JOB 31

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Job’s Final Appeal31:1

“I have made a covenant with my eyes;

how then could I gaze at a virgin? 2

What would be my portion from God above

and my heritage from the Almighty on high? 3

Is not calamity for the unrighteous,

and disaster for the workers of iniquity? 4

Does not he see my ways

and number all my steps?
5

“If I have walked with falsehood

and my foot has hastened to deceit; 6

(Let me be weighed in a just balance,

and let God know my integrity!) 7

if my step has turned aside from the way

and my heart has gone after my eyes,

and if any spot has stuck to my hands, 8

then let me sow, and another eat,

and let what grows for me be rooted out.
9

“If my heart has been enticed toward a woman,

and I have lain in wait at my neighbor’s door, 10

then let my wife grind for another,

and let others bow down on her. 11

For that would be a heinous crime;

that would be an iniquity to be punished by the judges; 12

for that would be a fire that consumes as far as Abaddon,

and it would burn to the root all my increase.
13

“If I have rejected the cause of my manservant or my maidservant,

when they brought a complaint against me, 14

what then shall I do when God rises up?

When he makes inquiry, what shall I answer him? 15

Did not he who made me in the womb make him?

And did not one fashion us in the womb?
16

“If I have withheld anything that the poor desired,

or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail, 17

or have eaten my morsel alone,

and the fatherless has not eaten of it 18

(for from my youth the fatherless grew up with me as with a father,

and from my mother’s womb I guided the widow), 19

if I have seen anyone perish for lack of clothing,

or the needy without covering, 20

if his body has not blessed me,

and if he was not warmed with the fleece of my sheep, 21

if I have raised my hand against the fatherless,

because I saw my help in the gate, 22

then let my shoulder blade fall from my shoulder,

and let my arm be broken from its socket. 23

For I was in terror of calamity from God,

and I could not have faced his majesty.
24

“If I have made gold my trust

or called fine gold my confidence, 25

if I have rejoiced because my wealth was abundant

or because my hand had found much, 26

if I have looked at the sun when it shone,

or the moon moving in splendor, 27

and my heart has been secretly enticed,

and my mouth has kissed my hand, 28

this also would be an iniquity to be punished by the judges,

for I would have been false to God above.
29

“If I have rejoiced at the ruin of him who hated me,

or exulted when evil overtook him 30

(I have not let my mouth sin

by asking for his life with a curse), 31

if the men of my tent have not said,

‘Who is there that has not been filled with his meat?’ 32

(the sojourner has not lodged in the street;

I have opened my doors to the traveler), 33

if I have concealed my transgressions as others do

by hiding my iniquity in my heart, 34

because I stood in great fear of the multitude,

and the contempt of families terrified me,

so that I kept silence, and did not go out of doors— 35

Oh, that I had one to hear me!

(Here is my signature! Let the Almighty answer me!)

Oh, that I had the indictment written by my adversary! 36

Surely I would carry it on my shoulder;

I would bind it on me as a crown; 37

I would give him an account of all my steps;

like a prince I would approach him.
38

“If my land has cried out against me

and its furrows have wept together, 39

if I have eaten its yield without payment

and made its owners breathe their last, 40

let thorns grow instead of wheat,

and foul weeds instead of barley.”
    The words of Job are ended.

MARK 16

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The Resurrection  16:1 When the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices, so that they might go and anoint him. 2 And very early on the first day of the week, when the sun had risen, they went to the tomb. 3 And they were saying to one another, “Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance of the tomb?” 4 And looking up, they saw that the stone had been rolled back—it was very large. 5 And entering the tomb, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, dressed in a white robe, and they were alarmed. 6 And he said to them, “Do not be alarmed. You seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He has risen; he is not here. See the place where they laid him. 7 But go, tell his disciples and Peter that he is going before you to Galilee. There you will see him, just as he told you.” 8 And they went out and fled from the tomb, for trembling and astonishment had seized them, and they said nothing to anyone, for they were afraid. 9 [Some of the earliest manuscripts do not include 16:9–20.]Jesus Appears to Mary Magdalene

[[Now when he rose early on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, from whom he had cast out seven demons. 10 She went and told those who had been with him, as they mourned and wept. 11 But when they heard that he was alive and had been seen by her, they would not believe it. Jesus Appears to Two Disciples12 After these things he appeared in another form to two of them, as they were walking into the country. 13 And they went back and told the rest, but they did not believe them. The Great Commission14 Afterward he appeared to the eleven themselves as they were reclining at table, and he rebuked them for their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they had not believed those who saw him after he had risen. 15 And he said to them, “Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to the whole creation. 16 Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned. 17 And these signs will accompany those who believe: in my name they will cast out demons; they will speak in new tongues; 18 they will pick up serpents with their hands; and if they drink any deadly poison, it will not hurt them; they will lay their hands on the sick, and they will recover.”
    19 So then the Lord Jesus, after he had spoken to them, was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God. 20 And they went out and preached everywhere, while the Lord worked with them and confirmed the message by accompanying signs.]]