Red-Letter King James Bible 1769 Edition (KJV)

Job 31

Job maketh a solemn protestation of his integrity in several duties.

 31:1 ¶ I made 3772 z8804 a covenant 1285 with mine eyes; 5869 why x4100 then should I think 995 z8709 upon x5921 a maid? 1330

 31:2 For what x4100 portion 2506 of God 433 [is there] from above? 4605 x4480 and [what] inheritance 5159 of the Almighty 7706 from on high? 4791 x4480

 31:3 [Is] not x3808 destruction 343 to the wicked? 5767 and a strange 5235 [punishment] to the workers 6466 z8802 of iniquity? 205

 31:4 Doth not x3808 he x1931 see 7200 z8799 my ways, 1870 and count 5608 z8799 all x3605 my steps? 6806

 31:5 If x518 I have walked 1980 z8804 with x5973 vanity, 7723 or if my foot 7272 hath hasted 2363 z8799 to x5921 deceit; 4820

 31:6 Let me be weighed 8254 z8799 in an even 6664 balance, 3976 that God 433 may know 3045 z8799 mine integrity. 8538

 31:7 If x518 my step 838 hath turned x5186 out y5186 z8799 of x4480 the way, 1870 and mine heart 3820 walked 1980 z8804 after 310 mine eyes, 5869 and if any blot 3971 hath cleaved 1692 z8804 to mine hands; 3709

 31:8 [Then] let me sow, 2232 z8799 and let another 312 eat; 398 z8799 yea, let my offspring 6631 be rooted out. 8327 z8792

 31:9 If x518 mine heart 3820 have been deceived 6601 z8738 by x5921 a woman, 802 or [if] I have laid wait 693 z8804 at x5921 my neighbour's 7453 door; 6607

 31:10 [Then] let my wife 802 grind 2912 z8799 unto another, 312 and let others 312 bow down 3766 z8799 upon x5921 her.

 31:11 For x3588 this x1931 [is] an heinous crime; 2154 yea, it x1931 [is] an iniquity 5771 [to be punished by] the judges. 6414

 31:12 For x3588 it x1931 [is] a fire 784 [that] consumeth 398 z8799 to x5704 destruction, 11 and would root out 8327 z8762 all x3605 mine increase. 8393

 31:13 If x518 I did despise 3988 z8799 the cause 4941 of my manservant 5650 or of my maidservant, 519 when they contended y7379 x7378 with x5978 me;

 31:14 What x4100 then shall I do 6213 z8799 when x3588 God 410 riseth up? 6965 z8799 and when x3588 he visiteth, 6485 z8799 what x4100 shall I answer 7725 z8686 him?

 31:15 Did not x3808 he that made 6213 z8802 me in the womb 990 make 6213 z8804 him? and did not one 259 fashion 3559 z8787 us in the womb? 7358

 31:16 If x518 I have withheld 4513 z8799 the poor 1800 from [their] desire, 2656 x4480 or have caused the eyes 5869 of the widow 490 to fail; 3615 z8762

 31:17 Or have eaten 398 z8799 my morsel 6595 myself alone, x905 and the fatherless 3490 hath not x3808 eaten 398 z8804 thereof; x4480

 31:18 (For x3588 from my youth 5271 x4480 he was brought up 1431 z8804 with me, as [with] a father, 1 and I have guided 5148 z8686 her from my mother's 517 womb;) 990 x4480

 31:19 If x518 I have seen 7200 z8799 any perish 6 z8802 for want x4480 x1097 of clothing, 3830 or any poor 34 without x369 covering; 3682

 31:20 If x518 his loins 2504 have not x3808 blessed 1288 z8765 me, and [if] he were [not] warmed 2552 z8691 with the fleece 1488 x4480 of my sheep; 3532

 31:21 If x518 I have lifted up 5130 z8689 my hand 3027 against x5921 the fatherless, 3490 when x3588 I saw 7200 z8799 my help 5833 in the gate: 8179

 31:22 [Then] let mine arm 3802 fall 5307 z8799 from my shoulder blade, 7929 x4480 and mine arm 248 be broken 7665 z8735 from the bone. 7070 x4480

 31:23 For x3588 destruction 343 [from] God 410 [was] a terror 6343 to x413 me, and by reason of his highness 7613 x4480 I could 3201 z8799 not x3808 endure.

 31:24 If x518 I have made 7760 z8804 gold 2091 my hope, 3689 or have said 559 z8804 to the fine gold, 3800 [Thou art] my confidence; 4009

 31:25 If x518 I rejoiced 8055 z8799 because x3588 my wealth 2428 [was] great, 7227 and because x3588 mine hand 3027 had gotten 4672 z8804 much; 3524

 31:26 If x518 I beheld 7200 z8799 the sun 216 when x3588 it shined, 1984 z8686 or the moon 3394 walking 1980 z8802 [in] brightness; 3368

 31:27 And my heart 3820 hath been secretly 5643 enticed, 6601 z8799 or my mouth 6310 hath kissed 5401 z8799 my hand: 3027

 31:28 This x1931 also x1571 [were] an iniquity 5771 [to be punished by] the judge: 6416 for x3588 I should have denied 3584 z8765 the God 410 [that is] above. 4605 x4480

 31:29 If x518 I rejoiced 8055 z8799 at the destruction 6365 of him that hated 8130 z8764 me, or lifted up y5782 z8712 myself x5782 when x3588 evil 7451 found 4672 z8804 him:

 31:30 Neither x3808 have I suffered 5414 z8804 my mouth 2441 to sin 2398 z8800 by wishing 7592 z8800 a curse 423 to his soul. 5315

 31:31 If x518 the men 4962 of my tabernacle 168 said 559 z8804 not, x3808 Oh that x4310 we had 5414 z8799 of his flesh! 1320 x4480 we cannot x3808 be satisfied. 7646 z8799

 31:32 The stranger 1616 did not x3808 lodge 3885 z8799 in the street: 2351 [but] I opened 6605 z8799 my doors 1817 to the traveller. 734

 31:33 If x518 I covered 3680 z8765 my transgressions 6588 as Adam, 121 by hiding 2934 z8800 mine iniquity 5771 in my bosom: 2243

 31:34 Did I fear 6206 z8799 a great 7227 multitude, 1995 or did the contempt 937 of families 4940 terrify 2865 z8686 me, that I kept silence, 1826 z8799 [and] went not out 3318 z8799 x3808 of the door? 6607

 31:35 Oh that y5414 z8799 x4310 one would x5414 hear 8085 z8802 me! behold, x2005 my desire 8420 [is, that] the Almighty 7706 would answer 6030 z8799 me, and [that] mine adversary 376 7379 had written 3789 z8804 a book. 5612

 31:36 Surely x518 I would take 5375 z8799 it upon x5921 my shoulder, 7926 [and] bind 6029 z8799 it [as] a crown 5850 to me.

 31:37 I would declare 5046 z8686 unto him the number 4557 of my steps; 6806 as x3644 a prince 5057 would I go near y7126 z8762 unto x7126 him.

 31:38 If x518 my land 127 cry 2199 z8799 against x5921 me, or that the furrows 8525 likewise 3162 thereof complain; 1058 z8799

 31:39 If x518 I have eaten 398 z8804 the fruits 3581 thereof without x1097 money, 3701 or have caused the owners 1167 thereof to lose 5301 z8689 their life: 5315

 31:40 Let thistles 2336 grow 3318 z8799 instead x8478 of wheat, 2406 and cockle 890 instead x8478 of barley. 8184 The words 1697 of Job 347 are ended. 8552 z8804