Job 31:1-4

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31 “I made a covenant with my eyes^(A)
    not to look lustfully at a young woman.^(B)
²For what is our lot^(C) from God above,
    our heritage from the Almighty on high?^(D)
³Is it not ruin^(E) for the wicked,
    disaster^(F) for those who do wrong?^(G)
⁴Does he not see my ways^(H)
    and count my every step?^(I)

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Job 31:1-4

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Job Asserts His Moral Innocence

31 “I made a covenant with my eyes;
    how, then, can I focus my attention on a virgin?
²What would I have^[a] from God above,
    what heritage from the Almighty on high,
³if not calamity that is due the unjust,
    and misfortune that is due those who practice iniquity?
⁴He watches my life,
    observing every one of my actions,^[b] does he not?”