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31 ‘I have made a covenant with my eyes;
    how then could I look upon a virgin?
What would be my portion from God above,
    and my heritage from the Almighty[a] on high?

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  1. Job 31:2 Traditional rendering of Heb Shaddai

31 I made a brit (covenant) with mine eyes; how then look I upon a betulah?

For what chelek of Eloah is there from above? And what nachalah of Shaddai from on high?

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31 “I made a covenant with my eyes(A)
    not to look lustfully at a young woman.(B)
For what is our lot(C) from God above,
    our heritage from the Almighty on high?(D)

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