Ang malaking larawan
Nagbubukas ang Job 31 sa “I made a covenant with mine eyes; why then should I think upon a maid?”, nagbabago malapit sa talata 20 sa “If his loins have not blessed me, and if he were not warmed with the fleece of my sheep;”, at nagtatapos sa “Let thistles grow instead of wheat, and cockle instead of barley. The words of Job are…”. Sinusundan ng mga puntong ito ang sariling galaw ng kabanata mula simula hanggang wakas.
Kasulatan sa tabi ng buod
Job · Bersiyong King James · 40Job 31:1-8
Mga talata 1–8: I made a covenant with mine eyes; why then should I think upon a maid?
Nagbubukas ang Job 31:1–8 sa “I made a covenant with mine eyes; why then should I think upon a maid?” at umaabot sa “Then let me sow, and let another eat; yea, let my offspring be rooted out.” sa huling talata. Binubuo ng galaw na iyon ang Binubuo ang Job 31 sa pamamagitan ng sarili nitong mga tinig, kilos, pahayag, at bunga.
Kontekstong nagbibigay-buhay sa sipi
May 4 mga tanong sa bahaging ito. Hindi lamang bantas ang mga ito: ipinakikita nila kung saan naghahanap, humahamon, natatakot, o umuunawa ang isang tinig.
“I made a covenant with mine eyes; why then should I think upon a maid?” Pinababagal ng tanong ang sipi. Pansinin kung sino ang kailangang sumagot, ano ang ipinapalagay nito, at kung may tugon sa mga susunod na linya.
Job 31:1-8
Bersiyong 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
Mga talata 9–16: If mine heart have been deceived by a woman, or if I have laid wait at…
Nagbubukas ang Job 31:9–16 sa “If mine heart have been deceived by a woman, or if I have laid wait at my neighbour’s door;” at umaabot sa “If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail;” sa huling talata. Binubuo ng galaw na iyon ang Binubuo ang Job 31 sa pamamagitan ng sarili nitong mga tinig, kilos, pahayag, at bunga.
Kontekstong nagbibigay-buhay sa sipi
May 2 mga tanong sa bahaging ito. Hindi lamang bantas ang mga ito: ipinakikita nila kung saan naghahanap, humahamon, natatakot, o umuunawa ang isang tinig.
“If mine heart have been deceived by a woman, or if I have laid wait at my neighbour’s door;” Kabilang sa mga natatanging salita sa linyang ito ang deceived, door, heart. Masusuri ang gawain nito sa sipi sa ugnayan nito sa mga talata 10.
Job 31:9-16
Bersiyong 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
Mga talata 17–24: Or have eaten my morsel myself alone, and the fatherless hath not eaten…
Nagbubukas ang Job 31:17–24 sa “Or have eaten my morsel myself alone, and the fatherless hath not eaten thereof;” at umaabot sa “If I have made gold my hope, or have said to the fine gold, Thou art my confidence;” sa huling talata. Binubuo ng galaw na iyon ang Binubuo ang Job 31 sa pamamagitan ng sarili nitong mga tinig, kilos, pahayag, at bunga.
Kontekstong nagbibigay-buhay sa sipi
“Or have eaten my morsel myself alone, and the fatherless hath not eaten thereof;” Kabilang sa mga natatanging salita sa linyang ito ang eaten, fatherless, morsel. Masusuri ang gawain nito sa sipi sa ugnayan nito sa mga talata 18.
“If I have seen any perish for want of clothing, or any poor without covering;” Kabilang sa mga natatanging salita sa linyang ito ang clothing, covering, perish. Masusuri ang gawain nito sa sipi sa ugnayan nito sa mga talata 18 at 20.
