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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 made a covenant with my eyesnot to look with lust at a young woman.
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2So what can I expect from God?What do I deserve from God Almighty above?
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2For what has God above chosen for us?What is our inheritance 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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3Isn’t it calamity for the wickedand misfortune for those who do evil?
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4Isn't God looking, observing how I live?Doesn't he mark every step I take?
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4Doesn’t he see everything I doand every step I take?
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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“Have I lied to anyoneor deceived anyone?
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6Weigh me on a set of honest scalesso God has proof of my integrity.
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6Let God weigh me on the scales of justice,for he knows 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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7If I have strayed from his pathway,or if my heart has lusted for what my eyes have seen,or if I am guilty of any other sin,
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8Go ahead, then—give my portion to someone who deserves it.
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8then let someone else eat the crops I have planted.Let all that I have planted be uprooted.
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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 seduced by a woman,or if I have lusted for my neighbor’s wife,
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10Fine, my wife has every right to go aheadand sleep with anyone she wants to.
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10then let my wife serve another man;let other men sleep with her.
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11For disgusting behavior like that,I'd deserve the worst punishment you could hand out.
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11For lust is a shameful sin,a crime that should be punished.
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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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12It is a fire that burns all the way to hell.It would wipe out everything I own.
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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 been unfair to my male or female servantswhen they brought their complaints to 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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14how could I face God?What could I say when he questioned me?
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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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15For God created both me and my servants.He created 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“Have I refused to help the poor,or crushed the hopes of widows?
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17Taken care of my own needs and fed my own facewhile they languished?
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17Have I been stingy with my foodand refused to share it with orphans?
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18Wasn't my home always open to them?Weren't they always welcome at my table?
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18No, from childhood I have cared for orphans like a father,and all my life I have cared for widows.
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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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19Whenever I saw the homeless without clothesand the needy with nothing to wear,
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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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20did they not praise mefor providing wool clothing to keep them warm?
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21"If I've ever used my strength and influenceto take advantage of the unfortunate,
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21“If I raised my hand against an orphan,knowing the judges would take my side,
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22Go ahead, break both my arms,cut off all my fingers!
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22then let my shoulder be wrenched out of place!Let my arm be torn from its socket!
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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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23That would be better than facing God’s judgment.For if the majesty of God opposes me, what hope is there?
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24"Did I set my heart on making big moneyor worship at the bank?
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24“Have I put my trust in moneyor felt secure because of my gold?
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25Did I boast about my wealth,show off because I was well-off?
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25Have I gloated about my wealthand all that I own?
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26Was I ever so awed by the sun's brillianceand moved by the moon's beauty
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26“Have I looked at the sun shining in the skies,or the moon walking down its silver pathway,
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27That I let myself become seduced by themand worshiped them on the sly?
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27and been secretly enticed in my heartto throw kisses at them in worship?
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28If so, I would deserve the worst of punishments,for I would be betraying God himself.
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28If so, I should be punished by the judges,for it would mean I had denied the God of heaven.
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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 ever rejoiced when disaster struck my enemies,or become excited when harm came their way?
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30No, I never said a word of detraction,never cursed them, even under my breath.
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30No, I have never sinned by cursing anyoneor by asking for revenge.
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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“My servants have never said,‘He let others go hungry.’
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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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32I have never turned away a strangerbut have opened my doors to everyone.
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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 tried to hide my sins like other people do,concealing my guilt in my heart?
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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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34Have I feared the crowdor the contempt of the masses,so that I kept quiet and stayed indoors?
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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“If only someone would listen to me!Look, I will sign my name to my defense.Let the Almighty answer me.Let my accuser write out the charges against me.
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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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36I would face the accusation proudly.I would wear it 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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37For I would tell him exactly what I have done.I would come before him like 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“If my land accuses meand all its furrows cry out together,
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39If I've ever raped the earth for my own profitor dispossessed its rightful owners,
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39or if I have stolen its cropsor murdered its owners,
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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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40then let thistles grow on that land instead of wheat,and weeds instead of barley.” Job’s words are ended.