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Job 31:24-40

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24“If I have put my confidence in gold,

And called fine gold my trust,

25If I have gloated because my wealth was great,

And because my hand had obtained so much;

26If I have looked at the sun when it shone,

Or the moon going in splendor,

27And my heart was secretly enticed,

And my hand threw a kiss from my mouth,

28That too would have been a guilty deed calling for judgment,

For I would have denied God above.

29“Have I rejoiced at the misfortune of my enemy,

Or become excited when evil found him?

30“No, I have not allowed my mouth to sin

By asking for his life in a curse.

31“Have the people of my tent not said,

‘Who can find one who has not been satisfied with his meat’?

32“The stranger has not spent the night outside,

For I have opened my doors to the traveler.

33“Have I covered my wrongdoings like a man,

By hiding my guilt in my shirt pocket,

34Because I feared the great multitude

And the contempt of families terrified me,

And I kept silent and did not go out of doors?

35“Oh that I had one to hear me!

Here is my signature;

Let the Almighty answer me!

And the indictment which my adversary has written,

36I would certainly carry it on my shoulder,

I would tie it to myself like a garland.

37“I would declare to Him the number of my steps;

Like a prince, I would approach Him.

38“If my land cries out against me,

And its furrows weep together;

39If I have eaten its fruit without money,

Or have caused its owners to lose their lives,

40May the thorn-bush grow instead of wheat,

And stinkweed instead of barley.”

The words of Job are ended.