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Themes in Job 31
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Themes in Job 31

Job 31:1

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

Job 31:2

For what portion would I have from God above,
or what inheritance from the Almighty on high?
No Themes for this verse.

Job 31:3

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

Job 31:4

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

Job 31:5

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

Job 31:6

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

Job 31:7

If my step has turned from the way,
my heart has followed my eyes,
or impurity has stained my hands,
No Themes for this verse.

Job 31:8

let someone else eat what I have sown,
and let my crops be uprooted.
No Themes for this verse.

Job 31:9

If my heart has been seduced by my neighbor’s wife
or I have lurked at his door,
No Themes for this verse.

Job 31:10

let my own wife grind grain for another man,
and let other men sleep with her.
No Themes for this verse.

Job 31:11

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

Job 31:12

For it is a fire that consumes down to Abaddon;
it would destroy my entire harvest.
No Themes for this verse.

Job 31:13

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

Job 31:14

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

Job 31:15

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

Job 31:16

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

Job 31:17

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

Job 31:18

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

Job 31:19

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

Job 31:20

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

Job 31:21

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

Job 31:22

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

Job 31:23

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

Job 31:24

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

Job 31:25

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

Job 31:26

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

Job 31:27

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

Job 31:28

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

Job 31:29

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

Job 31:30

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

Job 31:31

Haven’t the members of my household said,
“Who is there who has not had enough to eat at Job’s table?”
No Themes for this verse.

Job 31:32

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

Job 31:33

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

Job 31:34

because I greatly feared the crowds,
and the contempt of the clans terrified me,
so I grew silent and would not go outside?
No Themes for this verse.

Job 31:35

If only I had someone to hear my case!
Here is my signature; let the Almighty answer me.
Let my Opponent compose His indictment.
No Themes for this verse.

Job 31:36

I would surely carry it on my shoulder
and wear it like a crown.
No Themes for this verse.

Job 31:37

I would give Him an account of all my steps;
I would approach Him like a prince.
No Themes for this verse.

Job 31:38

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

Job 31:39

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

Job 31:40

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

The words of Job are concluded.
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