Job - douay rheims

Chapter 31

¹ I made a covenant with my eyes, that I would not so much as think upon a virgin.
² For what part should God from above have in me, and what inheritance the Almighty from on high?
³ Is not destruction to the wicked, and aversion to them that work iniquity?
⁴ Doth not he consider my ways, and number all my steps?
⁵ If I have walked in vanity, and my foot hath made haste to deceit:
⁶ Let him weigh me in a just balance, and let God know my simplicity.
⁷ If my step hath turned out of the way, and if my heart hath followed my eyes, and if a spot hath cleaved to my hands:
⁸ Then let me sow and let another eat: and let my offspring be rooted out.
⁹ If my heart hath been deceived upon a woman, and if I have laid wait at my friend's door:
¹⁰ Let my wife be the harlot of another, and let other men lie with her.
¹¹ For this is a heinous crime, and a most grievous iniquity.
¹² It is a fire that devoureth even to destruction, and rooteth up all things that spring.
¹³ If I have despised to abide judgment with my manservant, or my maidservant, when they had any controversy against me:
¹⁴ For what shall I do when God shall rise to judge? and when he shall examine, what shall I answer him?
¹⁵ Did not he that made me in the womb make him also: and did not one and the same form me in the womb?
¹⁶ If I have denied to the poor what they desired, and have made the eyes of the widow wait:
¹⁷ If I have eaten my morsel alone, and the fatherless hath not eaten thereof:
¹⁸ (For from my infancy mercy grew up with me: and it came out with me from my mother's womb :)
¹⁹ If I have despised him that was perishing for want of clothing, and the poor man that had no covering:
²⁰ If his sides have not blessed me, and if he were not warmed with the fleece of my sheep:
²¹ If I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless, even when I saw myself superior in the gate:
²² Let my shoulder fall from its joint, and let my arm with its bones be broken.
²³ For I have always feared God as waves swelling over me, and his weight I was not able to bear.
²⁴ If I have thought gold my strength, and have said to fine gold: My confidence:
²⁵ If I have rejoiced over my great riches, and because my hand had gotten much.
²⁶ If I beheld the sun when it shined, and the moon going in brightness:
²⁷ And my heart in secret hath rejoiced, and I have kissed my hand with my mouth:
²⁸ Which is a very great iniquity, and a denial against the most high God.
²⁹ If I have been glad at the downfall of him that hated me, and have rejoiced that evil had found him.
³⁰ For I have not given my mouth to sin, by wishing a curse to his soul.
³¹ If the men of my tabernacle have not said: Who will give us of his flesh that we may be filled?
³² The stranger did not stay without, my door was open to the traveller.
³³ If as a man I have hid my sin, and have concealed my iniquity in my bosom.
³⁴ If I have been afraid at a very great multitude, and the contempt of kinsmen hath terrified me: and I have not rather held my peace, and not gone out of the door.
³⁵ Who would grant me a hearer, that the Almighty may hear my desire; and that he himself that judgeth would write a book,
³⁶ That I may carry it on my shoulder, and put it about me as a crown?
³⁷ At every step of mine I would pronounce it, and offer it as to a prince.
³⁸ If my land cry against me, and with it the furrows thereof mourn:
³⁹ If I have eaten the fruits thereof without money, and have afflicted the soul of the tillers thereof:
⁴⁰ Let thistles grow up to me instead of wheat, and thorns instead of barley.

