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| [1]I Made a covenant with my eyes; why then should I think upon a maid? |
[1]I madeH3772[H8804] a covenantH1285 with mine eyesH5869; why then should I thinkH995[H8709] upon a maidH1330? |
| [2]For what portion of God is there from above? and what inheritance of the Almighty from on high? |
[2]For what portionH2506 of GodH433 is there from aboveH4605? and what inheritanceH5159 of the AlmightyH7706 from on highH4791? |
| [3]Is not destruction to the wicked? and a strange punishment to the workers of iniquity? |
[3]Is not destructionH343 to the wickedH5767? and a strangeH5235 punishment to the workersH6466[H8802] of iniquityH205? |
| [4]Doth not he see my ways, and count all my steps? |
[4]Doth not he seeH7200[H8799] my waysH1870, and countH5608[H8799] all my stepsH6806? |
| [5]If I have walked with vanity, or if my foot hath hasted to deceit; |
[5]If I have walkedH1980[H8804] with vanityH7723, or if my footH7272 hath hastedH2363[H8799] to deceitH4820; |
| [6]Let me be weighed in an even balance, that God may know my integrity. |
[6]Let me be weighedH8254[H8799] in an evenH6664 balanceH3976, that GodH433 may knowH3045[H8799] mine integrityH8538. |
| [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; |
[7]If my stepH838 hath turned outH5186[H8799] of the wayH1870, and mine heartH3820 walkedH1980[H8804] afterH310 mine eyesH5869, and if any blotH3971 hath cleavedH1692[H8804] to mine handsH3709; |
| [8]Then let me sow, and let another eat; yes, let my offspring be rooted out. |
[8]Then let me sowH2232[H8799], and let anotherH312 eatH398[H8799]; yea, let my offspringH6631 be rooted outH8327.[H8792] |
| [9]If my heart hath been deceived by a woman, or if I have laid wait at my neighbor's door; |
[9]If mine heartH3820 have been deceivedH6601[H8738] by a womanH802, or if I have laid waitH693[H8804] at my neighbour'sH7453 doorH6607; |
| [10]Then let my wife grind to another, and let others bow down upon her. |
[10]Then let my wifeH802 grindH2912[H8799] unto anotherH312, and let othersH312 bow downH3766 upon herH8799. |
| [11]For this is a hainous crime; yea, it is an iniquity to be punished by the judges. |
[11]For this is an heinous crimeH2154; yea, it is an iniquityH5771 to be punished by the judgesH6414. |
| [12]For it is a fire that consumeth to destruction, and would root out all my increase. |
[12]For it is a fireH784 that consumethH398[H8799] to destructionH11, and would root outH8327[H8762] all mine increaseH8393. |
| [13]If I despised the cause of my man-servant or of my maid-servant, when they contended with me; |
[13]If I did despiseH3988[H8799] the causeH4941 of my manservantH5650 or of my maidservantH519, when they contended with meH7379; |
| [14]What then shall I do when God riseth up? and when he visiteth, what shall I answer him? |
[14]What then shall I doH6213[H8799] when GodH410 riseth upH6965[H8799]? and when he visitethH6485[H8799], what shall I answerH7725 himH8686? |
| [15]Did not he that made me in the womb make him? and did not one fashion us in the womb? |
[15]Did not he that madeH6213[H8802] me in the wombH990 makeH6213[H8804] him? and did not oneH259 fashionH3559[H8787] us in the wombH7358? |
| [16]If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail; |
[16]If I have withheldH4513[H8799] the poorH1800 from their desireH2656, or have caused the eyesH5869 of the widowH490 H3615to failH8762 |
| [17]Or have eaten my morsel myself alone, and the fatherless hath not eaten of it; |
[17]Or have eatenH398[H8799] my morselH6595 myself alone, and the fatherlessH3490 hath not eatenH398 thereofH8804; |
| [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;) |
[18](For from my youthH5271 he was brought upH1431[H8804] with me, as with a fatherH1, and I have guidedH5148[H8686] her from my mother'sH517 wombH990;) |
| [19]If I have seen any perish for want of clothing, or any poor without covering; |
[19]If I have seenH7200[H8799] any perishH6[H8802] for want of clothingH3830, or any poorH34 without coveringH3682; |
| [20]If his loins have not blessed me, and if he hath not been warmed with the fleece of my sheep; |
[20]If his loinsH2504 have not blessedH1288[H8765] me, and if he were not warmedH2552[H8691] with the fleeceH1488 of my sheepH3532; |
| [21]If I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless, when I saw my help in the gate: |
