Job 31

NEW AMERICAN BIBLE	Peshitta
1 If I have made an agreement with my eyes and entertained any thoughts against a maiden;	1 ܩܝܡܐ ܐܩܝܡܬ ܠܥܝܢ̈ܝ ܕܠܐ ܐܬܒܝܢ ܒܒܬܘܠܬܐ
2 But what is man's lot from God above, his inheritance from the Almighty on high?	2 ܘܡܢܐ ܗܝ ܦܠܓܘܬܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܕܡܢ ܠܥܠ ܘܝܪܬܘܬܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܕܡܢ ܡܪܘܡܐ
3 Is it not calamity for the unrighteous, and woe for evildoers?	3 ܐܠܐ ܬܒܪܐ ܠܥ̇ܘ̈ܠܐ ܘܢܘܟܪܝܘܬܐ ܥܠ ܥܒ̈ܕܝ ܥܘ̣ܠܐ
4 Does he not see my ways, and number all my steps?	4 ܗܘܝܘ ܚܙܐ ܐܘܪ̈ܚܬܝ ܘܟܠܗܝܢ ܗ̈ܠܟܬܝ ܡܢܐ
5 If I have walked in falsehood and my foot has hastened to deceit;	5 ܐܢ ܗܠܟܬ ܥܡ ܫܩܪ̈ܐ ܘܐܢ ܐܣܬܪܗܒ ܪ̈ܓܠܝ ܠܡܪܗܛ ܒܢܟܠܐ
6 Let God weigh me in the scales of justice; thus will he know my innocence!	6 ܢܬܩܠܢܝ ܒܡܣܐܬܐ ܕܩܘܫܬܐ ܘܢܕܥ ܐܠܗܐ ܫܠܡܘܬܝ
7 If my steps have turned out of the way, and my heart has followed my eyes, or any stain clings to my hands,	7 ܐܢ ܐܣܛܝܬ ܗ̈ܠܟܬܝ ܡܢ ܐܘܪܚܐ ܘܐܢ ܐܙܠ ܠܒܝ ܒܬܪ ܥܝܢ̈ܝ ܘܐܢ ܕܒܩ ܒܝ ܡܕܡ
8 Then may I sow, but another eat of it, or may my planting be rooted up!	8 ܐܠܐ ܐܢ ܙܪܥܬ ܗܝܕܝܢ ܐܟܠܬ ܘܐܢ ܢܨܒܬ ܗܝܕܝܢ ܪܒܝܬ ܘܚܡܠܬ
9 If my heart has been enticed toward a woman, and I have lain in wait at my neighbor's door;	9 ܘܐܢ ܐܫܬܕܠ ܠܒܝ ܥܠ ܐܢܬܬܐ ܢܘܟܪܝܬܐ ܘܥܠ ܬܪܥܐ ܕܚܒܪܝ ܐܢ ܟܡܢܬ
10 Then may my wife grind for another, and may others cohabit with her!	10 ܐܠܐ ܛܚܢܬ ܠܐܚܪ̈ܢܝܢ ܐܢܬܬܝ ܘܐܦܬ ܒܕܘܟܐ ܐܚܪܢܝܐ
11 For that would be heinous, a crime to be condemned;	11 ܡܛܠ ܕܗܝ ܚܛܝܬܐ ܗܝ ܘܗܝ ܥܝܢܐ ܗܝ ܕܨܢܥܬܐ
12 A fire that should burn down to the abyss till it consumed all my possessions to the roots.	12 ܘܢܘܪܐ ܗܝ ܕܥܕܡܐ ܠܐܒܕܢܐ ܐܟܠܐ ܘܟܠܗܝܢ ܥ̈ܠܠܬܝ ܢܬܥܩܪ̈ܢ
13 Had I refused justice to my manservant or to my maid, when they had a claim against me,	13 ܐܢ ܐܣܠܝܬ ܕܝܢܐ ܕܥܒܕܝ ܘܕܐܡܬܝ ܡܐ ܕܕܝܢܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܥܡܝ
14 What then should I do when God rose up; what could I answer when he demanded an account?	14 ܐܠܐ ܐܡܪܬ ܡܢܐ ܐܥܒܕ ܡܐ ܕܩ̇ܐܡ ܐܠܗܐ ܘܡܐ ܕܦ̇ܩܕ ܡܢܐ ܐܬܝܒܝܘܗܝ