Job - webster

Chapter 31

¹ I Made a covenant with my eyes; why then should I think upon a maid?
² For what portion of God is there from above? and what inheritance of the Almighty from on high?
³ Is not destruction to the wicked? and a strange punishment to the workers of iniquity?
⁴ Doth not he see my ways, and count 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 my integrity.
⁷ If my step hath turned out of the way, and my heart walked after my eyes, and if any blot hath cleaved to my hands;
⁸ Then let me sow, and let another eat; yes, let my offspring be rooted out.
⁹ If my heart hath been deceived by a woman, or if I have laid wait at my neighbor's door;
¹⁰ Then let my wife grind to another, and let others bow down upon her.
¹¹ For this is a hainous crime; yea, it is an iniquity to be punished by the judges.
¹² For it is a fire that consumeth to destruction, and would root out all my increase.
¹³ If I despised the cause of my man-servant or of my maid-servant, when they contended with me;
¹⁴ What then shall I do when God riseth up? and when he visiteth, what shall I answer him?
¹⁵ Did not he that made me in the womb make him? and did not 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;
¹⁷ Or have eaten my morsel myself alone, and the fatherless hath not eaten of it;
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;)
¹⁹ If I have seen any perish for want of clothing, or any poor without covering;
²⁰ If his loins have not blessed me, and if he hath not been warmed with the fleece of my sheep;
²¹ If I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless, when I saw my help in the gate:
²² Then let my arm fall from my shoulder-blade, and my arm be broken from the bone.
²³ For destruction from God was a terror to me, and by reason of his highness I could not endure.
²⁴ If I have made gold my hope, or have said to the fine gold, Thou art my confidence;
²⁵ If I have rejoiced because my wealth was great, and because my hand had gained much;
²⁶ If I have beheld the sun when it shined, or the moon walking in brightness;
²⁷ And my heart hath been secretly enticed, or my mouth hath kissed my hand:
²⁸ This also were an iniquity to be punished by the judge: for I should have denied the God that is above.
²⁹ If I have rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, or have lifted up myself when evil found him:
³⁰ Neither have I suffered my mouth to sin by wishing a curse to his soul.
³¹ If the men of my tabernacle have not said, Oh that we had of his flesh! we cannot be satisfied.
³² The stranger did not lodge in the street: but I opened my doors to the traveler.
³³ If I have covered my transgressions as Adam, by hiding my 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 Oh that one would hear me! behold, my desire is, that the Almighty would answer me, and that my adversary had written a book.
³⁶ Surely I would take it upon my shoulder, and bind it as a crown to me.
³⁷ I would declare to him the number of my steps; as a prince would I go near to him.
³⁸ If my land crieth against me, or its furrows likewise complain;
³⁹ If I have eaten the fruits of it without money, or have caused its owners to lose their life:
⁴⁰ Let thistles grow instead of wheat, and cockle instead of barley. The words of Job are ended.

