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Jó 31 — Bíblia The Message, 2002 | Gospelmais
40 versículos · The Message, 2002
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1"I made a solemn pact with myselfnever to undress a girl with my eyes.
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1"I have made a covenant (agreement) with my eyes; How then could I gaze at a virgin?
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2So what can I expect from God?What do I deserve from God Almighty above?
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2"For what is the portion I would have from God above, And what heritage from the Almighty on high?
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3Isn't calamity reserved for the wicked?Isn't disaster supposed to strike those who do wrong?
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3"Does not tragedy fall on the unjust And disaster to those who work wickedness?
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4Isn't God looking, observing how I live?Doesn't he mark every step I take?
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4"Does not God see my ways And count all my steps?
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5"Have I walked hand in hand with falsehood,or hung out in the company of deceit?
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5"If I have walked with falsehood, Or if my foot has chased after deceit,
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6Weigh me on a set of honest scalesso God has proof of my integrity.
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6Oh, let Him weigh me with accurate scales, And let God know my integrity.
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7If I've strayed off the straight and narrow,wanted things I had no right to,messed around with sin,
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7"If my step has turned away from the way , Or if my heart has followed my eyes, Or if any spot has stained my hands,
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8Go ahead, then—give my portion to someone who deserves it.
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8Then let me plant and another eat , And let my crops be uprooted and ruined.
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9"If I've let myself be seduced by a womanand conspired to go to bed with her,
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9"If my heart has been enticed and I was made a fool by a woman, Or if I have lurked at my neighbor's door ,
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10Fine, my wife has every right to go aheadand sleep with anyone she wants to.
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10Let my wife grind for another , And let others kneel down over her.
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11For disgusting behavior like that,I'd deserve the worst punishment you could hand out.
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11"For adultery is a heinous and lustful crime; Moreover, it would be a sin punishable by the judges.
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12Adultery is a fire that burns the house down;I wouldn't expect anything I count dear to survive it.
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12"For it is a fire which consumes to Abaddon (destruction, ruin, final torment); And would burn and rage and uproot all my increase .
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13"Have I ever been unfair to my employeeswhen they brought a complaint to me?
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13"If I have despised and rejected the claim of my male or female servants When they filed a complaint against me,
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14What, then, will I do when God confronts me?When God examines my books, what can I say?
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14What then could I do when God arises ? When He calls me to account, what will I answer Him?
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15Didn't the same God who made me, make them?Aren't we all made of the same stuff, equals before God?
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15"Did not He who made me in the womb make my servant, And did not the same One fashion us both in the womb?
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16"Have I ignored the needs of the poor,turned my back on the indigent,
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16"If I have withheld from the poor what they desired, Or have caused the eyes of the widow to look in vain ,
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17Taken care of my own needs and fed my own facewhile they languished?
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17Or have eaten my morsel alone, And did not share it with the orphan
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18Wasn't my home always open to them?Weren't they always welcome at my table?
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18(But from my youth the orphan grew up with me as with a father, And from my mother's womb I have been the widow's guide),
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19"Have I ever left a poor family shivering in the coldwhen they had no warm clothes?
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19If I have seen anyone perish for lack of clothing, Or any poor person without covering,
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20Didn't the poor bless me when they saw me coming,knowing I'd brought coats from my closet?
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20If his loins have not thanked and blessed me , And if he was not warmed with the fleece of my sheep,
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21"If I've ever used my strength and influenceto take advantage of the unfortunate,
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21If I have lifted my hand against the orphan, Because I saw my help at the gate,
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22Go ahead, break both my arms,cut off all my fingers!
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22Then let my shoulder fall away from its socket, And my arm be broken off at the elbow.
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23The fear of God has kept me from these things—how else could I ever face him?
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23"For tragedy from God is a terror to me, And because of His majesty and exaltation I can do nothing .
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24"Did I set my heart on making big moneyor worship at the bank?
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24"If I have put my trust and confidence in gold, Or have declared fine gold my hope and assurance,
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25Did I boast about my wealth,show off because I was well-off?
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25If I gloated and rejoiced because my wealth was great, And because my hand had obtained so much,
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26Was I ever so awed by the sun's brillianceand moved by the moon's beauty
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26If I beheld the sun when it shone Or the moon going in its splendor,
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27That I let myself become seduced by themand worshiped them on the sly?
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27And my heart became secretly enticed , And my hand threw a kiss from my mouth ,
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28If so, I would deserve the worst of punishments,for I would be betraying God himself.
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28This also would have been sin calling for judgment, For I would have denied God above.
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29"Did I ever crow over my enemy's ruin?Or gloat over my rival's bad luck?
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29"Have I rejoiced at the destruction of the enemy , Or exulted when evil overtook him?
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30No, I never said a word of detraction,never cursed them, even under my breath.
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30"No, I have not allowed my mouth to sin By cursing my enemy and asking for his life.
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31"Didn't those who worked for me say,'He fed us well. There were always second helpings'?
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31"I assure you, the men of my tent have said, 'Who can find one who has not been satisfied with his meat'?
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32And no stranger ever had to spend a night in the street;my doors were always open to travelers.
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32"The stranger has not lodged in the street, Because I have opened my door to the traveler.
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33Did I hide my sin the way Adam did,or conceal my guilt behind closed doors
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33"Have I concealed my transgressions like Adam or like other men, By hiding my wickedness in my bosom,
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34Because I was afraid what people would say,fearing the gossip of the neighbors so muchThat I turned myself into a recluse?You know good and well that I didn't.
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34Because I feared the great multitude, And the contempt of families terrified me, So that I kept silence and did not acknowledge my sin and did not go out of the door?
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35"Oh, if only someone would give me a hearing!I've signed my name to my defense—let theAlmighty One answer!I want to see my indictment in writing.
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35"Oh, that I had one to listen to me! Look, here is my signature (mark); Let the Almighty answer me! Let my adversary write out His indictment .
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36Anyone's welcome to read my defense;I'll write it on a poster and carry it around town.
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36"Surely I would bear it on my shoulder, And bind the scroll around my head like a crown.
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37I'm prepared to account for every move I've ever made—to anyone and everyone, prince or pauper.
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37"I would count out to Him the number of my steps , Approaching His presence as if I were a prince.
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38"If the very ground that I farm accuses me,if even the furrows fill with tears from my abuse,
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38"For if my land has cried out against me, And its furrows weep together;
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39If I've ever raped the earth for my own profitor dispossessed its rightful owners,
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39If I have eaten its fruits without paying for them, Or have caused its owners to lose their lives,
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40Then curse it with thistles instead of wheat,curse it with weeds instead of barley."The words of Job to his three friends were finished.
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40Let thorns grow instead of wheat, And stinkweed and cockleburs instead of barley." So the words of Job are finished.