Job 31 Comparison: Douay-Rheims vs King James Version
Job 31
1I made a covenant with my eyes, that I would not so much as think upon a virgin.
2For what part should God from above have in me, and what inheritance the Almighty from on high?
3Is not destruction to the wicked, and aversion to them that work iniquity?
4Doth not he consider my ways, and number all my steps?
5If I have walked in vanity, and my foot hath made haste to deceit:
6Let him weigh me in a just balance, and let God know my simplicity.
7If my step hath turned out of the way, and if my heart hath followed my eyes, and if a spot hath cleaved to my hands:
8Then let me sow and let another reap: and let my offspring be rooted out.
9If my heart hath been deceived upon a woman, and if I have laid wait at my friend's door:
10Let my wife be the harlot of another, and let other men lie with her.
11For this is a heinous crime, and a most grievous iniquity.
12It is a fire that devoureth even to destruction, and rooteth up all things that spring.
13If I have despised to abide judgment with my manservant, or my maidservant, when they had any controversy against me:
14For what shall I do when God shall rise to judge? and when he shall examine, what shall I answer him?
15Did not he that made me in the womb make him also: and did not one and the same form me in the womb?
16If I have denied to the poor what they desired, and have made the eyes of the widow wait:
17If I have eaten my morsel alone, and the fatherless hath not eaten thereof:
18(For from my infancy mercy grew up with me: and it came out with me from my mother's womb:)
19If I have despised him that was perishing for want of clothing, and the poor man that had no covering:
20If his sides have not blessed me, and if he were not warmed with the fleece of my sheep:
21If I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless, even when I saw myself superior in the gate:
22Let my shoulder fall from its joint, and let my arm with its bones be broken.
23For I have always feared God as waves swelling over me, and his weight I was unable to bear.
24If I have thought gold my strength, and have said to fine gold: My confidence:
25If I have rejoiced over my great riches, and because my hand had gotten much.
26If I beheld the sun when it shined and the moon going in brightness:
27And my heart in secret hath rejoiced, and I have kissed my hand with my mouth:
28Which is a very great iniquity, and a denial against the most high God.
29If I have been glad at the downfall of him that hated me, and have rejoiced that evil had found him.
30For I have not been given my mouth to sin, by wishing a curse to his soul.
31If the men of my tabernacle have not said: Who will give us of his flesh that we may be filled?
32The stranger did not stay without, my door was open to the traveller.
33If as a man I have hid my sin, and have concealed my iniquity in my bosom.
34If I have been afraid at a very great multitude, and the contempt of kinsmen hath terrified me: and have not rather held my peace, and not gone out of the door.
35Who would grant me a hearing, that the Almighty may hear my desire: and that he himself that judgeth would write a book,
36That I may carry it on my shoulder, and put it about me as a crown?
37At every step of mine I would pronounce it, and offer it as to a prince.
38If my land cry against me, and with it the furrows thereof mourn:
39If I have eaten the fruits thereof without money, and have afflicted the son of the tillers thereof:
40Let thistles grow up to me instead of wheat, and thorns instead of barley.
Job 31
1I made a covenant with mine eyes; why then should I think upon a maid?
2For what portion of God is there from above? and what inheritance of the Almighty from on high?
3Is not destruction to the wicked? and a strange punishment to the workers of iniquity?
4Doth not he see my ways, and count all my steps?
5If I have walked with vanity, or if my foot hath hasted to deceit;
6Let me be weighed in an even balance, that God may know mine integrity.
7If my step hath turned out of the way, and mine heart walked after mine eyes, and if any blot hath cleaved to mine hands;
8Then let me sow, and let another eat; yea, let my offspring be rooted out.
9If mine heart have been deceived by a woman, or if I have laid wait at my neighbour’s door;
10Then let my wife grind unto another, and let others bow down upon her.
11For this is an heinous crime; yea, it is an iniquity to be punished by the judges.
12For it is a fire that consumeth to destruction, and would root out all mine increase.
13If I did despise the cause of my manservant or of my maidservant, when they contended with me;
14What then shall I do when God riseth up? and when he visiteth, what shall I answer him?
15Did not he that made me in the womb make him? and did not one fashion us in the womb?
16If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail;
17Or have eaten my morsel myself alone, and the fatherless hath not eaten thereof;
18(For from my youth he was brought up with me, as with a father, and I have guided her from my mother’s womb;)
19If I have seen any perish for want of clothing, or any poor without covering;
20If his loins have not blessed me, and if he were not warmed with the fleece of my sheep;
21If I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless, when I saw my help in the gate:
22Then let mine arm fall from my shoulder blade, and mine arm be broken from the bone.
23For destruction from God was a terror to me, and by reason of his highness I could not endure.
24If I have made gold my hope, or have said to the fine gold, Thou art my confidence;
25If I rejoiced because my wealth was great, and because mine hand had gotten much;
26If I beheld the sun when it shined, or the moon walking in brightness;
27And my heart hath been secretly enticed, or my mouth hath kissed my hand:
28This also were an iniquity to be punished by the judge: for I should have denied the God that is above.
29If I rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, or lifted up myself when evil found him:
30Neither have I suffered my mouth to sin by wishing a curse to his soul.
31If the men of my tabernacle said not, Oh that we had of his flesh! we cannot be satisfied.
32The stranger did not lodge in the street: but I opened my doors to the traveller.
33If I covered my transgressions as Adam, by hiding mine iniquity in my bosom:
34Did I fear a great multitude, or did the contempt of families terrify me, that I kept silence, and went not out of the door?
35Oh that one would hear me! behold, my desire is, that the Almighty would answer me, and that mine adversary had written a book.
36Surely I would take it upon my shoulder, and bind it as a crown to me.
37I would declare unto him the number of my steps; as a prince would I go near unto him.
38If my land cry against me, or that the furrows likewise thereof complain;
39If I have eaten the fruits thereof without money, or have caused the owners thereof to lose their life:
40Let thistles grow instead of wheat, and cockle instead of barley. The words of Job are ended.
Understanding Douay-Rheims vs King James Version in Job 31
Douay-Rheims (DRC)
Traditional Catholic English translation from the Latin Vulgate. Includes deuterocanonical books used in Catholic tradition. Best for readers who want a classic, historically influential Catholic Bible.
King James Version (KJV)
The classic 1611 English translation known for its majestic prose and literary influence. Ideal for traditional study and memorization thanks to its formal style. A foundational English Bible used for centuries.
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Key Comparison: Job 31:16
"If I have denied to the poor what they desired, and have made the eyes of the widow wait:"
"If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail;"
