Job 31
New American Standard Bible
Job Asserts His Integrity
31 “I have made a covenant with my (A)eyes;
How then could I look at a virgin?
2 And what is (B)the portion of God from above,
Or the inheritance of the Almighty from on high?
3 Is it not (C)disaster to the criminal,
And misfortune to (D)those who practice injustice?
4 Does He not (E)see my ways,
And (F)count all my steps?
5 “If I have (G)walked with deception,
And my foot has hurried after deceit,
6 Let Him (H)weigh me with [a]accurate scales,
And let God know (I)my integrity.
7 If my step has (J)turned from the way,
Or my heart [b]followed my eyes,
Or if any (K)spot has stuck to my hands,
8 Let me (L)sow and another eat,
And let my [c](M)crops be uprooted.
9 “If my heart has been (N)enticed by a woman,
Or I have lurked at my neighbor’s doorway,
10 May my wife (O)grind grain for another,
And let (P)others [d]kneel down over her.
11 For that would be a (Q)lustful crime;
Moreover, it would be (R)wrongdoing punishable by judges.
12 For it would be (S)fire that consumes to [e](T)Abaddon,
And would (U)uproot all my [f]increase.
13 “If I have (V)rejected the claim of my male or female slaves
When they filed a complaint against me,
14 What then could I do when God arises?
And when He calls me to account, how am I to answer Him?
15 Did (W)He who made me in the womb not make him,
And the same one create us in the womb?
16 “If I have kept (X)the poor from their desire,
Or have caused the eyes of (Y)the widow to fail,
17 Or have (Z)eaten my morsel alone,
And (AA)the orphan has not [g]shared it
18 (But from my youth he grew up with me as with a father,
And from [h]my infancy I guided her),
19 If I have seen anyone perish (AB)for lack of clothing,
Or that (AC)the needy had no covering,
20 If his waist has not [i]thanked me,
And if he has not been warmed with the fleece of my sheep,
21 If I have lifted up my hand against (AD)the orphan,
Because I saw [j]I had support (AE)in the gate,
22 May my shoulder fall from its [k]socket,
And my (AF)arm be broken off [l]at the elbow.
23 For (AG)disaster from God is a terror to me,
And because of (AH)His majesty I can do nothing.
24 “If I have put my confidence in (AI)gold,
And called fine gold my trust,
25 If I have (AJ)gloated because my wealth was great,
And because my hand had obtained so much;
26 If I have (AK)looked at the [m]sun when it shone,
Or the moon going in splendor,
27 And my heart was secretly enticed,
And my hand [n]threw a kiss from my mouth,
28 That too would have been (AL)a guilty deed calling for [o]judgment,
For I would have (AM)denied God above.
29 “Have I (AN)rejoiced at the misfortune of my enemy,
Or become excited when evil found him?
30 [p]No, (AO)I have not [q]allowed my mouth to sin
By asking for his life in (AP)a curse.
31 Have the people of my tent not said,
‘Who can [r]find one who has not been (AQ)satisfied with his meat’?
32 The stranger has not spent the night outside,
For I have opened my doors to the [s]traveler.
33 Have I (AR)covered my wrongdoings like a man,
By hiding my guilt in my shirt pocket,
34 Because I (AS)feared the great multitude
And the contempt of families terrified me,
And I kept silent and did not go out of doors?
35 Oh that I had one to hear me!
Here is my [t]signature;
(AT)Let the Almighty answer me!
And the indictment which my (AU)adversary has written,
36 I would certainly carry it on my shoulder,
I would tie it to myself like a garland.
37 I would declare to Him (AV)the number of my steps;
Like (AW)a prince, I would approach Him.
38 “If my (AX)land cries out against me,
And its furrows weep together;
39 If I have (AY)eaten its [u]fruit without money,
Or have (AZ)caused [v]its owners to lose their lives,
40 May the (BA)thorn-bush [w]grow instead of wheat,
And stinkweed instead of barley.”
The words of Job are ended.
