Job 31 אִיּוֹב

Hebrew · transliteration · JPS 1917

¹בְּ֭רִית כָּרַ֣תִּי לְעֵינָ֑י וּמָ֥ה אֶ֝תְבּוֹנֵ֗ן עַל־בְּתוּלָֽה׃

berit karatti le'enay uma etbonen al-betula

I made a covenant with mine eyes; How then should I look upon a maid?

²וּמֶ֤ה ׀ חֵ֣לֶק אֱל֣וֹהַּ מִמָּ֑עַל וְֽנַחֲלַ֥ת שַׁ֝דַּ֗י מִמְּרֹמִֽים׃

ume chelek eloah mimma'al venachalat shadday mimmeromim

For what would be the portion of God from above, And the heritage of the Almighty from on high?

³הֲלֹא־אֵ֥יד לְעַוָּ֑ל וְ֝נֵ֗כֶר לְפֹ֣עֲלֵי אָֽוֶן׃

halo-ed le'avval venekher lefo'ale aven

Is it not calamity to the unrighteous, And disaster to the workers of iniquity?

⁴הֲלֹא־ה֭וּא יִרְאֶ֣ה דְרָכָ֑י וְֽכָל־צְעָדַ֥י יִסְפּֽוֹר׃

halo-hu yir'e derakhay vekhal-tze'aday yispor

Doth not He see my ways, And count all my steps?

⁵אִם־הָלַ֥כְתִּי עִם־שָׁ֑וְא וַתַּ֖חַשׁ עַל־מִרְמָ֣ה רַגְלִֽי׃

im-halakhti im-shav vattachash al-mirma ragli

If I have walked with vanity, And my foot hath hasted to deceit—

⁶יִשְׁקְלֵ֥נִי בְמֹאזְנֵי־צֶ֑דֶק וְיֵדַ֥ע אֱ֝ל֗וֹהַּ תֻּמָּתִֽי׃

yishkeleni vemozne-tzedek veyeda' eloah tummati

Let me be weighed in a just balance, That God may know mine integrity—

⁷אִ֥ם תִּטֶּ֣ה אַשֻּׁרִי֮ מִנִּ֪י הַ֫דָּ֥רֶךְ וְאַחַ֣ר עֵ֭ינַי הָלַ֣ךְ לִבִּ֑י וּ֝בְכַפַּ֗י דָּ֣בַק מֻאֽוּם׃

im titte ashuri minni haddarekh ve'achar enay halakh libbi uvekhappay davak muum

If my step hath turned out of the way, And my heart walked after mine eyes, And if any spot hath cleaved to my hands;

⁸אֶ֭זְרְעָה וְאַחֵ֣ר יֹאכֵ֑ל וְֽצֶאֱצָאַ֥י יְשֹׁרָֽשׁוּ׃

ezre'a ve'acher yokhel vetze'etza'ay yeshorashu

Then let me sow, and let another eat; Yea, let the produce of my field be rooted out.

⁹אִם־נִפְתָּ֣ה לִ֭בִּי עַל־אִשָּׁ֑ה וְעַל־פֶּ֖תַח רֵעִ֣י אָרָֽבְתִּי׃

im-nifta libbi al-isha ve'al-petach re'i aravti

If my heart have been enticed unto a woman, And I have lain in wait at my neighbour’s door;

¹⁰תִּטְחַ֣ן לְאַחֵ֣ר אִשְׁתִּ֑י וְ֝עָלֶ֗יהָ יִכְרְע֥וּן אֲחֵרִֽין׃

titchan le'acher ishti ve'aleha yikhre'un acherin

Then let my wife grind unto another, And let others bow down upon her. .

¹¹כִּי־הוא [הִ֥יא] זִמָּ֑ה והיא [וְ֝ה֗וּא] עָוֺ֥ן פְּלִילִֽים׃

ki-hi zimma vehu avon pelilim

For that were a heinous crime; Yea, it were an iniquity to be punished by the judges.

¹²כִּ֤י אֵ֣שׁ הִ֭יא עַד־אֲבַדּ֣וֹן תֹּאכֵ֑ל וּֽבְכָל־תְּב֖וּאָתִ֣י תְשָׁרֵֽשׁ׃

ki esh hi ad-avaddon tokhel uvekhal-tevu'ati tesharesh

For it is a fire that consumeth unto destruction, And would root out all mine increase.