Job - world english bible

Chapter 31

¹ made a covenant with my eyes, how then should I look lustfully at a young woman?
² what is the portion from God above, and the heritage from the Almighty on high?
³ it not calamity to the unrighteous, and disaster to the workers of iniquity?
⁴ he see my ways, and number all my steps?
⁵ I have walked with falsehood, and my foot has hurried to deceit
⁶ me be weighed in an even balance, that God may know my integrity);
⁷ my step has turned out of the way, if my heart walked after my eyes, if any defilement has stuck to my hands,
⁸ let me sow, and let another eat. Yes, let the produce of my field be rooted out.
⁹ my heart has been enticed to a woman, and I have laid wait at my neighbor's door,
¹⁰ let my wife grind for another, and let others sleep with her.
¹¹ that would be a heinous crime. Yes, it would be an iniquity to be punished by the judges:
¹² it is a fire that consumes to destruction, and would root out all my increase.
¹³ I have despised the cause of my male servant or of my female servant, when they contended with me;
¹⁴ then shall I do when God rises up? When he visits, what shall I answer him?
¹⁵ he who made me in the womb make him? Didn't one fashion us in the womb?
¹⁶ I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail,
¹⁷ have eaten my morsel alone, and the fatherless has not eaten of it
¹⁸ from my youth he grew up with me as with a father, her have I guided from my mother's womb);
¹⁹ I have seen any perish for want of clothing, or that the needy had no covering;
²⁰ his heart hasn't blessed me, if he hasn't been warmed with my sheep's fleece;
²¹ I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless, because I saw my help in the gate,
²² let my shoulder fall from the shoulder blade, and my arm be broken from the bone.
²³ calamity from God is a terror to me. Because his majesty, I can do nothing.
²⁴ I have made gold my hope, and have said to the fine gold, 'You are my confidence;'
²⁵ I have rejoiced because my wealth was great, and because my hand had gotten much;
²⁶ I have seen the sun when it shined, or the moon moving in splendor,
²⁷ my heart has been secretly enticed, and my hand threw a kiss from my mouth,
²⁸ also would be an iniquity to be punished by the judges; for I should have denied the God who is above.
²⁹ I have rejoiced at the destruction of him who hated me, or lifted up myself when evil found him;
³⁰ I have not allowed my mouth to sin by asking his life with a curse);
³¹ the men of my tent have not said, 'Who can find one who has not been filled with his meat?'
³² foreigner has not lodged in the street, but I have opened my doors to the traveler);
³³ like Adam I have covered my transgressions, by hiding my iniquity in my heart,
³⁴ 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--
³⁵ that I had one to hear me! (behold, here is my signature, let the Almighty answer me); let the accuser write my indictment!
³⁶ I would carry it on my shoulder; and I would bind it to me as a crown.
³⁷ would declare to him the number of my steps. as a prince would I go near to him.
³⁸ my land cries out against me, and its furrows weep together;
³⁹ I have eaten its fruits without money, or have caused its owners to lose their life,
⁴⁰ briars grow instead of wheat, and stinkweed instead of barley." The words of Job are ended.

Job - darby

Chapter 31

¹ I made a covenant with mine eyes; and how should I fix my regard upon a maid?
² For what would have been [my] portion of +God from above, and what the heritage of the Almighty from on high?
³ Is not calamity for the unrighteous? and misfortune for the workers of iniquity?
⁴ Doth not he see my ways, and number all my steps?
⁵ If I have walked with falsehood, and my foot hath hasted to deceit,
⁶ (Let me be weighed in an even balance, and +God will take knowledge of my blamelessness;)
⁷ If my step have turned out of the way, and my heart followed mine eyes, and if any blot cleaveth to my hands;
⁸ Let me sow, and another eat; and let mine offspring be rooted out.
⁹ If my heart have been enticed unto a woman, so that I laid wait at my neighbour's door,
¹⁰ Let my wife grind for another, and let others bow down upon her.
¹¹ For this is an infamy; yea, it is an iniquity [to be judged by] the judges:
¹² For it is a fire that consumeth to destruction, and would root out all mine increase.
¹³ If I have despised the cause of my bondman or of my bondmaid, when they contended with me,
¹⁴ What then should I do when ùGod riseth up? and if he visited, what should I answer him?
¹⁵ Did not he that made me in the womb make him? and did not One fashion us in the womb?
¹⁶ If I have withheld the poor from [their] desire, or caused the eyes of the widow to fail;
¹⁷ Or have eaten my morsel alone, so that the fatherless ate not thereof,
¹⁸ (For from my youth he grew up with me as with a father, and I have guided the [widow] from my mother's womb;)
¹⁹ If I have seen any perishing for want of clothing, or any needy without covering;
²⁰ If his loins have not blessed me, and if he were not warmed with the fleece of my lambs;
²¹ If I have lifted up my hand against an orphan, because I saw my help in the gate:
²² [Then] let my shoulder fall from the shoulder-blade, and mine arm be broken from the bone!
²³ For calamity from ùGod was a terror to me, and by reason of his excellency I was powerless.
²⁴ If I have made gold my hope, or said to the fine gold, My confidence!
²⁵ If I rejoiced because my wealth was great, and because my hand had gotten much;
²⁶ If I beheld the sun when it shone, or the moon walking in brightness,
²⁷ And my heart have been secretly enticed, so that my mouth kissed my hand:
²⁸ This also would be an iniquity for the judge, for I should have denied the ùGod who is above.
²⁹ If I rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, and exulted when evil befell him;
³⁰ (Neither have I suffered my mouth to sin by asking his life with a curse;)
³¹ If the men of my tent said not, Who shall find one that hath not been satisfied with his meat? --
³² The stranger did not lodge without; I opened my doors to the pathway.
³³ If I covered my transgressions as Adam, by hiding mine iniquity in my bosom,
³⁴ Because I feared the great multitude, and the contempt of families terrified me, so that I kept silence, and went not out of the door, ...
³⁵ Oh that I had one to hear me! Behold my signature: let the Almighty answer me! And let mine opponent write an accusation!
³⁶ Would I not take it upon my shoulder? I would bind it on to me [as] a crown;
³⁷ I would declare unto him the number of my steps; as a prince would I come near to him.
³⁸ If my land cry out against me, and its furrows weep together;
³⁹ If I have eaten the fruits thereof without money, and have tormented to death the souls of its owners:
⁴⁰ Let thistles grow instead of wheat, and tares instead of barley. The words of Job are ended.

