El panorama
Job 31 abre con “I made a covenant with mine eyes; why then should I think upon a maid?”, cambia cerca del versículo 20 con “If his loins have not blessed me, and if he were not warmed with the fleece of my sheep;” y termina con “Let thistles grow instead of wheat, and cockle instead of barley. The words of Job are…”. Estos puntos trazan el movimiento propio del capítulo desde su inicio hasta su conclusión.
Las Escrituras junto al resumen
Job · Versión King James · 40Job 31:1-8
Versículos 1–8: I made a covenant with mine eyes; why then should I think upon a maid?
Job 31:1–8 abre con “I made a covenant with mine eyes; why then should I think upon a maid?” y llega a “Then let me sow, and let another eat; yea, let my offspring be rooted out.” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Job 31 se desarrolla mediante sus propias voces, acciones, afirmaciones y consecuencias.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
Este bloque contiene 4 preguntas. No son simple puntuación: muestran dónde una voz busca, desafía, teme o intenta comprender.
“I made a covenant with mine eyes; why then should I think upon a maid?” La pregunta hace que el pasaje avance con más calma. Observa quién debe responder, qué presupone y si las líneas siguientes ofrecen una respuesta.
Job 31:1-8
Versión King James1I made a covenant with mine eyes; why then should I think upon a maid?
2For what portion of God is there from above? and what inheritance of the Almighty from on high?
3Is not destruction to the wicked? and a strange punishment to the workers of iniquity?
4Doth not he see my ways, and count all my steps?
5If I have walked with vanity, or if my foot hath hasted to deceit;
6Let me be weighed in an even balance, that God may know mine integrity.
7If my step hath turned out of the way, and mine heart walked after mine eyes, and if any blot hath cleaved to mine hands;
8Then let me sow, and let another eat; yea, let my offspring be rooted out.
Job 31:9-16
Versículos 9–16: If mine heart have been deceived by a woman, or if I have laid wait at…
Job 31:9–16 abre con “If mine heart have been deceived by a woman, or if I have laid wait at my neighbour’s door;” y llega a “If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail;” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Job 31 se desarrolla mediante sus propias voces, acciones, afirmaciones y consecuencias.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
Este bloque contiene 2 preguntas. No son simple puntuación: muestran dónde una voz busca, desafía, teme o intenta comprender.
“If mine heart have been deceived by a woman, or if I have laid wait at my neighbour’s door;” Los términos propios de esta línea incluyen deceived, door, heart. Su relación con los versículos 10 permite comprobar su función dentro del pasaje.
Job 31:9-16
Versión King James9If mine heart have been deceived by a woman, or if I have laid wait at my neighbour’s door;
10Then let my wife grind unto another, and let others bow down upon her.
11For this is an heinous crime; yea, it is an iniquity to be punished by the judges.
12For it is a fire that consumeth to destruction, and would root out all mine increase.
13If I did despise the cause of my manservant or of my maidservant, when they contended with me;
14What then shall I do when God riseth up? and when he visiteth, what shall I answer him?
15Did not he that made me in the womb make him? and did not one fashion us in the womb?
16If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail;
Job 31:17-24
Versículos 17–24: Or have eaten my morsel myself alone, and the fatherless hath not eaten…
Job 31:17–24 abre con “Or have eaten my morsel myself alone, and the fatherless hath not eaten thereof;” y llega a “If I have made gold my hope, or have said to the fine gold, Thou art my confidence;” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Job 31 se desarrolla mediante sus propias voces, acciones, afirmaciones y consecuencias.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
“Or have eaten my morsel myself alone, and the fatherless hath not eaten thereof;” Los términos propios de esta línea incluyen eaten, fatherless, morsel. Su relación con los versículos 18 permite comprobar su función dentro del pasaje.
“If I have seen any perish for want of clothing, or any poor without covering;” Los términos propios de esta línea incluyen clothing, covering, perish. Su relación con los versículos 18 y 20 permite comprobar su función dentro del pasaje.
Job 31:17-24
Versión King James17Or have eaten my morsel myself alone, and the fatherless hath not eaten thereof;
18(For from my youth he was brought up with me, as with a father, and I have guided her from my mother’s womb;)
19If I have seen any perish for want of clothing, or any poor without covering;
20If his loins have not blessed me, and if he were not warmed with the fleece of my sheep;
21If I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless, when I saw my help in the gate:
22Then let mine arm fall from my shoulder blade, and mine arm be broken from the bone.
23For destruction from God was a terror to me, and by reason of his highness I could not endure.