¹³אִם־אֶמְאַ֗ס מִשְׁפַּ֣ט עַ֭בְדִּי וַאֲמָתִ֑י בְּ֝רִבָ֗ם עִמָּדִֽי׃

im-em'as mishpat avdi va'amati berivam immadi

If I did despise the cause of my man-servant, Or of my maid-servant, when they contended with me—

¹⁴וּמָ֣ה אֶֽ֭עֱשֶׂה כִּֽי־יָק֣וּם אֵ֑ל וְכִֽי־יִ֝פְקֹ֗ד מָ֣ה אֲשִׁיבֶֽנּוּ׃

uma e'ese ki-yakum el vekhi-yifkod ma ashivennu

What then shall I do when God riseth up? And when He remembereth, what shall I answer Him?

¹⁵הֲֽ֝לֹא־בַ֭בֶּטֶן עֹשֵׂ֣נִי עָשָׂ֑הוּ וַ֝יְכֻנֶ֗נּוּ בָּרֶ֥חֶם אֶחָֽד׃

halo-vabbeten oseni asahu vaykhunennu barechem echad

Did not He that made me in the womb make him? And did not One fashion us in the womb?

¹⁶אִם־אֶ֭מְנַע מֵחֵ֣פֶץ דַּלִּ֑ים וְעֵינֵ֖י אַלְמָנָ֣ה אֲכַלֶּֽה׃

im-emna' mechefetz dallim ve'ene almana akhalle

If I have withheld aught that the poor desired, Or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail;

¹⁷וְאֹכַ֣ל פִּתִּ֣י לְבַדִּ֑י וְלֹא־אָכַ֖ל יָת֣וֹם מִמֶּֽנָּה׃

ve'okhal pitti levaddi velo-akhal yatom mimmenna

Or have eaten my morsel myself alone, And the fatherless hath not eaten thereof—

¹⁸כִּ֣י מִ֭נְּעוּרַי גְּדֵלַ֣נִי כְאָ֑ב וּמִבֶּ֖טֶן אִמִּ֣י אַנְחֶֽנָּה׃

ki minne'uray gedelani khe'av umibbeten immi anchenna

Nay, from my youth he grew up with me as with a father, And I have been her guide from my mother’s womb.

¹⁹אִם־אֶרְאֶ֣ה א֭וֹבֵד מִבְּלִ֣י לְב֑וּשׁ וְאֵ֥ין כְּ֝ס֗וּת לָאֶבְיֽוֹן׃

im-er'e oved mibbeli levush ve'en kesut la'evyon

If I have seen any wanderer in want of clothing, Or that the needy had no covering;

²⁰אִם־לֹ֣א בֵרֲכ֣וּנִי חלצו [חֲלָצָ֑יו] וּמִגֵּ֥ז כְּ֝בָשַׂי יִתְחַמָּֽם׃

im-lo verakhuni chalatzav umiggez kevasay yitchammam

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

²¹אִם־הֲנִיפ֣וֹתִי עַל־יָת֣וֹם יָדִ֑י כִּֽי־אֶרְאֶ֥ה בַ֝שַּׁ֗עַר עֶזְרָתִֽי׃

im-hanifoti al-yatom yadi ki-er'e vasha'ar ezrati

If I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless, Because I saw my help in the gate;

²²כְּ֭תֵפִי מִשִּׁכְמָ֣ה תִפּ֑וֹל וְ֝אֶזְרֹעִ֗י מִקָּנָ֥ה תִשָּׁבֵֽר׃

ketefi mishikhma tippol ve'ezro'i mikkana tishaver

Then let my shoulder fall from the shoulder-blade, And mine arm be broken from the bone.

²³כִּ֤י פַ֣חַד אֵ֭לַי אֵ֣יד אֵ֑ל וּ֝מִשְּׂאֵת֗וֹ לֹ֣א אוּכָֽל׃

ki fachad elay ed el umisse'eto lo ukhal

For calamity from God was a terror to me, And by reason of His majesty I could do nothing.

²⁴אִם־שַׂ֣מְתִּי זָהָ֣ב כִּסְלִ֑י וְ֝לַכֶּ֗תֶם אָמַ֥רְתִּי מִבְטַחִֽי׃

im-samti zahav kisli velakketem amarti mivtachi

If I have made gold my hope, And have said to the fine gold: ‘Thou art my confidence’;

²⁵אִם־אֶ֭שְׂמַח כִּי־רַ֣ב חֵילִ֑י וְכִֽי־כַ֝בִּ֗יר מָצְאָ֥ה יָדִֽי׃

im-esmach ki-rav cheli vekhi-khabbir matz'a yadi

If I rejoiced because my wealth was great, And because my hand had gotten much;

