Job 31
Clementine Vulgate, 1598Translation
Clementine Vulgate, 1598
Berean Standard Bible
1[Pepigi fœdus cum oculis meis, ut ne cogitarem quidem de virgine.
1“I have made a covenant with my eyes. How then could I gaze with desire at a virgin?
2Quam enim partem haberet in me Deus desuper, et hæreditatem Omnipotens de excelsis?
2For what is the allotment of God from above, or the heritage from the Almighty on high?
3Numquid non perditio est iniquo, et alienatio operantibus injustitiam?
3Does not disaster come to the unjust and calamity to the workers of iniquity?
4Nonne ipse considerat vias meas, et cunctos gressus meos dinumerat?
4Does He not see my ways and count my every step?
5Si ambulavi in vanitate, et festinavit in dolo pes meus,
5If I have walked in falsehood or my foot has rushed to deceit,
6appendat me in statera justa, et sciat Deus simplicitatem meam.
6let God weigh me with honest scales, that He may know my integrity.
7Si declinavit gressus meus de via, et si secutum est oculos meos cor meum, et si manibus meis adhæsit macula,
7If my steps have turned from the path, if my heart has followed my eyes, or if impurity has stuck to my hands,
8seram, et alius comedat, et progenies mea eradicetur.
8then may another eat what I have sown, and may my crops be uprooted.
9Si deceptum est cor meum super muliere, et si ad ostium amici mei insidiatus sum,
9If my heart has been enticed by my neighbor’s wife, or I have lurked at his door,
10scortum alterius sit uxor mea, et super illam incurventur alii.
10then may my own wife grind grain for another, and may other men sleep with her.
11Hoc enim nefas est, et iniquitas maxima.
11For that would be a heinous crime, an iniquity to be judged.
12Ignis est usque ad perditionem devorans, et omnia eradicans genimina.
12For it is a fire that burns down to Abaddon; it would root out my entire harvest.
13Si contempsi subire judicium cum servo meo et ancilla mea, cum disceptarent adversum me:
13If I have rejected the cause of my manservant or maidservant when they made a complaint against me,
14quid enim faciam cum surrexerit ad judicandum Deus? et cum quæsierit, quid respondebo illi?
14what will I do when God rises to judge? How will I answer when called to account?
15Numquid non in utero fecit me, qui et illum operatus est, et formavit me in vulva unus?
15Did not He who made me in the womb also make them? Did not the same One form us in the womb?
16Si negavi quod volebant pauperibus, et oculos viduæ expectare feci;
16If I have denied the desires of the poor or allowed the widow’s eyes to fail,
17si comedi buccellam meam solus, et non comedit pupillus ex ea
17if I have eaten my morsel alone, not sharing it with the fatherless—
18(quia ab infantia mea crevit mecum miseratio, et de utero matris meæ egressa est mecum);
18though from my youth I reared him as would a father, and from my mother’s womb I guided the widow—
19si despexi pereuntem, eo quod non habuerit indumentum, et absque operimento pauperem;
19if I have seen one perish for lack of clothing, or a needy man without a cloak,
20si non benedixerunt mihi latera ejus, et de velleribus ovium mearum calefactus est;
20if his heart has not blessed me for warming him with the fleece of my sheep,
21si levavi super pupillum manum meam, etiam cum viderem me in porta superiorem:
21if I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless because I saw that I had support in the gate,
22humerus meus a junctura sua cadat, et brachium meum cum suis ossibus confringatur.
22then may my arm fall from my shoulder and be torn from its socket.
23Semper enim quasi tumentes super me fluctus timui Deum, et pondus ejus ferre non potui.
23For calamity from God terrifies me, and His splendor I cannot overpower.
24Si putavi aurum robur meum, et obrizo dixi: Fiducia mea;
24If I have put my trust in gold or called pure gold my security,
25si lætatus sum super multis divitiis meis, et quia plurima reperit manus mea;
25if I have rejoiced in my great wealth because my hand had gained so much,
26si vidi solem cum fulgeret, et lunam incedentem clare,
26if I have beheld the sun in its radiance or the moon moving in splendor,
27et lætatum est in abscondito cor meum, et osculatus sum manum meam ore meo:
27so that my heart was secretly enticed and my hand threw a kiss from my mouth,
28quæ est iniquitas maxima, et negatio contra Deum altissimum.
28this would also be an iniquity to be judged, for I would have denied God on high.
29Si gavisus sum ad ruinam ejus qui me oderat, et exsultavi quod invenisset eum malum:
29If I have rejoiced in my enemy’s ruin, or exulted when evil befell him—
30non enim dedi ad peccandum guttur meum, ut expeterem maledicens animam ejus.
30I have not allowed my mouth to sin by asking for his life with a curse—
31Si non dixerunt viri tabernaculi mei: Quis det de carnibus ejus, ut saturemur?
31if the men of my house have not said, ‘Who is there who has not had his fill?’—
32foris non mansit peregrinus: ostium meum viatori patuit.
32but no stranger had to lodge on the street, for my door has been open to the traveler—
33Si abscondi quasi homo peccatum meum, et celavi in sinu meo iniquitatem meam;
33if I have covered my transgressions like Adam by hiding my guilt in my heart,
34si expavi ad multitudinem nimiam, et despectio propinquorum terruit me: et non magis tacui, nec egressus sum ostium.
34because I greatly feared the crowds and the contempt of the clans terrified me, so that I kept silent and would not go outside—
35Quis mihi tribuat auditorem, ut desiderium meum audiat Omnipotens, et librum scribat ipse qui judicat,
35(Oh, that I had one to hear me! Here is my signature. Let the Almighty answer me; let my accuser compose an indictment.
36ut in humero meo portem illum, et circumdem illum quasi coronam mihi?
36Surely I would carry it on my shoulder and wear it like a crown.
37Per singulos gradus meos pronuntiabo illum, et quasi principi offeram eum.
37I would give account of all my steps; I would approach Him like a prince.)—
38Si adversum me terra mea clamat, et cum ipsa sulci ejus deflent:
38if my land cries out against me and its furrows weep together,
39si fructus ejus comedi absque pecunia, et animam agricolarum ejus afflixi:
39if I have devoured its produce without payment or broken the spirit of its tenants,
40pro frumento oriatur mihi tribulus, et pro hordeo spina.] Finita sunt verba Job.
40then let briers grow instead of wheat and stinkweed instead of barley.” Thus conclude the words of Job.
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