Footnotes
- Job 31:6 Lit just
- Job 31:7 Lit walked after
- Job 31:8 Or offspring
- Job 31:10 I.e., have sexual relations with her
- Job 31:12 I.e., the place of destruction
- Job 31:12 Or yield
- Job 31:17 Lit eaten from it
- Job 31:18 Lit my mother’s womb
- Job 31:20 Lit blessed; i.e., for clothing
- Job 31:21 Lit my help
- Job 31:22 Lit neck-joint
- Job 31:22 Lit from the bone of the upper arm
- Job 31:26 Lit light
- Job 31:27 Lit kissed my mouth
- Job 31:28 Lit judges
- Job 31:30 Lit And
- Job 31:30 Lit given my palate
- Job 31:31 Lit give
- Job 31:32 MT way
- Job 31:35 Lit mark
- Job 31:39 Lit strength
- Job 31:39 Lit the soul of its owners to expire
- Job 31:40 Lit come forth
Job 31
Reina-Valera Antigua
31 HICE pacto con mis ojos: ¿Cómo pues había yo de pensar en virgen?
2 Porque ¿qué galardón me daría de arriba Dios, Y qué heredad el Omnipotente de las alturas?
3 ¿No hay quebrantamiento para el impío, Y extrañamiento para los que obran iniquidad?
4 ¿No ve él mis caminos, Y cuenta todos mis pasos?
5 Si anduve con mentira, Y si mi pie se apresuró á engaño,
6 Péseme Dios en balanzas de justicia, Y conocerá mi integridad.
7 Si mis pasos se apartaron del camino, Y si mi corazón se fué tras mis ojos, Y si algo se apegó á mis manos,
8 Siembre yo, y otro coma, Y mis verduras sean arrancadas.
9 Si fué mi corazón engañado acerca de mujer, Y si estuve acechando á la puerta de mi prójimo:
10 Muela para otro mi mujer, Y sobre ella otros se encorven.
11 Porque es maldad é iniquidad, Que han de castigar los jueces.
12 Porque es fuego que devoraría hasta el sepulcro, Y desarraigaría toda mi hacienda.
13 Si hubiera tenido en poco el derecho de mi siervo y de mi sierva, Cuando ellos pleitearan conmigo,
14 ¿Qué haría yo cuando Dios se levantase? Y cuando él visitara, ¿qué le respondería yo?
15 El que en el vientre me hizo á mí, ¿no lo hizo á él? ¿Y no nos dispuso uno mismo en la matriz?
16 Si estorbé el contento de los pobres, E hice desfallecer los ojos de la viuda;
17 Y si comí mi bocado solo, Y no comió de él el huerfano;
18 (Porque desde mi mocedad creció conmigo como con padre, Y desde el vientre de mi madre fuí guía de la viuda;)
19 Si he visto que pereciera alguno sin vestido, Y al menesteroso sin cobertura;
20 Si no me bendijeron sus lomos, Y del vellón de mis ovejas se calentaron;
21 Si alcé contra el huérfano mi mano, Aunque viese que me ayudarían en la puerta;
22 Mi espalda se caiga de mi hombro, Y mi brazo sea quebrado de mi canilla.
23 Porque temí el castigo de Dios, Contra cuya alteza yo no tendría poder.
24 Si puse en oro mi esperanza, Y dije al oro: Mi confianza eres tú;
25 Si me alegré de que mi hacienda se multiplicase, Y de que mi mano hallase mucho;
26 Si he mirado al sol cuando resplandecía, Y á la luna cuando iba hermosa,
27 Y mi corazón se engañó en secreto, Y mi boca besó mi mano:
28 Esto también fuera maldad juzgada; Porque habría negado al Dios soberano.
29 Si me alegré en el quebrantamiento del que me aborrecía, Y me regocijé cuando le halló el mal;
30 (Que ni aun entregué al pecado mi paladar, Pidiendo maldición para su alma;)
31 Cuando mis domésticos decían: Quién nos diese de su carne! nunca nos hartaríamos.
32 El extranjero no tenía fuera la noche; Mis puertas abría al caminante.
33 Si encubrí, como los hombres mis prevaricaciones, Escondiendo en mi seno mi iniquidad;
34 Porque quebrantaba á la gran multitud, Y el menosprecio de las familias me atemorizó, Y callé, y no salí de mi puerta:
35 Quién me diera quien me oyese! He aquí mi impresión es que el Omnipotente testificaría por mí, Aunque mi adversario me hiciera el proceso.
36 Ciertamente yo lo llevaría sobre mi hombro, Y me lo ataría en lugar de corona.
37 Yo le contaría el número de mis pasos, Y como príncipe me llegaría á él.
38 Si mi tierra clama contra mí, Y lloran todos sus surcos;
39 Si comí su sustancia sin dinero, O afligí el alma de sus dueños;
40 En lugar de trigo me nazcan abrojos, Y espinas en lugar de cebada.
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