Job 31:17-24
Bersiyong 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
Mga talata 25–32: If I rejoiced because my wealth was great, and because mine hand had…
Nagbubukas ang Job 31:25–32 sa “If I rejoiced because my wealth was great, and because mine hand had gotten much;” at umaabot sa “The stranger did not lodge in the street: but I opened my doors to the traveller.” sa huling talata. Binubuo ng galaw na iyon ang Binubuo ang Job 31 sa pamamagitan ng sarili nitong mga tinig, kilos, pahayag, at bunga.
Kontekstong nagbibigay-buhay sa sipi
“If I rejoiced because my wealth was great, and because mine hand had gotten much;” Kabilang sa mga natatanging salita sa linyang ito ang gotten, hand, rejoiced. Masusuri ang gawain nito sa sipi sa ugnayan nito sa mga talata 26.
“And my heart hath been secretly enticed, or my mouth hath kissed my hand:” Kabilang sa mga natatanging salita sa linyang ito ang enticed, hand, heart. Masusuri ang gawain nito sa sipi sa ugnayan nito sa mga talata 26 at 28.
Job 31:25-32
Bersiyong 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
Mga talata 33–40: If I covered my transgressions as Adam, by hiding mine iniquity in my…
Nagbubukas ang Job 31:33–40 sa “If I covered my transgressions as Adam, by hiding mine iniquity in my bosom:” at umaabot sa “Let thistles grow instead of wheat, and cockle instead of barley. The words of Job are ended.” sa huling talata. Binubuo ng galaw na iyon ang Binubuo ang Job 31 sa pamamagitan ng sarili nitong mga tinig, kilos, pahayag, at bunga.
Kontekstong nagbibigay-buhay sa sipi
May 1 mga tanong sa bahaging ito. Hindi lamang bantas ang mga ito: ipinakikita nila kung saan naghahanap, humahamon, natatakot, o umuunawa ang isang tinig.
“If I covered my transgressions as Adam, by hiding mine iniquity in my bosom:” Ang pagbanggit sa Adam ay nag-uugat sa salaysay sa tiyak na tao o lugar. Sundan kung saan bumabalik ang pangalan at ano ang nagbabago sa paligid nito.
Job 31:33-40
Bersiyong 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.
Mga detalyeng dapat mapansin
Ang pambungad na larawan
Nagsisimula ang Job 31:1 sa “I made a covenant with mine eyes; why then should I think upon a maid?”
Kung saan nagbabago ang kabanata
Nagiging likas na pagbabago ang Job 31:22: “Then let mine arm fall from my shoulder blade, and mine arm be broken from the bone.”
Ang huling himig
Iniiwan ng Job 31:40 sa mambabasa ang “Let thistles grow instead of wheat, and cockle instead of barley. The words of Job are ended.”
Landas ng mga salita sa kabanata
Tinutulungan ng mga salitang destruction, iniquity, eaten, eyes, hand, heart na makita ang paulit-ulit na alalahanin ng kabanata.
Unahin ang teksto
Kung saan nagkakaiba ang mga mambabasa
Nagsisimula ang buod sa sinasabi ng sipi at sa ugnayan ng mga bahagi nito. Hindi nito ipinapalagay na nalutas na ng isang denominasyon ang lahat ng tanong. Malinaw na tinutukoy kung ang konklusyon ay nakasalalay sa tradisyon, teoryang pampanitikan, o rekonstruksiyong pangkasaysayan.
Unang inihaharap ang tekstong KJV. Nilalagyan ng malinaw na pangalan ang mga interpretasyon, at ipinapakita lamang ang mga pagkakaiba kapag nakatutulong ang mga ito upang maunawaan kung bakit hindi palaging iisa ang sagot ng mga seryosong komunidad.
Inihahanda pa ang paghahambing ng mga interpretasyon para sa kabanatang ito. Habang wala pa ang mga nasuring tala, malinaw na pinaghihiwalay ng pahinang ito ang teksto ng KJV, buod, at aplikasyon nang hindi sinasabing nagkakasundo ang lahat ng responsableng mambabasa sa bawat tanong.