Verse 23
Job 31:23
American Standard Version
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For calamity from God (Elohim) is a terror to me, And by reason of his majesty I can do nothing.
Original Language Text
hebrew
כִּ֤י פַ֣חַד אֵ֭לַ/י אֵ֣יד אֵ֑ל וּ֝/מִ/שְּׂאֵת֗/וֹ לֹ֣א אוּכָֽל
English Translation
For the fear of God is upon me, and I cannot bear His majesty.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 31 Context
1
I made a covenant with mine eyes; How then should I look upon a virgin?
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For what is the portion from God (Elohim) above, And the heritage from the Almighty on high?
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Is it not calamity to the unrighteous, And disaster to the workers of iniquity?
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Doth not he see my ways, And number all my steps?
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If I have walked with falsehood, And my foot hath hasted to deceit
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(Let me be weighed in an even balance, That God (Elohim) may know mine integrity);
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If my step hath turned out of the way, And my heart walked after mine eyes, And if any spot hath cle...
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Then let me sow, and let another eat; Yea, let the produce of my field be rooted out.
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If my heart hath been enticed unto a woman, And I have laid wait at my neighbor`s door;
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Then let my wife grind unto another, And let others bow down upon her.
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For that were a heinous crime; Yea, it were an iniquity to be punished by the judges:
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For it is a fire that consumeth unto Destruction, And would root out all mine increase.
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13
If I have despised the cause of my man-servant or of my maid-servant, When they contended with...
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14
What then shall I do when God (Elohim) riseth up? And when he visiteth, what shall I answer him?
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15
Did not he that made me in the womb make him? And did not one fashion us in the womb?
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If I have withheld the poor from [their] desire, Or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail,
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Or have eaten my morsel alone, And the fatherless hath not eaten thereof
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(Nay, from my youth he grew up with me as with a father, And her have I guided from my mother`s wom...
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If I have seen any perish for want of clothing, Or that the needy had no covering;
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If his loins have not blessed me, And if he hath not been warmed with the fleece of my sheep;
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If I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless, Because I saw my help in the gate:
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Then let my shoulder fall from the shoulder-blade, And mine arm be broken from the bone.
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For calamity from God (Elohim) is a terror to me, And by reason of his majesty I can do nothing.
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If I have made gold my hope, And have said to the fine gold, [Thou art] my confidence;
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If I have rejoiced because my wealth was great, And because my hand had gotten much;
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If I have beheld the sun when it shined, Or the moon walking in brightness,
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And my heart hath been secretly enticed, And my mouth hath kissed my hand:
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This also were an iniquity to be punished by the judges; For I should have denied the God (Elohim) t...
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If I have rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, Or lifted up myself when evil foun...
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(Yea, I have not suffered by mouth to sin By asking his life with a curse);
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31
If the men of my tent have not said, Who can find one that hath not been filled with his meat?
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32
(The sojourner hath not lodged in the street; But I have opened my doors to the traveller);
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33
If like Adam I have covered my transgressions, By hiding mine iniquity in my bosom,
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34
Because I feared the great multitude, And the contempt of families terrified me, So that I kept sile...
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35
Oh that I had one to hear me! (Lo, here is my signature, let the Almighty answer me); And [that I ha...
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Surely I would carry it upon my shoulder; I would bind it unto me as a crown:
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37
I would declare unto him the number of my steps; As a prince would I go near unto him.
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38
If my land crieth out against me, And the furrows thereof weep together;
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If I have eaten the fruits thereof without money, Or have caused the owners thereof to lose their li...
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Let thistles grow instead of wheat, And cockle instead of barley. The words of Job are ende...
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