Job 31:1-3
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
31 ‘I have made a covenant with my eyes;
how then could I look upon a virgin?
2 What would be my portion from God above,
and my heritage from the Almighty[a] on high?
3 Does not calamity befall the unrighteous,
and disaster the workers of iniquity?
Footnotes
- Job 31:2 Traditional rendering of Heb Shaddai
Job 31:1-3
King James Version
31 I made a covenant with mine 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?
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Job 31:1-3
New King James Version
Job Defends His Righteousness
31 “I have made a covenant with my eyes;
Why then should I [a]look upon a (A)young woman?
2 For what is the (B)allotment of God from above,
And the inheritance of the Almighty from on high?
3 Is it not destruction for the wicked,
And disaster for the workers of iniquity?
Footnotes
- Job 31:1 look intently or gaze
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