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31 “I have cut a covenant with my (A)eyes;
How then could I gaze at a virgin?
And what is (B)the portion of God from above
Or the inheritance of the Almighty from on high?
Is it not (C)disaster to the unjust
And misfortune to (D)those who work iniquity?
Does He not (E)see my ways
And (F)number all my steps?

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Job Defends His Righteousness

31 “I have made a covenant with my eyes;
Why then should I [a]look upon a (A)young woman?
For what is the (B)allotment of God from above,
And the inheritance of the Almighty from on high?
Is it not destruction for the wicked,
And disaster for the workers of iniquity?
(C)Does He not see my ways,
And count all my steps?

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Footnotes

  1. Job 31:1 look intently or gaze