Job - american standard version

Chapter 31

¹ I made a covenant with mine eyes; How then should I look upon a virgin?
² For what is the portion from God above, And the heritage from the Almighty on high?
³ Is it not calamity to the unrighteous, And disaster to the workers of iniquity?
⁴ Doth not he see my ways, And number all my steps?
⁵ If I have walked with falsehood, And 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 my heart walked after mine eyes, And if any spot hath cleaved to my hands:
⁸ Then let me sow, and let another eat; Yea, let the produce of my field be rooted out.
⁹ If my heart hath been enticed unto a woman, And I have laid wait at my neighbor's door;
¹⁰ Then let my wife grind unto another, And let others bow down upon her.
¹¹ For that were a heinous crime; Yea, it were an iniquity to be punished by the judges:
¹² For it is a fire that consumeth unto Destruction, And would root out all mine increase.
¹³ If I have despised the cause of my man-servant or of my maid-servant, When they contended with me;
¹⁴ What then shall I do when God riseth up? And when he visiteth, what shall I answer him?
¹⁵ Did not he that made me in the womb make him? And did not 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,
¹⁷ Or have eaten my morsel alone, And the fatherless hath not eaten thereof
¹⁸ (Nay, from my youth he grew up with me as with a father, And her have I guided from my mother's womb);
¹⁹ If I have seen any perish for want of clothing, Or that the needy had no covering;
²⁰ If his loins have not blessed me, And if he hath not been warmed with the fleece of my sheep;
²¹ If I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless, Because I saw my help in the gate:
²² Then let my shoulder fall from the shoulder-blade, And mine arm be broken from the bone.
²³ For calamity from God is a terror to me, And by reason of his majesty I can do nothing.
²⁴ If I have made gold my hope, And have said to the fine gold, [Thou art] my confidence;
²⁵ If I have rejoiced because my wealth was great, And because my hand had gotten much;
²⁶ If I have beheld the sun when it shined, Or the moon walking in brightness,
²⁷ And my heart hath been secretly enticed, And my mouth hath kissed my hand:
²⁸ This also were an iniquity to be punished by the judges; For I should have denied the God that is above.
²⁹ If I have rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, Or lifted up myself when evil found him;
³⁰ (Yea, I have not suffered by mouth to sin By asking his life with a curse);
³¹ If the men of my tent have not said, Who can find one that hath not been filled with his meat?
³² (The sojourner hath not lodged in the street; But I have opened my doors to the traveller);
³³ If like Adam I have covered my transgressions, By hiding mine iniquity in my bosom,
³⁴ Because I feared the great multitude, And the contempt of families terrified me, So that I kept silence, and went not out of the door-
³⁵ Oh that I had one to hear me! (Lo, here is my signature, let the Almighty answer me); And [that I had] the indictment which mine adversary hath written!
³⁶ Surely I would carry it upon my shoulder; I would bind it unto me as a crown:
³⁷ I would declare unto him the number of my steps; As a prince would I go near unto him.
³⁸ If my land crieth out against me, And the furrows thereof weep together;
³⁹ If I have eaten the fruits thereof without money, Or have caused the owners thereof to lose their life:
⁴⁰ Let thistles grow instead of wheat, And cockle instead of barley. The words of Job are ended.

