| New King James Version | NET Bible |
| 1“I have made a covenant with my eyes; Why then should I look upon a young woman? | 1"I made a covenant with my eyes; how then could I entertain thoughts against a virgin? |
| 2For what is the allotment of God from above, And the inheritance of the Almighty from on high? | 2What then would be one's lot from God above, one's heritage from the Almighty on high? |
| 3Is it not destruction for the wicked, And disaster for the workers of iniquity? | 3Is it not misfortune for the unjust, and disaster for those who work iniquity? |
| 4Does He not see my ways, And count all my steps? | 4Does he not see my ways and count all my steps? |
| 5“If I have walked with falsehood, Or if my foot has hastened to deceit, | 5If I have walked in falsehood, and if my foot has hastened to deceit-- |
| 6Let me be weighed on honest scales, That God may know my integrity. | 6let him weigh me with honest scales; then God will discover my integrity. |
| 7If my step has turned from the way, Or my heart walked after my eyes, Or if any spot adheres to my hands, | 7If my footsteps have strayed from the way, if my heart has gone after my eyes, or if anything has defiled my hands, |
| 8Then let me sow, and another eat; Yes, let my harvest be rooted out. | 8then let me sow and let another eat, and let my crops be uprooted. |
| 9“If my heart has been enticed by a woman, Or if I have lurked at my neighbor’s door, | 9If my heart has been enticed by a woman, and I have lain in wait at my neighbor's door, |
| 10Then let my wife grind for another, And let others bow down over her. | 10then let my wife turn the millstone for another man, and may other men have sexual relations with her. |
| 11For that would be wickedness; Yes, it would be iniquity deserving of judgment. | 11For I would have committed a shameful act, an iniquity to be judged. |
| 12For that would be a fire that consumes to destruction, And would root out all my increase. | 12For it is a fire that devours even to Destruction, and it would uproot all my harvest. |
| 13“If I have despised the cause of my male or female servant When they complained against me, | 13"If I have disregarded the right of my male servants or my female servants when they disputed with me, |
| 14What then shall I do when God rises up? When He punishes, how shall I answer Him? | 14then what will I do when God confronts me in judgment; when he intervenes, how will I respond to him? |
| 15Did not He who made me in the womb make them? Did not the same One fashion us in the womb? | 15Did not the one who made me in the womb make them? Did not the same one form us in the womb? |
| 16“If I have kept the poor from their desire, Or caused the eyes of the widow to fail, | 16If I have refused to give the poor what they desired, or caused the eyes of the widow to fail, |
| 17Or eaten my morsel by myself, So that the fatherless could not eat of it | 17If I ate my morsel of bread myself, and did not share any of it with orphans-- |
| 18(But from my youth I reared him as a father, And from my mother’s womb I guided the widow); | 18but from my youth I raised the orphan like a father, and from my mother's womb I guided the widow! |
| 19If I have seen anyone perish for lack of clothing, Or any poor man without covering; | 19If I have seen anyone about to perish for lack of clothing, or a poor man without a coat, |
| 20If his heart has not blessed me, And if he was not warmed with the fleece of my sheep; | 20whose heart did not bless me as he warmed himself with the fleece of my sheep, |
| 21If I have raised my hand against the fatherless, When I saw I had help in the gate; | 21if I have raised my hand to vote against the orphan, when I saw my support in the court, |
| 22Then let my arm fall from my shoulder, Let my arm be torn from the socket. | 22then let my arm fall from the shoulder, let my arm be broken off at the socket. |
| 23For destruction from God is a terror to me, And because of His magnificence I cannot endure. | 23For the calamity from God was a terror to me, and by reason of his majesty I was powerless. |
| 24“If I have made gold my hope, Or said to fine gold, ‘You are my confidence’; | 24"If I have put my confidence in gold or said to pure gold, 'You are my security!' |
| 25If I have rejoiced because my wealth was great, And because my hand had gained much; | 25if I have rejoiced because of the extent of my wealth, or because of the great wealth my hand had gained, |
| 26If I have observed the sun when it shines, Or the moon moving in brightness, | 26if I looked at the sun when it was shining, and the moon advancing as a precious thing, |
| 27So that my heart has been secretly enticed, And my mouth has kissed my hand; | 27so that my heart was secretly enticed, and my hand threw them a kiss from my mouth, |
| 28This also would be an iniquity deserving of judgment, For I would have denied God who is above. | 28then this also would be iniquity to be judged, for I would have been false to God above. |
| 29“If I have rejoiced at the destruction of him who hated me, Or lifted myself up when evil found him | 29If I have rejoiced over the misfortune of my enemy or exulted because calamity found him-- |
| 30(Indeed I have not allowed my mouth to sin By asking for a curse on his soul); | 30I have not even permitted my mouth to sin by asking for his life through a curse-- |
| 31If the men of my tent have not said, ‘Who is there that has not been satisfied with his meat?’ | 31if the members of my household have never said, 'If only there were someone who has not been satisfied from Job's meat!'-- |
| 32(But no sojourner had to lodge in the street, For I have opened my doors to the traveler); | 32But no stranger had to spend the night outside, for I opened my doors to the traveler-- |
| 33If I have covered my transgressions as Adam, By hiding my iniquity in my bosom, | 33if I have covered my transgressions as men do, by hiding iniquity in my heart, |
| 34Because I feared the great multitude, And dreaded the contempt of families, So that I kept silence And did not go out of the door— | 34because I was terrified of the great multitude, and the contempt of families terrified me, so that I remained silent and would not go outdoors-- |
| 35Oh, that I had one to hear me! Here is my mark. Oh, that the Almighty would answer me, That my Prosecutor had written a book! | 35"If only I had someone to hear me! Here is my signature--let the Almighty answer me! If only I had an indictment that my accuser had written. |
| 36Surely I would carry it on my shoulder, And bind it on me like a crown; | 36Surely I would wear it proudly on my shoulder, I would bind it on me like a crown; |
| 37I would declare to Him the number of my steps; Like a prince I would approach Him. | 37I would give him an accounting of my steps; like a prince I would approach him. |
| 38“If my land cries out against me, And its furrows weep together; | 38"If my land cried out against me and all its furrows wept together, |
| 39If I have eaten its fruit without money, Or caused its owners to lose their lives; | 39if I have eaten its produce without paying, or caused the death of its owners, |
| 40Then let thistles grow instead of wheat, And weeds instead of barley.” The words of Job are ended. | 40then let thorns sprout up in place of wheat, and in place of barley, weeds!" The words of Job are ended. |
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