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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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Footnotes

  1. 31.2 Traditional rendering of Heb Shaddai

Job’s Morality

31 I have made a covenant with my eyes.
How then could I stare at a virgin with desire?
If I did, what reward would I receive from God above?
What inheritance from the Almighty on high?
Is not ruin the reward for the wicked,
and misfortune the reward for evildoers?
But doesn’t God see my ways?
Doesn’t he count my every step?

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