15 Did not he who made me in the womb make him? Did not the same One fashion us before our birth?	15 ܕܗܐ ܒܟܪܣܐ ܕܥܒܕܢܝ ܥܒܕܗ ܘܒܚܕ ܡܪܒܥܐ ܬܩܢܢ
16 If I have denied anything to the poor, or allowed the eyes of the widow to languish	16 ܐܢ ܟܠܝܬ ܠܡܣܟܢܐ ܡܕܡ ܕܨܒܐ ܘܐܢ ܐܚܫܟܬ ܠܥܝ̈ܢܐ ܕܐܪܡܠܬܐ
17 While I ate my portion alone, with no share in it for the fatherless,	17 ܐܢ ܐܟܠܬ ܠܚܡܝ ܒܠܚܘܕܝ ܘܠܐ ܝܬܡܐ ܡܢܗ ܐܟܠ
18 Though like a father God has reared me from my youth, guiding me even from my mother's womb--	18 ܡܛܠ ܕܡܢ ܛܠܝܘܬܝ ܪܒܝܘܢܝ ܟܐ̈ܒܐ ܘܡܢ ܟܪܣܗ̇ ܕܐܡܝ ܬܢܚ̈ܬܐ
19 If I have seen a wanderer without clothing, or a poor man without covering,	19 ܐܢ ܚܙܝܬ ܕܐܒܝܕ ܡܢ ܒܠܝ ܠܒܘܫܐ ܘܠܝܬ ܬܟܣܝܬܐ ܠܒ̇ܝܫܐ
20 Whose limbs have not blessed me when warmed with the fleece of my sheep;	20 ܐܠܐ ܥܠ ܒܘܪ̈ܟܝ ܐܬܪܒܝܘ ܘܡܢ ܓܙ̈ܐ ܕܥܢܝ ܐܫܬܚܢܘ
21 If I have raised my hand against the innocent because I saw that I had supporters at the gate--	21 ܐܢ ܐܪܝܡܬ ܥܠ ܝܬܡܐ ܐܝܕܝ ܐܠܐ ܡܐ ܕܚܙܝܬܗ ܒܬܪܥܐ ܥܕܪܬܗ
22 Then may my arm fall from the shoulder, my forearm be broken at the elbow!	22 ܟܬܦܝ ܡܢ ܟܪܗ̇ ܬܦܠ ܘܕܪܥܝ ܡܢ ܩܢܝܗ ܢܬܬܒܪ
23 For the dread of God will be upon me, and his majesty will overpower me.	23 ܡܛܠ ܕܕܚܠܬܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܐܙܝܥܬܢܝ ܘܬܒܪܗ ܐܬܐ ܥܠܝ ܘܡܢ ܙܘܥܬܐ ܠܐ ܐܫܟܚܬ ܠܡܩܡ
24 Had I put my trust in gold or called fine gold my security;	24 ܐܢ ܥܒܕܬ ܕܗܒܐ ܬܘܟܠܢܝ ܘܐܢ ܐܡܪܬ ܥܠ ܟܐܦܐ ܛܒܬܐ ܕܐܢܬܝ ܗܝ ܬܘܟܠܢܝ ܘܐܢ ܐܡܪܬ ܥܠ ܣܢܝܢܐ ܕܐܢܬ ܗܘ ܣܒܪܝ
25 Or had I rejoiced that my wealth was great, or that my hand had acquired abundance--	25 ܘܐܢ ܚܕܝܬ ܟܕ ܣܓܝ ܩܢܝܢܝ ܘܟܕ ܣܓܝ ܐܫܟܚܬ ܐܝܕܝ
26 Had I looked upon the sun as it shone, or the moon in the splendor of its progress,	26 ܐܢ ܚܙܝܬ ܢܘܗܪܐ ܟܕ ܕܢܝܚ ܘܣܗܪܐ ܟܕ ܚܒܝܒ
27 And had my heart been secretly enticed to waft them a kiss with my hand;	27 ܐܢ ܐܙܠ ܘܐܫܬܕܠ ܒܣܬܪܐ ܠܒܝ ܘܢܫܩܬ ܐܝܕܝ ܠܦܘܡܝ
28 This too would be a crime for condemnation, for I should have denied God above.	28 ܐܦ ܗܘ ܚܙܐ ܟܠܗܝܢ ܨܢܥ̈ܬܝ ܐܢ ܟܕܒܬ ܩܕܡ ܐܠܗܐ