[21]If I have lifted upH5130[H8689] my handH3027 against the fatherlessH3490, when I sawH7200[H8799] my helpH5833 in the gateH8179: |
| [22]Then let my arm fall from my shoulder-blade, and my arm be broken from the bone. |
[22]Then let mine armH3802 fallH5307[H8799] from my shoulder bladeH7929, and mine armH248 be brokenH7665[H8735] from the boneH7070. |
| [23]For destruction from God was a terror to me, and by reason of his highness I could not endure. |
[23]For destructionH343 from GodH410 was a terrorH6343 to me, and by reason of his highnessH7613 I couldH3201 not endureH8799. |
| [24]If I have made gold my hope, or have said to the fine gold, Thou art my confidence; |
[24]If I have madeH7760[H8804] goldH2091 my hopeH3689, or have saidH559[H8804] to the fine goldH3800, Thou art my confidenceH4009; |
| [25]If I have rejoiced because my wealth was great, and because my hand had gained much; |
[25]If I rejoicedH8055[H8799] because my wealthH2428 was greatH7227, and because mine handH3027 had gottenH4672[H8804] muchH3524; |
| [26]If I have beheld the sun when it shined, or the moon walking in brightness; |
[26]If I beheldH7200[H8799] the sunH216 when it shinedH1984[H8686], or the moonH3394 walkingH1980[H8802] in brightnessH3368; |
| [27]And my heart hath been secretly enticed, or my mouth hath kissed my hand: |
[27]And my heartH3820 hath been secretlyH5643 enticedH6601[H8799], or my mouthH6310 hath kissedH5401[H8799] my handH3027: |
| [28]This also were an iniquity to be punished by the judge: for I should have denied the God that is above. |
[28]This also were an iniquityH5771 to be punished by the judgeH6416: for I should have deniedH3584[H8765] the GodH410 that is aboveH4605. |
| [29]If I have rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, or have lifted up myself when evil found him: |
[29]If I rejoicedH8055[H8799] at the destructionH6365 of him that hatedH8130[H8764] me, or lifted upH5782[H8712] myself when evilH7451 foundH4672 himH8804: |
| [30]Neither have I suffered my mouth to sin by wishing a curse to his soul. |
[30]Neither have I sufferedH5414[H8804] my mouthH2441 to sinH2398[H8800] by wishingH7592[H8800] a curseH423 to his soulH5315. |
| [31]If the men of my tabernacle have not said, Oh that we had of his flesh! we cannot be satisfied. |
[31]If the menH4962 of my tabernacleH168 saidH559[H8804] not, Oh that we hadH5414[H8799] of his fleshH1320! we cannot be satisfiedH7646.[H8799] |
| [32]The stranger did not lodge in the street: but I opened my doors to the traveler. |
[32]The strangerH1616 did not lodgeH3885[H8799] in the streetH2351: but I openedH6605[H8799] my doorsH1817 to the travellerH734. |
| [33]If I have covered my transgressions as Adam, by hiding my iniquity in my bosom: |
[33]If I coveredH3680[H8765] my transgressionsH6588 as AdamH121, by hidingH2934[H8800] mine iniquityH5771 in my bosomH2243: |
| [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? |
[34]Did I fearH6206[H8799] a greatH7227 multitudeH1995, or did the contemptH937 of familiesH4940 terrifyH2865[H8686] me, that I kept silenceH1826[H8799], and went not outH3318[H8799] of the doorH6607? |
| [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. |
[35]Oh thatH5414[H8799] one would hearH8085[H8802] me! behold, my desireH8420 is, that the AlmightyH7706 would answerH6030[H8799] me, and that mine adversaryH376[H7379] had writtenH3789[H8804] a bookH5612. |
| [36]Surely I would take it upon my shoulder, and bind it as a crown to me. |
[36]Surely I would takeH5375[H8799] it upon my shoulderH7926, and bindH6029[H8799] it as a crown to meH5850. |
| [37]I would declare to him the number of my steps; as a prince would I go near to him. |
[37]I would declareH5046[H8686] unto him the numberH4557 of my stepsH6806; as a princeH5057 would I go nearH7126 unto himH8762. |
| [38]If my land crieth against me, or its furrows likewise complain; |
[38]If my landH127 cryH2199[H8799] against me, or that the furrowsH8525 likewiseH3162 H1058thereof complainH8799 |
| [39]If I have eaten the fruits of it without money, or have caused its owners to lose their life: |
[39]If I have eatenH398[H8804] the fruitsH3581 thereof without moneyH3701, or have caused the ownersH1167 thereof to loseH5301[H8689] their lifeH5315: |
| [40]Let thistles grow instead of wheat, and cockle instead of barley. The words of Job are ended. |
[40]Let thistlesH2336 growH3318[H8799] instead of wheatH2406, and cockleH890 instead of barleyH8184. The wordsH1697 of JobH347 are endedH8552.[H8804] |