²⁶אִם־אֶרְאֶ֣ה א֖וֹר כִּ֣י יָהֵ֑ל וְ֝יָרֵ֗חַ יָקָ֥ר הֹלֵֽךְ׃

im-er'e or ki yahel veyareach yakar holekh

If I beheld the sun when it shined, Or the moon walking in brightness;

²⁷וַיִּ֣פְתְּ בַּסֵּ֣תֶר לִבִּ֑י וַתִּשַּׁ֖ק יָדִ֣י לְפִֽי׃

vayyift basseter libbi vattishak yadi lefi

And my heart hath been secretly enticed, And my mouth hath kissed my hand;

²⁸גַּם־ה֭וּא עָוֺ֣ן פְּלִילִ֑י כִּֽי־כִחַ֖שְׁתִּי לָאֵ֣ל מִמָּֽעַל׃

gam-hu avon pelili ki-khichashti la'el mimma'al

This also were an iniquity to be punished by the judges; For I should have lied to God that is above.

²⁹אִם־אֶ֭שְׂמַח בְּפִ֣יד מְשַׂנְאִ֑י וְ֝הִתְעֹרַ֗רְתִּי כִּֽי־מְצָ֥אוֹ רָֽע׃

im-esmach befid mesan'i vehit'orarti ki-metzao ra'

If I rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, Or exulted when evil found him—

³⁰וְלֹא־נָתַ֣תִּי לַחֲטֹ֣א חִכִּ֑י לִשְׁאֹ֖ל בְּאָלָ֣ה נַפְשֽׁוֹ׃

velo-natatti lachato chikki lish'ol be'ala nafsho

Yea, I suffered not my mouth to sin By asking his life with a curse.

³¹אִם־לֹ֣א אָ֭מְרוּ מְתֵ֣י אָהֳלִ֑י מִֽי־יִתֵּ֥ן מִ֝בְּשָׂר֗וֹ לֹ֣א נִשְׂבָּֽע׃

im-lo amru mete aholi mi-yitten mibbesaro lo nisba'

If the men of my tent said not: ‘Who can find one that hath not been satisfied with his meat?’ .

³²בַּ֭חוּץ לֹא־יָלִ֣ין גֵּ֑ר דְּ֝לָתַ֗י לָאֹ֥רַח אֶפְתָּֽח׃

bachutz lo-yalin ger delatay la'orach eftach

The stranger did not lodge in the street; My doors I opened to the roadside.

³³אִם־כִּסִּ֣יתִי כְאָדָ֣ם פְּשָׁעָ֑י לִטְמ֖וֹן בְּחֻבִּ֣י עֲוֺֽנִי׃

im-kissiti khe'adam pesha'ay litmon bechubbi avoni

If after the manner of men I covered my transgressions, By hiding mine iniquity in my bosom—

³⁴כִּ֤י אֶֽעֱר֨וֹץ ׀ הָ֘מ֤וֹן רַבָּ֗ה וּבוּז־מִשְׁפָּח֥וֹת יְחִתֵּ֑נִי וָ֝אֶדֹּ֗ם לֹא־אֵ֥צֵא פָֽתַח׃

ki e'erotz hamon rabba uvuz-mishpachot yechitteni va'eddom lo-etze fatach

Because I feared the great multitude, And the most contemptible among families terrified me, So that I kept silence, and went not out of the door.

³⁵מִ֤י יִתֶּן־לִ֨י ׀ שֹׁ֘מֵ֤עַֽ לִ֗י הֶן־תָּ֭וִי שַׁדַּ֣י יַעֲנֵ֑נִי וְסֵ֥פֶר כָּ֝תַ֗ב אִ֣ישׁ רִיבִֽי׃

mi yitten-li shomea li hen-tavi shadday ya'aneni vesefer katav ish rivi

Oh that I had one to hear me!— Lo, here is my signature, let the Almighty answer me— And that I had the indictment which mine adversary hath written!

³⁶אִם־לֹ֣א עַל־שִׁ֭כְמִי אֶשָּׂאֶ֑נּוּ אֶֽעֶנְדֶ֖נּוּ עֲטָר֣וֹת לִֽי׃

im-lo al-shikhmi essa'ennu e'endennu atarot li

Surely I would carry it upon my shoulder; I would bind it unto me as a crown.

³⁷מִסְפַּ֣ר צְ֭עָדַי אַגִּידֶ֑נּוּ כְּמוֹ־נָ֝גִ֗יד אֲקָרֲבֶֽנּוּ׃

mispar tze'aday aggidennu kemo-nagid akaravennu

I would declare unto him the number of my steps; As a prince would I go near unto him.

