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I made a covenant with my eyes; how then could I look upon a virgin? Job 31:1
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For what is the portion from God above? And what is the inheritance from the Almighty on high? Job 31:2
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Is not disaster to the perverse, and calamity to the workers of iniquity? Job 31:3
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Does He not see my ways, and count all my steps? Job 31:4
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If I have walked with vanity, or if my foot has hurried to deceit, Job 31:5
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let me be weighed in an even balance so that God may know my uprightness. Job 31:6
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If my step has turned out of the way, or my heart has walked after my eyes, and if any blot has held fast to my hands; Job 31:7
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then let me sow, and let another eat; and let my harvests be rooted out. Job 31:8
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If my heart has been enticed by a woman, or I have laid wait at my neighbor's door, Job 31:9
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then let my wife grind to another, and let others bow down on her. Job 31:10
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For that would be an evil purpose; yea, it would be an iniquity to be punished by the judges. Job 31:11
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For it is a fire that devours to the Place of Ruin, and it would root out all my gain. Job 31:12
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If I despised the cause of my man servant or of my slave-girl, when they argued with me; Job 31:13
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what then shall I do when God rises up? And when He calls me to account, what shall I answer Him? Job 31:14
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Did not He who made me in the womb make him? And did not One shape us in the womb? Job 31:15
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If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail, Job 31:16
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or have eaten my bit alone, and the fatherless has not eaten of it, Job 31:17
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for from my youth he grew up with me, as with a father, and from my mother's womb I guided her; Job 31:18
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if I have seen any perish for lack of clothing, or there was no covering for the needy; Job 31:19
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if his loins have not blessed me, and he warmed himself with the fleece of my flock; Job 31:20
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if I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless when I watched over my help in the gate; Job 31:21
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then let my arm fall from the shoulder blade, and let my arm be broken from the elbow. Job 31:22
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For trouble from God is a terror to me, and I could not do anything because of His highness. Job 31:23
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If I have made gold my hope, or have called fine gold my trust; Job 31:24
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if I rejoiced because my wealth was great, and because my hand had gotten much; Job 31:25
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if I looked to the light when it shone, or the moon walking in brightness, Job 31:26
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and my heart has been secretly enticed, or my mouth has kissed my hand; Job 31:27
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this also would be an iniquity for the judges; for I would have denied the God above. Job 31:28
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If I rejoiced at the ruin of my hater, and I was excited when evil found him; Job 31:29
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also I have not allowed my mouth to sin by asking his life with a curse; Job 31:30
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if the men of my camp did not say, Who can find one who has not been satisfied with his meat? Job 31:31
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The stranger did not sleep in the street, for I opened my doors to the traveler. Job 31:32
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If I covered my transgressions like Adam, by hiding my iniquity in my bosom, Job 31:33
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then let me tremble before a great multitude, and be terrified by the scorn of families; and I will be silent and not go out the door. Job 31:34
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Oh that I had one to hear me! Behold my mark. Let the Almighty answer me, and my Accuser write an indictment. Job 31:35
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Surely I would carry it on my shoulder, and bind it like crowns to me. Job 31:36
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I would declare to Him the number of my steps; like a prince I would go near Him. Job 31:37
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If my lands cry against me, or its furrows weep together; Job 31:38
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if I have eaten its strength without silver, or have caused its owner to expire, Job 31:39
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let thorns come forth instead of wheat, and weeds instead of barley. The words of Job are ended. Job 31:40