I have made a covenant with my eyes.
How then could I look at a young woman?

No stranger had to spend the night on the street,
for I opened my door to the traveler.

Have I covered my transgressions as others do
by hiding my guilt in my heart,

I would give Him an account of all my steps;
I would approach Him like a prince.

If my land cries out against me
and its furrows join in weeping,

because I greatly feared the crowds,
and the contempt of the clans terrified me,
so I grew silent and would not go outside?

If only I had someone to hear my case!
Here is my signature; let the Almighty answer me.
Let my Opponent compose His indictment.

Did not the One who made me in the womb also make them?
Did not the same God form us both in the womb?

if I have gazed at the sun when it was shining
or at the moon moving in splendor,

then let thorns grow instead of wheat
and stinkweed instead of barley.

The words of Job are concluded.

If I have dismissed the case of my male or female servants
when they made a complaint against me,

I would surely carry it on my shoulder
and wear it like a crown.

If I placed my confidence in gold
or called fine gold my trust,

If I have refused the wishes of the poor
or let the widow’s eyes go blind,

if I have consumed its produce without payment
or shown contempt for its tenants,

If my heart has been seduced by my neighbor’s wife
or I have lurked at his door,

For what portion would I have from God above,
or what inheritance from the Almighty on high?

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

Have I rejoiced over my enemy’s distress,
or become excited when trouble came his way?

let God weigh me in accurate scales,
and He will recognize my integrity.

For it is a fire that consumes down to Abaddon;
it would destroy my entire harvest.

I have not allowed my mouth to sin
by asking for his life with a curse.

if he did not bless me
while warming himself with the fleece from my sheep,

what could I do when God stands up to judge?
How should I answer Him when He calls me to account?

if I have eaten my few crumbs alone
without letting the fatherless eat any of it—

If I have walked in falsehood
or my foot has rushed to deceit,

If my step has turned from the way,
my heart has followed my eyes,
or impurity has stained my hands,

if I have rejoiced because my wealth is great
or because my own hand has acquired so much,

so that my heart was secretly enticed
and I threw them a kiss,

For that would be a disgrace;
it would be a crime deserving punishment.

let my own wife grind grain for another man,
and let other men sleep with her.

if I have seen anyone dying for lack of clothing
or a needy person without a cloak,

For disaster from God terrifies me,
and because of His majesty I could not do these things.

Doesn’t disaster come to the unjust
and misfortune to evildoers?

then let my shoulder blade fall from my back,
and my arm be pulled from its socket.

if I ever cast my vote against a fatherless child
when I saw that I had support in the city gate,

for from my youth, I raised him as his father,
and since the day I was born I guided the widow—

Haven’t the members of my household said,
“Who is there who has not had enough to eat at Job’s table?”

this would also be a crime deserving punishment,
for I would have denied God above.

let someone else eat what I have sown,
and let my crops be uprooted.