³⁸אִם־עָ֭לַי אַדְמָתִ֣י תִזְעָ֑ק וְ֝יַ֗חַד תְּלָמֶ֥יהָ יִבְכָּיֽוּן׃

im-alay admati tiz'ak veyachad telameha yivkayun

If my land cry out against me, And the furrows thereof weep together;

³⁹אִם־כֹּ֭חָהּ אָכַ֣לְתִּי בְלִי־כָ֑סֶף וְנֶ֖פֶשׁ בְּעָלֶ֣יהָ הִפָּֽחְתִּי׃

im-kochah akhalti veli-khasef venefesh be'aleha hippachti

If I have eaten the fruits thereof without money, Or have caused the tillers thereof to be disappointed—

⁴⁰תַּ֤חַת חִטָּ֨ה ׀ יֵ֥צֵא ח֗וֹחַ וְתַֽחַת־שְׂעֹרָ֥ה בָאְשָׁ֑ה תַּ֝֗מּוּ דִּבְרֵ֥י אִיּֽוֹב׃

tachat chitta yetze choach vetachat-se'ora va'sha tammu divre iyyov

Let thistles grow instead of wheat, And noisome weeds instead of barley. The words of Job are ended.

World Messianic Bible (English numbering)

¹“I made a covenant with my eyes; how then should I look lustfully at a young woman?

²For what is the portion from God above, and the heritage from the Almighty on high?

³Is it not calamity to the unrighteous, and disaster to the workers of iniquity?

⁴Doesn’t he see my ways, and count all my steps?

⁵“If I have walked with falsehood, and my foot has hurried to deceit

⁶(let me be weighed in an even balance, that God may know my integrity);

⁷if my step has turned out of the way, if my heart walked after my eyes, if any defilement has stuck to my hands,

⁸then let me sow, and let another eat. Yes, let the produce of my field be rooted out.

⁹“If my heart has been enticed to a woman, and I have laid wait at my neighbor’s door,

¹⁰then let my wife grind for another, and let others sleep with her.

¹¹For that would be a heinous crime. Yes, it would be an iniquity to be punished by the judges,

¹²for it is a fire that consumes to destruction, and would root out all my increase.

¹³“If I have despised the cause of my male servant or of my female servant, when they contended with me,

¹⁴what then will I do when God rises up? When he visits, what will I answer him?

¹⁵Didn’t he who made me in the womb make him? Didn’t one fashion us in the womb?

¹⁶“If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail,

¹⁷or have eaten my morsel alone, and the fatherless has not eaten of it

¹⁸(no, from my youth he grew up with me as with a father, I have guided her from my mother’s womb);

¹⁹if I have seen any perish for want of clothing, or that the needy had no covering;

²⁰if his heart hasn’t blessed me, if he hasn’t been warmed with my sheep’s fleece;

²¹if I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless, because I saw my help in the gate;

²²then let my shoulder fall from the shoulder blade, and my arm be broken from the bone.

²³For calamity from God is a terror to me. Because of his majesty, I can do nothing.

²⁴“If I have made gold my hope, and have said to the fine gold, ‘You are my confidence;’

²⁵If I have rejoiced because my wealth was great, and because my hand had gotten much;

²⁶if I have seen the sun when it shined, or the moon moving in splendor,

²⁷and my heart has been secretly enticed, and my hand threw a kiss from my mouth;

²⁸this also would be an iniquity to be punished by the judges, for I would have denied the God who is above.

²⁹“If I have rejoiced at the destruction of him who hated me, or lifted up myself when evil found him

³⁰(I have certainly not allowed my mouth to sin by asking his life with a curse);

³¹if the men of my tent have not said, ‘Who can find one who has not been filled with his meat?’

³²(the foreigner has not camped in the street, but I have opened my doors to the traveler);

³³if like Adam I have covered my transgressions, by hiding my iniquity in my heart,

³⁴because I feared the great multitude, and the contempt of families terrified me, so that I kept silence, and didn’t go out of the door—

³⁵oh that I had one to hear me! Behold, here is my signature! Let the Almighty answer me! Let the accuser write my indictment!

³⁶Surely I would carry it on my shoulder, and I would bind it to me as a crown.

³⁷I would declare to him the number of my steps. I would go near to him like a prince.

³⁸If my land cries out against me, and its furrows weep together;

³⁹if I have eaten its fruits without money, or have caused its owners to lose their life,

⁴⁰let briers grow instead of wheat, and stinkweed instead of barley.” The words of Job are ended.

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