^{1 Ref} I made a covenant with mine eyes; How then should I look upon a virgin?

^{2 Ref} For what is the portion from God above, And the heritage from the Almighty on high?

^{3 Ref} Is it not calamity to the unrighteous, And disaster to the workers of iniquity?

^{4 Ref} Doth not he see my ways, And number all my steps?

^{5 Ref} If I have walked with falsehood, And my foot hath hasted to deceit;

^{6 Ref} (Let me be weighed in an even balance, That God may know mine integrity);

^{7 Ref} 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 Ref} Then let me sow, and let another eat; Yea, let the produce of my field be rooted out.

^{9 Ref} If my heart hath been enticed unto a woman, And I have laid wait at my neighbor's door;

^{10 Ref} Then let my wife grind unto another, And let others bow down upon her.

^{11 Ref} For that were a heinous crime; Yea, it were an iniquity to be punished by the judges:

^{12 Ref} For it is a fire that consumeth unto Destruction, And would root out all mine increase.

^{13 Ref} If I have despised the cause of my man-servant or of my maid-servant, When they contended with me;

^{14 Ref} What then shall I do when God riseth up? And when he visiteth, what shall I answer him?

^{15 Ref} Did not he that made me in the womb make him? And did not one fashion us in the womb?

^{16 Ref} If I have withheld the poor from `their' desire, Or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail,

^{17 Ref} 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 Ref} If I have seen any perish for want of clothing, Or that the needy had no covering;

^{20 Ref} If his loins have not blessed me, And if he hath not been warmed with the fleece of my sheep;

^{21 Ref} If I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless, Because I saw my help in the gate:

^{22 Ref} Then let my shoulder fall from the shoulder-blade, And mine arm be broken from the bone.

^{23 Ref} For calamity from God is a terror to me, And by reason of his majesty I can do nothing.

^{24 Ref} If I have made gold my hope, And have said to the fine gold, `Thou art' my confidence;

^{25 Ref} If I have rejoiced because my wealth was great, And because my hand had gotten much;

^{26 Ref} If I have beheld the sun when it shined, Or the moon walking in brightness,

^{27 Ref} And my heart hath been secretly enticed, And my mouth hath kissed my hand:

^{28 Ref} This also were an iniquity to be punished by the judges; For I should have denied the God that is above.

^{29 Ref} If I have rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, Or lifted up myself when evil found him;

^{30 Ref} (Yea, I have not suffered by mouth to sin By asking his life with a curse);

^{31 Ref} If the men of my tent have not said, Who can find one that hath not been filled with his meat?

^{32 Ref} (The sojourner hath not lodged in the street; But I have opened my doors to the traveller);

^{33 Ref} If like Adam I have covered my transgressions, By hiding mine iniquity in my bosom,

^{34 Ref} 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 Ref} 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 Ref} Surely I would carry it upon my shoulder; I would bind it unto me as a crown:

^{37 Ref} I would declare unto him the number of my steps; As a prince would I go near unto him.

^{38 Ref} If my land crieth out against me, And the furrows thereof weep together;

^{39 Ref} If I have eaten the fruits thereof without money, Or have caused the owners thereof to lose their life:

^{40 Ref} Let thistles grow instead of wheat, And cockle instead of barley. The words of Job are ended.

^{1 Ref} "I made a covenant with my eyes, How then should I look lustfully at a young woman?

^{2 Ref} For what is the portion from God above, And the heritage from the Almighty on high?

^{3 Ref} Is it not calamity to the unrighteous, And disaster to the workers of iniquity?

^{4 Ref} Doesn't he see my ways, And number all my steps?

^{5 Ref} "If I have walked with falsehood, And my foot has hurried to deceit

^{6 Ref} (Let me be weighed in an even balance, That God may know my integrity);

^{7 Ref} If my step has turned out of the way, If my heart walked after my eyes, If any defilement has stuck to my hands,

^{8 Ref} Then let me sow, and let another eat; Yes, let the produce of my field be rooted out.

^{9 Ref} "If my heart has been enticed to a woman, And I have laid wait at my neighbor's door;

^{10 Ref} Then let my wife grind for another, And let others sleep with her.

^{11 Ref} For that would be a heinous crime; Yes, it would be an iniquity to be punished by the judges:

^{12 Ref} For it is a fire that consumes to destruction, And would root out all my increase.

^{13 Ref} "If I have despised the cause of my man-servant Or of my maid-servant, When they contended with me;

^{14 Ref} What then shall I do when God rises up? When he visits, what shall I answer him?

^{15 Ref} Didn't he who made me in the womb make him? Didn't one fashion us in the womb?

^{16 Ref} "If I have withheld the poor from their desire, Or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail,

^{17 Ref} Or 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, Her have I guided from my mother's womb);

^{19 Ref} If I have seen any perish for want of clothing, Or that the needy had no covering;

^{20 Ref} If his heart hasn't blessed me, If he hasn't been warmed with my sheep's fleece;

^{21 Ref} If I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless, Because I saw my help in the gate:

^{22 Ref} Then let my shoulder fall from the shoulder-blade, And my arm be broken from the bone.

^{23 Ref} For calamity from God is a terror to me, By reason of his majesty I can do nothing.

^{24 Ref} "If I have made gold my hope, And have said to the fine gold, 'You are my confidence;'

^{25 Ref} If I have rejoiced because my wealth was great, And because my hand had gotten much;

^{26 Ref} If I have seen the sun when it shined, Or the moon moving in splendor,

^{27 Ref} And my heart has been secretly enticed, My hand threw a kiss from my mouth:

^{28 Ref} This also would be an iniquity to be punished by the judges; For I should have denied the God who is above.

^{29 Ref} "If I have rejoiced at the destruction of him who hated me, Or lifted up myself when evil found him;

^{30 Ref} (Yes, I have not allowed my mouth to sin By asking his life with a curse);

^{31 Ref} If the men of my tent have not said, 'Who can find one who has not been filled with his meat?'

^{32 Ref} (The foreigner has not lodged in the street; But I have opened my doors to the traveler);

^{33 Ref} If like Adam I have covered my transgressions, By hiding my iniquity in my heart,

^{34 Ref} Because 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 Ref} Oh that I had one to hear me! (Behold, here is my signature, let the Almighty answer me); Let the accuser write my indictment!

^{36 Ref} Surely I would carry it on my shoulder; And I would bind it to me as a crown.

^{37 Ref} I would declare to him the number of my steps. As a prince would I go near to him.

^{38 Ref} If my land cries out against me, And the furrows of it weep together;

^{39 Ref} If I have eaten the fruits of it without money, Or have caused the owners of it to lose their life:

^{40 Ref} Let briars grow instead of wheat, And stinkweed instead of barley." The words of Job are ended.