Job - basic english

Chapter 31

¹ I made an agreement with my eyes; how then might my eyes be looking on a virgin?
² For what is God's reward from on high, or the heritage given by the Ruler of all from heaven?
³ Is it not trouble for the sinner, and destruction for the evil-doers?
⁴ Does he not see my ways, and are not my steps all numbered?
⁵ If I have gone in false ways, or my foot has been quick in working deceit;
⁶ (Let me be measured in upright scales, and let God see my righteousness:)
⁷ If my steps have been turned out of the way, or if my heart went after my eyes, or if the property of another is in my hands;
⁸ Let me put seed in the earth for another to have the fruit of it, and let my produce be uprooted.
⁹ If my heart went after another man's wife, or if I was waiting secretly at my neighbour's door;
¹⁰ Then let my wife give pleasure to another man and let others make use of her body.
¹¹ For that would be a crime; it would be an act for which punishment would be measured out by the judges:
¹² It would be a fire burning even to destruction, and taking away all my produce.
¹³ If I did wrong in the cause of my man-servant, or my woman-servant, when they went to law with me;
¹⁴ What then will I do when God comes as my judge? and what answer may I give to his questions?
¹⁵ Did not God make him as well as me? did he not give us life in our mothers' bodies?
¹⁶ If I kept back the desire of the poor; if the widow's eye was looking for help to no purpose;
¹⁷ If I kept my food for myself, and did not give some of it to the child with no father;
¹⁸ (For I was cared for by God as by a father from my earliest days; he was my guide from the body of my mother;)
¹⁹ If I saw one near to death for need of clothing, and that the poor had nothing covering him;
²⁰ If his back did not give me a blessing, and the wool of my sheep did not make him warm;
²¹ If my hand had been lifted up against him who had done no wrong, when I saw that I was supported by the judges;
²² May my arm be pulled from my body, and be broken from its base.
²³ For the fear of God kept me back, and because of his power I might not do such things.
²⁴ If I made gold my hope, or if I ever said to the best gold, I have put my faith in you;
²⁵ If I was glad because my wealth was great, and because my hand had got together a great store;
²⁶ If, when I saw the sun shining, and the moon moving on its bright way,
²⁷ A secret feeling of worship came into my heart, and my hand gave kisses from my mouth;
²⁸ That would have been another sin to be rewarded with punishment by the judges; for I would have been false to God on high.
²⁹ If I was glad at the trouble of my hater, and gave cries of joy when evil overtook him;
³⁰ (For I did not let my mouth give way to sin, in putting a curse on his life;)
³¹ If the men of my tent did not say, Who has not had full measure of his meat?
³² The traveller did not take his night's rest in the street, and my doors were open to anyone on a journey;
³³ If I kept my evil doings covered, and my sin in the secret of my breast,
³⁴ For fear of the great body of people, or for fear that families might make sport of me, so that I kept quiet, and did not go out of my door;
³⁵ If only God would give ear to me, and the Ruler of all would give me an answer! or if what he has against me had been put in writing!
³⁶ Truly I would take up the book in my hands; it would be to me as a crown;
³⁷ I would make clear the number of my steps, I would put it before him like a prince! The words of Job are ended.
³⁸ If my land has made an outcry against me, or the ploughed earth has been in sorrow;
³⁹ If I have taken its produce without payment, causing the death of its owners;
⁴⁰ Then in place of grain let thorns come up, and in place of barley evil-smelling plants.