{"id":25259,"date":"2017-09-30T15:59:31","date_gmt":"2017-09-30T21:59:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.accesstogod.com\/index.php\/2017\/09\/30\/job-311-40-american-standard-version\/"},"modified":"2017-09-30T15:59:31","modified_gmt":"2017-09-30T21:59:31","slug":"job-311-40-american-standard-version","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.accesstogod.com\/?p=25259","title":{"rendered":"Job 31:1-40 (American Standard Version)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\/\/ <![CDATA[\ngoogle_ad_client = \"ca-pub-4647651612525789\"; \/* access2God_horiz_4_link_single_post *\/ google_ad_slot = \"7824248799\"; google_ad_width = 468; google_ad_height = 15;\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\/\/ <![CDATA[\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><br \/>\n<strong>1<\/strong> I made a covenant with mine eyes; How then should I look upon a virgin? <\/br><strong>2<\/strong> For what is the portion from God above, And the heritage from the Almighty on high? <\/br><strong>3<\/strong> Is it not calamity to the unrighteous, And disaster to the workers of iniquity? <\/br><strong>4<\/strong> Doth not he see my ways, And number all my steps? <\/br><strong>5<\/strong> If I have walked with falsehood, And my foot hath hasted to deceit; <\/br><strong>6<\/strong> (Let me be weighed in an even balance, That God may know mine integrity); <\/br><strong>7<\/strong> If my step hath turned out of the way, And my heart walked after mine eyes, And if any spot hath cleaved to my hands: <\/br><strong>8<\/strong> Then let me sow, and let another eat; Yea, let the produce of my field be rooted out. <\/br><strong>9<\/strong> If my heart hath been enticed unto a woman, And I have laid wait at my neighbor&#8217;s door; <\/br><strong>10<\/strong> Then let my wife grind unto another, And let others bow down upon her. <\/br><strong>11<\/strong> For that were a heinous crime; Yea, it were an iniquity to be punished by the judges: <\/br><strong>12<\/strong> For it is a fire that consumeth unto Destruction, And would root out all mine increase. <\/br><strong>13<\/strong> If I have despised the cause of my man-servant or of my maid-servant, When they contended with me; <\/br><strong>14<\/strong> What then shall I do when God riseth up? And when he visiteth, what shall I answer him? <\/br><strong>15<\/strong> Did not he that made me in the womb make him? And did not one fashion us in the womb? <\/br><strong>16<\/strong> If I have withheld the poor from `their&#8217; desire, Or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail, <\/br><strong>17<\/strong> Or have eaten my morsel alone, And the fatherless hath not eaten thereof; <\/br><strong>18<\/strong> (Nay, from my youth he grew up with me as with a father, And her have I guided from my mother&#8217;s womb); <\/br><strong>19<\/strong> If I have seen any perish for want of clothing, Or that the needy had no covering; <\/br><strong>20<\/strong> If his loins have not blessed me, And if he hath not been warmed with the fleece of my sheep; <\/br><strong>21<\/strong> If I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless, Because I saw my help in the gate: <\/br><strong>22<\/strong> Then let my shoulder fall from the shoulder-blade, And mine arm be broken from the bone. <\/br><strong>23<\/strong> For calamity from God is a terror to me, And by reason of his majesty I can do nothing. <\/br><strong>24<\/strong> If I have made gold my hope, And have said to the fine gold, `Thou art&#8217; my confidence; <\/br><strong>25<\/strong> If I have rejoiced because my wealth was great, And because my hand had gotten much; <\/br><strong>26<\/strong> If I have beheld the sun when it shined, Or the moon walking in brightness, <\/br><strong>27<\/strong> And my heart hath been secretly enticed, And my mouth hath kissed my hand: <\/br><strong>28<\/strong> This also were an iniquity to be punished by the judges; For I should have denied the God that is above. <\/br><strong>29<\/strong> If I have rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, Or lifted up myself when evil found him; <\/br><strong>30<\/strong> (Yea, I have not suffered by mouth to sin By asking his life with a curse); <\/br><strong>31<\/strong> If the men of my tent have not said, Who can find one that hath not been filled with his meat? <\/br><strong>32<\/strong> (The sojourner hath not lodged in the street; But I have opened my doors to the traveller); <\/br><strong>33<\/strong> If like Adam I have covered my transgressions, By hiding mine iniquity in my bosom, <\/br><strong>34<\/strong> Because I feared the great multitude, And the contempt of families terrified me, So that I kept silence, and went not out of the door- <\/br><strong>35<\/strong> Oh that I had one to hear me! (Lo, here is my signature, let the Almighty answer me); And `that I had&#8217; the indictment which mine adversary hath written! <\/br><strong>36<\/strong> Surely I would carry it upon my shoulder; I would bind it unto me as a crown: <\/br><strong>37<\/strong> I would declare unto him the number of my steps; As a prince would I go near unto him. <\/br><strong>38<\/strong> If my land crieth out against me, And the furrows thereof weep together; <\/br><strong>39<\/strong> If I have eaten the fruits thereof without money, Or have caused the owners thereof to lose their life: <\/br><strong>40<\/strong> Let thistles grow instead of wheat, And cockle instead of barley. The words of Job are ended. <\/br><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n    google_ad_client = \"ca-pub-4647651612525789\";\n    google_ad_slot = \"6844414800\";\n    google_ad_width = 320;\n    google_ad_height = 100;\n<\/script><br \/>\n<!-- a2g_320x100_more_for_mobile --><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\nsrc=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\n<\/script><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- a2g_responsive_link_ads --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4647651612525789\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"2949445208\"\n     data-ad-format=\"link\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>If you know someone that needs to give their heart to Jesus, <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.accesstogod.com\/index.php\/2014\/05\/26\/bill-winstons-prayer-of-salvation-the-sinners-prayer\/\" title=\"great video of the Salvation Prayer\" target=\"_blank\">here&#8217;s a great video of the Salvation Prayer (Sinner&#8217;s Prayer).<\/a><\/strong><\/br><\/br>If you (or anyone you know) needs prayer, <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.accesstogod.com\/index.php\/24-hour-toll-free-prayer-lines\/\" target=\"_blank\">here&#8217;s a list of toll free 24 hour prayer lines.<\/a><\/strong> <\/br><br \/><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.accesstogod.com\/index.php\/salvation\/faqs-about-salvation\/\" target=\"_blank\">Here&#8217;s a list of frequently asked questions about Salvation.<\/a><\/strong> <br \/><\/br>To access different versions of the Bible, click the following links: <br \/> <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.accesstogod.com\/?s=king+james+version\" target=\"_blank\">King James Version (KJV), <\/a><\/strong> <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.accesstogod.com\/?s=American+Standard+Version\" target=\"_blank\">American Standard Version (ASV), <\/a><\/strong><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.accesstogod.com\/?s=World+English+Bible\" target=\"_blank\">World English Bible (WEB), <\/a><\/strong><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.accesstogod.com\/?s=Darby+English+Bible\" target=\"_blank\">Darby English Bible (DARBY), <\/a><\/strong><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.accesstogod.com\/?s=Bible+in+Basic+English\" target=\"_blank\">Bible in Basic English (BBE), <\/a><\/strong><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.accesstogod.com\/?s=Webster+Bible\" target=\"_blank\">Webster&#8217;s Bible (WBT), <\/a><\/strong><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.accesstogod.com\/?s=Young+Literal+Translation\" target=\"_blank\">Young&#8217;s Literal Translation (YLT)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1 I made a covenant with mine eyes; How then should I look upon a virgin? 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