made me in the womb make him? and did not one fashion us in the womb?
16If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail;
17Or 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 guided her from my mother’s womb;)
19If I have seen any perish for want of clothing, or any poor without covering;
20If his loins have not blessed me, and if he were not warmed with the fleece of my sheep;
21If I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless, when I saw my help in the gate:
22Then let mine arm fall from my shoulder blade, and mine arm be broken from the bone.
23For destruction from God was a terror to me, and by reason of his highness I could not endure.
24If I have made gold my hope, or have said to the fine gold, Thou art my confidence;
25If I rejoiced because my wealth was great, and because mine hand had gotten much;
26If I beheld the sun when it shined, or the moon walking in brightness;
27And my heart hath been secretly enticed, or my mouth hath kissed my hand:
28This also were an iniquity to be punished by the judge: for I should have denied the God that is above.
29If I rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, or lifted up myself when evil found him:
30Neither have I suffered my mouth to sin by wishing a curse to his soul.
31If the men of my tabernacle said not, Oh that we had of his flesh! we cannot be satisfied.
32The stranger did not lodge in the street: but I opened my doors to the traveller.
33If I covered my transgressions as Adam, by hiding mine iniquity in my bosom:
34Did I fear a great multitude, or did the contempt of families terrify me, that I kept silence, and went not out of the door?
35Oh that one would hear me! behold, my desire is, that the Almighty would answer me, and that mine adversary had written a book.
36Surely I would take it upon my shoulder, and bind it as a crown to me.
37I would declare unto him the number of my steps; as a prince would I go near unto him.
38If my land cry against me, or that the furrows likewise thereof complain;
39If I have eaten the fruits thereof without money, or have caused the owners thereof to lose their life:
40Let thistles grow instead of wheat, and cockle instead of barley. The words of Job are ended.
World English Bible
1“I made a covenant with my eyes; how then should I look lustfully at a young woman?
2For what is the portion from God above, and the heritage from the Almighty on high?
3Is it not calamity to the unrighteous, and disaster to the workers of iniquity?
4Doesn’t he see my ways, and count all my steps?
5“If I have walked with falsehood, and my foot has hurried to deceit
6(let me be weighed in an even balance, that God may know my integrity);
7if my step has turned out of the way, if my heart walked after my eyes, if any defilement has stuck to my hands,
8then let me sow, and let another eat. Yes, let the produce of my field be rooted out.
9“If my heart has been enticed to a woman, and I have laid wait at my neighbor’s door,
10then let my wife grind for another, and let others sleep with her.
11For that would be a heinous crime. Yes, it would be an iniquity to be punished by the judges,
12for it is a fire that consumes to destruction, and would root out all my increase.
13“If I have despised the cause of my male servant or of my female servant, when they contended with me,
14what then will I do when God rises up? When he visits, what will I answer him?
15Didn’t he who made me in the womb make him? Didn’t one fashion us in the womb?
16“If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail,
17or have eaten my morsel alone, and the fatherless has not eaten of it
18(no, from my youth he grew up with me as with a father, I have guided her from my mother’s womb);
19if I have seen any perish for want of clothing, or that the needy had no covering;
20if his heart hasn’t blessed me, if he hasn’t been warmed with my sheep’s fleece;
21if I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless, because I saw my help in the gate;
22then let my shoulder fall from the shoulder blade, and my arm be broken from the bone.
23For calamity from God is a terror to me. Because of his majesty, I can do nothing.
24“If I have made gold my hope, and have said to the fine gold, ‘You are my confidence;’
25If I have rejoiced because my wealth was great, and because my hand had gotten much;
26if I have seen the sun when it shined, or the moon moving in splendor,
27and my heart has been secretly enticed, and my hand threw a kiss from my mouth;
28this also would be an iniquity to be punished by the judges, for I would have denied the God who is above.
29“If I have rejoiced at the destruction of him who hated me, or lifted up myself when evil found him
30(I have certainly not allowed my mouth to sin by asking his life with a curse);
31if the men of my tent have not said, ‘Who can find one who has not been filled with his meat?’
32(the foreigner has not camped in the street, but I have opened my doors to the traveler);
33if like Adam I have covered my transgressions, by hiding my iniquity in my heart,
34because I feared the great multitude, and the contempt of families terrified me, so that I kept silence, and didn’t go out of the door—
35oh that I had one to hear me! Behold, here is my signature! Let the Almighty answer me! Let the accuser write my indictment!
36Surely I would carry it on my shoulder, and I would bind it to me as a crown.
37I would declare to him the number of my steps. I would go near to him like a prince.
38If my land cries out against me, and its furrows weep together;
39if I have eaten its fruits without money, or have caused its owners to lose their life,
40let briers grow instead of wheat, and stinkweed instead of barley.” The words of Job are ended.