1. I promised myselfnever to stare with desireat a young woman.
2. God All-Powerful punishesmen who do that.
3. In fact, God sends disasteron all who sin,
4. and he keeps a close watchon everything I do.
5. I am not dishonest or deceitful,
6. and I beg God to provemy innocence.
7. If I have disobeyed himor even wanted to,
8. then others can eat my harvestand uproot my crops.
9. If I have desired someone's wifeand chased after her,
10. then let some strangersteal my wife from me.
11. If I took someone's wife,it would be a horrible crime,
12. sending me to destructionand my crops to the flames.
13. When my servantscomplained against me,I was fair to them.
14. Otherwise, what answerwould I give to Godwhen he judges me?
15. After all, God is the onewho gave life to each of usbefore we were born.