24If I have made gold my hope, or have said to the fine gold, Thou art my confidence;
Job 31:25-32
Versículos 25–32: If I rejoiced because my wealth was great, and because mine hand had…
Job 31:25–32 abre con “If I rejoiced because my wealth was great, and because mine hand had gotten much;” y llega a “The stranger did not lodge in the street: but I opened my doors to the traveller.” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Job 31 se desarrolla mediante sus propias voces, acciones, afirmaciones y consecuencias.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
“If I rejoiced because my wealth was great, and because mine hand had gotten much;” Los términos propios de esta línea incluyen gotten, hand, rejoiced. Su relación con los versículos 26 permite comprobar su función dentro del pasaje.
“And my heart hath been secretly enticed, or my mouth hath kissed my hand:” Los términos propios de esta línea incluyen enticed, hand, heart. Su relación con los versículos 26 y 28 permite comprobar su función dentro del pasaje.
Job 31:25-32
Versión King James25If I rejoiced because my wealth was great, and because mine hand had gotten much;
26If I beheld the sun when it shined, or the moon walking in brightness;
27And my heart hath been secretly enticed, or my mouth hath kissed my hand:
28This also were an iniquity to be punished by the judge: for I should have denied the God that is above.
29If I rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, or lifted up myself when evil found him:
30Neither have I suffered my mouth to sin by wishing a curse to his soul.
31If the men of my tabernacle said not, Oh that we had of his flesh! we cannot be satisfied.
32The stranger did not lodge in the street: but I opened my doors to the traveller.
Job 31:33-40
Versículos 33–40: If I covered my transgressions as Adam, by hiding mine iniquity in my…
Job 31:33–40 abre con “If I covered my transgressions as Adam, by hiding mine iniquity in my bosom:” y llega a “Let thistles grow instead of wheat, and cockle instead of barley. The words of Job are ended.” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Job 31 se desarrolla mediante sus propias voces, acciones, afirmaciones y consecuencias.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
Este bloque contiene 1 preguntas. No son simple puntuación: muestran dónde una voz busca, desafía, teme o intenta comprender.
“If I covered my transgressions as Adam, by hiding mine iniquity in my bosom:” Nombrar a Adam mantiene el relato unido a personas o lugares concretos. Sigue dónde reaparece el nombre y qué cambia a su alrededor.
“Oh that one would hear me! behold, my desire is, that the Almighty would answer me, and that mine adversary had…” El número one hace concreto el relato. Antes de decidir su peso, observa si mide tiempo, personas, distancia, repetición o totalidad.
Job 31:33-40
Versión King James33If I covered my transgressions as Adam, by hiding mine iniquity in my bosom:
34Did I fear a great multitude, or did the contempt of families terrify me, that I kept silence, and went not out of the door?
35Oh that one would hear me! behold, my desire is, that the Almighty would answer me, and that mine adversary had written a book.
36Surely I would take it upon my shoulder, and bind it as a crown to me.
37I would declare unto him the number of my steps; as a prince would I go near unto him.
38If my land cry against me, or that the furrows likewise thereof complain;
39If I have eaten the fruits thereof without money, or have caused the owners thereof to lose their life:
40Let thistles grow instead of wheat, and cockle instead of barley. The words of Job are ended.
Detalles que vale la pena notar
La imagen inicial
Job 31:1 comienza con “I made a covenant with mine eyes; why then should I think upon a maid?”
Dónde cambia el capítulo
Job 31:22 forma un giro natural: “Then let mine arm fall from my shoulder blade, and mine arm be broken from the bone.”
La nota final
Job 31:40 deja al lector con “Let thistles grow instead of wheat, and cockle instead of barley. The words of Job are ended.”
Un recorrido de palabras por el capítulo
Las palabras destruction, iniquity, eaten, eyes, hand, heart ayudan a revelar las preocupaciones que se repiten en el capítulo.
Primero el texto
Donde difieren los lectores
El resumen comienza con lo que dice el pasaje y cómo se relacionan sus partes. No supone que una denominación ya haya resuelto cada pregunta. Toda dependencia de una tradición, teoría literaria o reconstrucción histórica se identifica con claridad.
El texto KJV aparece primero. Las conclusiones interpretativas se identifican, y las diferencias se presentan cuando ayudan a explicar por qué las comunidades serias no siempre llegan a la misma respuesta.
Las notas interpretativas comparativas de este capítulo están en preparación. Hasta que las notas revisadas estén listas, esta página separa el texto KJV del resumen y la aplicación sin afirmar que todos los lectores serios coinciden en cada cuestión.