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31 I made a covenant with mine eyes;
How then should I look upon a virgin?
[a]For what is the portion from God above,
And the heritage from the Almighty on high?
Is it not calamity to the unrighteous,
And disaster to the workers of iniquity?

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  1. Job 31:2 Or, For what portion should I have of God . . . And what heritage etc.? Is there not calamity etc.?

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)
Is it not ruin(E) for the wicked,
    disaster(F) for those who do wrong?(G)

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