29 Had I rejoiced at the destruction of my enemy or exulted when evil fell upon him,	29 ܘܐܢ ܚܕܝܬ ܒܬܒܪܐ ܕܣܢܐܝ ܘܐܢ ܕܨܬ ܡܐ ܕܗܘܬ ܠܗ ܒܝܫܬܐ
30 Even though I had not suffered my mouth to sin by uttering a curse against his life--	30 ܘܠܐ ܐܫܠܡܬ ܦܘܡܝ ܠܚܛܗܐ ܘܢܦܫܝ ܠܚܕܐ ܡܢ ܗܠܝܢ ܠܐ ܫܐܠܬ
31 Had not the men of my tent exclaimed, "Who has not been fed with his meat!"	31 ܐܠܐ ܐܡܪܘ ܪ̈ܚܡܝ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܝܢ ܝܗܒ ܠܢ ܡܢ ܒܣܪܗ ܘܠܐ ܣܒܥܢ
32 Because no stranger lodged in the street, but I opened my door to wayfarers--	32 ܒܫܘܩܐ ܠܐ ܐܒܝܬܬ ܐܟܣܢܝܐ ܘܬܪܥܝ ܠܐܪܚܐ ܦܬܚܬ
33 Had I, out of human weakness, hidden my sins and buried my guilt in my bosom	33 ܐܢ ܟܣܝܬ ܐܝܟ ܐܢܫܐ ܚ̈ܛܗܝ ܘܐܢ ܛܡܪܬ ܒܛܘܫܝܐ ܚ̈ܘܒܝ
34 Because I feared the noisy multitude and the scorn of the tribes terrified me- then I should have remained silent, and not come out of doors!	34 ܘܐܢ ܕܫܬ ܚܝܠܐ ܕܣ̈ܓܝܐܐ ܐܠܐ ܣܘܓܐܐ ܗܘ ܕܫܪ̈ܒܬܐ ܬܒܪܢܝ ܘܒܪܢܫܐ ܠܐ ܐܗܦܟܬ ܒܬܪܥܐ ܘܒܡܡܠܠܐ ܕܣ̈ܦܘܬܐ ܠܐ ܪܢܝܬ ܓܘܪ̈ܓܘܗܝ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܡܟܟܘܢܝ
35 Oh, that I had one to hear my case, and that my accuser would write out his indictment!	35 ܡ̇ܢ ܕܝܢ ܝܗܒ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܫ̇ܡܥ ܠܝ ܐܢ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܐܠܗܐ ܢܥܢܝܢܝ ܘܢܟܬܘܒ ܒܣܦܪܐ ܕܝܢ̈ܘܗܝ ܕܓܒܪܐ
36 Surely, I should wear it on my shoulder or put it on me like a diadem;	36 ܐܠܐ ܥܠ ܟܬܦܝ ܐܫܩܠܝܘܗܝ ܘܥܒܕܬܗ ܠܝ ܟܠܝܠܐ
37 Of all my steps I should give him an account; like a prince I should present myself before him. This is my final plea; let the Almighty answer me! The words of Job are ended.	37 ܡܢܝܢܐ ܕܗ̈ܠܟܬܝ ܐܚܘܝܘܗܝ ܘܐܝܟ ܫܠܝܛܐ ܐܒܕܩܝܘܗܝ
38 If my land has cried out against me till its very furrows complained;	38 ܘܥܠܝ ܐܪܥܐ ܬܝܠܠ ܘܟܪ̈ܒܝܗ̇ ܐܟܚܕܐ ܢܒܟܘܢ
39 If I have eaten its produce without payment and grieved the hearts of its tenants;	39 ܐܢ ܐܟܠܬ ܚܝܠܗ̇ ܕܠܐ ܟܣܦ ܘܢܦܫܐ ܕܡܪܝܪܐ ܐܢ ܐܕܘܝܬ
40 Then let the thistles grow instead of wheat and noxious weeds instead of barley!	40 ܚܠܦ ܚܛܬܐ ܢܦܘܩ ܙܒܠܐ ܘܚܠܦ ܣܥܪܬܐ ܢܦܘܩ ܟܘܒܐ ܘܫܠܡܘ ܦܬ̈ܓܡܘܗܝ ܕܐܝܘܒ