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31 “I have made a covenant with my eyes;
    how, then, could I look upon a virgin?(A)
What would be my portion from God above
    and my heritage from the Almighty[a] on high?
Does not calamity befall the unrighteous
    and disaster the workers of iniquity?
Does he not see my ways
    and number all my steps?(B)

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  1. 31.2 Traditional rendering of Heb Shaddai

31 I have made a covenant with my eyes.(A)
How then could I look at a young woman?[a](B)
For what portion(C) would I have from God above,
or what inheritance from the Almighty on high?
Doesn’t disaster come to the unjust
and misfortune to evildoers?
Does he not see my ways
and number all my steps?(D)

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  1. 31:1 Or a virgin