nkjv Job:31:1-39 SEEK
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I have made a covenant with my eyes ;
Why then should I look upon a young woman ?
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For what is the allotment of God from above ,
And the inheritance of the Almighty from on high ?
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Is it not destruction for the wicked ,
And disaster for the workers of iniquity ?
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Does He not see my ways ,
And count all my steps ?
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If I have walked with falsehood ,
Or if my foot has hastened to deceit ,
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Let me be weighed on honest scales ,
That God may know my integrity .
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If my step has turned from the way ,
Or my heart walked after my eyes ,
Or if any spot adheres to my hands ,
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Then let me sow ,
and another eat ;
Yes ,
let my harvest be rooted out .
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If my heart has been enticed by a woman ,
Or if I have lurked at my neighbor '
s door ,
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Then let my wife grind for another ,
And let others bow down over her .
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For that would be wickedness ;
Yes ,
it would be iniquity deserving of judgment .
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For that would be a fire that consumes to destruction ,
And would root out all my increase .
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If I have despised the cause of my male or female servant When they complained against me ,
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What then shall I do when God rises up ?
When He punishes ,
how shall I answer Him ?
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Did not He who made me in the womb make them ?
Did not the same One fashion us in the womb ?
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If I have kept the poor from their desire ,
Or caused the eyes of the widow to fail ,
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Or eaten my morsel by myself ,
So that the fatherless could not eat of it
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But from my youth I reared him as a father ,
And from my mother '
s womb I guided the widow );
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If I have seen anyone perish for lack of clothing ,
Or any poor man without covering ;
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If his heart has not blessed me ,
And if he was not warmed with the fleece of my sheep ;
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If I have raised my hand against the fatherless ,
When I saw I had help in the gate ;
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Then let my arm fall from my shoulder ,
Let my arm be torn from the socket .
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For destruction from God is a terror to me ,
And because of His magnificence I cannot endure .
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If I have made gold my hope ,
Or said to fine gold , "
You are my confidence ';
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If I have rejoiced because my wealth was great ,
And because my hand had gained much ;
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If I have observed the sun when it shines ,
Or the moon moving in brightness ,
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So that my heart has been secretly enticed ,
And my mouth has kissed my hand ;
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This also would be an iniquity deserving of judgment ,
For I would have denied God who is above .
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If I have rejoiced at the destruction of him who hated me ,
Or lifted myself up when evil found him
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Indeed I have not allowed my mouth to sin By asking for a curse on his soul );
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If the men of my tent have not said , "
Who is there that has not been satisfied with his meat ?'
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But no sojourner had to lodge in the street ,
For I have opened my doors to the traveler );
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If I have covered my transgressions as Adam ,
By hiding my iniquity in my bosom ,
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Because I feared the great multitude ,
And dreaded the contempt of families ,
So that I kept silence And did not go out of the door --
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Oh ,
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 !
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Surely I would carry it on my shoulder ,
And bind it on me like a crown ;
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I would declare to Him the number of my steps ;
Like a prince I would approach Him .
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If my land cries out against me ,
And its furrows weep together ;
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If I have eaten its fruit without money ,
Or caused its owners to lose their lives ;