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"I have cut a covenant with my eyes; How then could I gaze at a virgin? 

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And what is the portion of God from above Or the inheritance of the Almighty from on high? 

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Is it not disaster to the unjust And misfortune to those who work iniquity? 

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Does He not see my ways And number all my steps? 

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"If I have walked with worthlessness, And my foot has hastened after deceit, 

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Let Him weigh me with just scales, And let God know my integrity. 

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If my step has turned from the way, Or my heart followed my eyes, Or if any spot has stuck to my hands, 

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Let me sow and another eat, And let my crops be uprooted. 

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"If my heart has been enticed by a woman, Or I have lied in wait at my neighbor's doorway, 

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May my wife grind for another, And let others kneel down over her. 

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For that would be lewdness; Moreover, it would be an iniquity _punishable by_ judges. 

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For it would be fire that consumes to Abaddon, And would uproot all my produce. 

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"If I have rejected the justice of my male or female slaves When they filed a complaint against me, 

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What then could I do when God arises? And when He calls me to account, _with_ what will I respond to Him? 

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Did not He who made me in the womb make him, And the same one fashion us in the womb? 

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"If I have held back the poor from _their_ desire, Or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail, 

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Or have eaten my morsel alone, And the orphan has not eaten from it 

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(But from my youth he grew up with me as _with_ a father, And from the womb of my mother I guided her), 

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If I have seen anyone perish for lack of clothing, Or that the needy had no covering, 

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If his loins have not blessed me, And if he has not been warmed with the fleece of my sheep, 

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If I have waved my hand against the orphan Because I saw my help in the gate, 

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Let my shoulder fall from the socket, And my arm be broken off at the elbow. 

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For disaster from God is a dread to me, And because of His exaltedness I can do nothing. 

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"If I have put my confidence _in_ gold, And called fine gold my trust, 

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If I have been glad because my wealth was great, And because my hand had found _so_ much, 

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If I have looked at the sun when it shone Or the moon going in splendor, 

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And my heart became secretly enticed, And my hand threw a kiss from my mouth, 

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That too would have been an iniquity _calling for_ judgment, For I would have denied God above. 

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"If I have been glad at the upheaval of the one who hated me, Or exulted when evil found him-- 

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But I have not given over my mouth to sin By asking for his life in a curse-- 

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If the men of my tent have not said, 'Who can find one who has not been satisfied with his meat'-- 

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The sojourner has not lodged outside, _For_ I have opened my doors to the traveler-- 

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If I have covered my transgressions like Adam, By hiding my iniquity in my bosom, 

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Because I feared the great multitude, And the contempt of families terrified me, And I kept silent and did not go out of doors-- 

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Oh that I had one to hear me! Behold, here is my signature; Let the Almighty answer me! And the indictment which my accuser has written, 

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Surely I would carry it on my shoulder; I would bind it to myself like a crown. 

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I would declare to Him the number of my steps; Like a prince I would approach Him-- 

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"If my land cries out against me, And its furrows weep together, 

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If I have eaten its fruit without money, Or have caused its owners to lose their lives, 

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Let briars come out instead of wheat, And stinkweed instead of barley." The words of Job are ended.