The Scriptures 1998

Job 31:13-26 The Scriptures 1998 (ISR98)

13. If I have refused the plea of my male servant or my female servant when they complained against me,

14. then what should I do when Ěl rises up? And when He punishes, what should I answer Him?

15. Did not He who made me in the womb make him? And did not One fashion us in the womb?

16. If I have withheld the poor from pleasure, or caused the widow’s eyes to fail,

17. or eaten my piece of bread by myself, and the fatherless did not eat of it –

18. but from my youth he grew up with me as with a father, and from my mother’s womb I guided her –

19. if I have seen anyone perish for lack of garments, or a poor one without covering;

20. if his loins have not blessed me, and he warmed himself with the fleece of my sheep;

21. if I have raised my hand against the fatherless, when I saw I had help in the gate;

22. let my arm fall from my shoulder, and my arm be broken from the bone.

23. For I am in dread of destruction from Ěl, and from His excellence I could not escape.

24. If I have put my trust in gold, or called fine gold my refuge;

25. if I have rejoiced because my wealth was great, and because my hand had gained much;

26. if I have looked at the sun when it shines, or the moon moving in brightness,