Lockman - Bible questions and answers

		Job 31:1 "I have made a covenant (agreement) with my eyes; How then could I gaze [lustfully] at a virgin?
		Job 31:2 "For what is the portion I would have from God above, And what heritage from the Almighty on high?
		Job 31:3 "Does not tragedy fall [justly] on the unjust And disaster to those who work wickedness?
		Job 31:4 "Does not God see my ways And count all my steps?
		Job 31:5 ¶ "If I have walked with falsehood, Or if my foot has chased after deceit,
		Job 31:6 Oh, let Him weigh me with accurate scales, And let God know my integrity.
		Job 31:7 "If my step has turned away from the way [of God], Or if my heart has [covetously] followed my eyes, Or if any spot [of guilt] has stained my hands,
		Job 31:8 Then let me plant and [let] another eat [from the results of my labor], And let my crops be uprooted and ruined.
		Job 31:9 ¶ "If my heart has been enticed and I was made a fool by a woman, Or if I have [covetously] lurked at my neighbor's door [until his departure],
		Job 31:10 Let my wife grind [meal, like a bond slave] for another [man], And let others kneel down over her.
		Job 31:11 "For adultery is a heinous and lustful crime; Moreover, it would be a sin punishable by the judges. [Deut 22:22; John 8:5]
		Job 31:12 "For it is a fire which consumes to Abaddon (destruction, ruin, final torment); And [illicit passion] would burn and rage and uproot all my [life's] increase [destroying everything].
		Job 31:13 ¶ "If I have despised and rejected the claim of my male or female servants When they filed a complaint against me,
		Job 31:14 What then could I do when God arises [to judge me]? When He calls me to account, what will I answer Him? [Ps 44:21]
		Job 31:15 "Did not He who made me in the womb make my servant, And did not the same One fashion us both in the womb? [Prov 14:31; 22:2; Mal 2:10]
		Job 31:16 ¶ "If I have withheld from the poor what they desired, Or have caused the eyes of the widow to look in vain [for relief],
		Job 31:17 Or have eaten my morsel [of food] alone, And did not share it with the orphan
		Job 31:18 (But from my youth the orphan grew up with me as with a father, And from my mother's womb I have been the widow's guide),
		Job 31:19 If I have seen anyone perish for lack of clothing, Or any poor person without covering,
		Job 31:20 If his loins have not thanked and blessed me [for clothing them], And if he was not warmed with the fleece of my sheep,
		Job 31:21 If I have lifted my hand against the orphan, Because I saw [that the judges would be] my help at the [council] gate,
		Job 31:22 Then let my shoulder fall away from its socket, And my arm be broken off at the elbow.
		Job 31:23 "For tragedy from God is a terror to me, And because of His majesty and exaltation I can do nothing [nor endure facing Him]. [Is 13:6; Joel 1:15]
		Job 31:24 ¶ "If I have put my trust and confidence in gold, Or have declared fine gold my hope and assurance,
		Job 31:25 If I gloated and rejoiced because my wealth was great, And because my [powerful] hand [alone] had obtained so much,
		Job 31:26 If I beheld the sun [as an object of worship] when it shone Or the moon going in its splendor,
		Job 31:27 And my heart became secretly enticed [by them], And my hand threw a kiss from my mouth [in respect to them],
		Job 31:28 This also would have been [a heinous] sin calling for judgment, For I would have denied God above. [Deut 4:19; 17:2-7]
		Job 31:29 ¶ "Have I rejoiced at the destruction of the enemy [who hated me], Or exulted [in malicious triumph] when evil overtook him?
		Job 31:30 "No, I have not allowed my mouth to sin By cursing my enemy and asking for his life.
		Job 31:31 "I assure you, the men of my tent have said, 'Who can find one [in need] who has not been satisfied with his meat'?
		Job 31:32 "The stranger has not lodged in the street, Because I have opened my door to the traveler.
		Job 31:33 "Have I concealed my transgressions like Adam or like other men, By hiding my wickedness in my bosom,
		Job 31:34 Because I feared the great multitude, And the contempt of families terrified me, So that I kept silence and did not acknowledge my sin and did not go out of the door?
		Job 31:35 "Oh, that I had one to listen to me! Look, here is my signature (mark); Let the Almighty answer me! Let my adversary write out His indictment [and put His vague accusations in tangible form].
		Job 31:36 "Surely I would [proudly] bear it on my shoulder, And bind the scroll around my head like a crown.
		Job 31:37 "I would count out to Him the number of my steps [with every detail of my life], Approaching His presence as if I were a prince.
		Job 31:38 ¶ "For if my land has cried out against me, And its furrows weep together;
		Job 31:39 If I have eaten its fruits without paying for them, Or have caused its [rightful] owners to lose their lives,
		Job 31:40 Let thorns grow instead of wheat, And stinkweed and cockleburs instead of barley." So the words of Job [with his friends] are finished.

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