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31:1  “But I made an agreement with my eyes not to look with desire at a girl.
31:2  What has God above promised those who do this? What has God All-Powerful on high planned for them?
31:3  It is ruin for the evil people. It is disaster for those who do wrong.
31:4  God sees my ways, and he counts every step I take.
31:5  “I have not been a dishonest person. I have not lied to others.
31:6  Let God weigh me on honest scales. Then he will know I have done nothing wrong.
31:7  I have not turned away from doing what is right. My heart has not been led by my eyes to do wrong. My hands have not been made unclean.
31:8  If I have done these things, then let other people eat what I have planted. And let my crops be plowed up.
31:9  “I have not desired another woman. I have never waited at my neighbor’s door to commit adultery with his wife.
31:10  If I have done these things, then let my wife grind another man’s grain. And let other men have physical relations with her.
31:11  Sexual sin is shameful. It is a sin which must be punished.
31:12  It is like a fire that burns and destroys forever. It would destroy all I have.
31:13  “I have been fair to my male and female slaves when they had a complaint against me.
31:14  If I have not, how could I tell God what I did? What will I answer when God asks me to explain what I’ve done?
31:15  God made me in my mother’s womb, and he also made them. The same God formed both of us in our mothers’ wombs.
31:16  “I have never refused anything the poor wanted. I have never let widows give up hope while looking for help.
31:17  I have not kept my food to myself. I have also given it to the orphans.
31:18  Since I was young, I have been like a father to the orphans. And from my birth I guided the widows.
31:19  I have not let a person die because he had no clothes. I have not let a needy person go without a coat.
31:20  That person’s heart blessed me. This was because I warmed him with the wool of my sheep.
31:21  I have never hurt an orphan even when I knew I could win in court.
31:22  If I have, then let my arm fall off my shoulder. Let it be broken at the joint.
31:23  This is because I dread destruction from God. I could not do such things because I fear his majesty.
31:24  “I have not put my trust in gold. I have not said to pure gold, ‘You are my safety.’
31:25  I have not celebrated my great wealth. I have not celebrated that my hands had gained riches.
31:26  I have not thought about worshiping the sun in its brightness. I have not admired the moon moving in glory
31:27  so that my heart was pulled away from God. My hand has never offered the sun and moon a kiss of worship.
31:28  If I had, these also would have been sins to be punished. I would have been unfaithful to God if I had done these things.
31:29  “I have not been happy when my enemy was ruined. I have not laughed when he had trouble.
31:30  I have not let my mouth sin by cursing my enemy’s life.
31:31  The men of my house have always said, ‘Everyone has eaten all he wants of Job’s food.’
31:32  No stranger ever had to spend the night in the street. I always let the traveler stay in my home.
31:33  I have not hidden my sin as other men do. I did not hide my guilt in my heart.
31:34  I was not so afraid of the crowd. I did not keep quiet and stay inside because I feared being hated by other families.
31:35  (“How I wish a court would hear my case! Here I sign my name to show I have told the truth. Now let God All-Powerful answer me. Let the one who is against me write down what he accuses me of.
31:36  I would surely wear the writing on my shoulder. I would put it on like a crown.
31:37  I would explain to God every step I took. I would come near to God like a prince.)
31:38  “My land did not cry out against me. Its plowed rows were not wet with tears.
31:39  I did not take the land’s harvest without paying. I did not break the spirit of those who took care of the land.
31:40  If I did, then let thorns come up instead of wheat. And let weeds come up instead of barley.” The words of Job are finished.