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and a strange <i>punishment</i> to the workers of iniquity?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/31.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br /><i>Is</i> it not destruction for the wicked, And disaster for the workers of iniquity?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/31.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Is it not disaster to the criminal, And misfortune to those who practice injustice?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/31.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Is it not calamity to the unjust And disaster to those who work iniquity?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/31.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Is it not calamity to the unjust, And disaster to those who work iniquity?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/31.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Is it not disaster to the unjust And misfortune to those who work iniquity?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/31.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Does not tragedy fall [justly] on the unjust And disaster to those who work wickedness?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/31.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Doesn’t disaster come to the unjust and misfortune to evildoers?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/31.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Doesn&#8217t disaster come to the unjust and misfortune to evildoers? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/31.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Is it not calamity to the unrighteous, And disaster to the workers of iniquity?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/31.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />In fact, God sends disaster on all who sin, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/31.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Is it not calamity to the unrighteous, and disaster to the workers of iniquity?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/31.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Aren't there catastrophes for wicked people and disasters for those who do wrong?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/31.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />He sends disaster and ruin to those who do wrong. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/31.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />if not calamity that is due the unjust, and misfortune that is due those who practice iniquity?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/31.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Does not disaster come to the unjust and calamity to the workers of iniquity?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/31.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Is it not misfortune for the unjust, and disaster for those who work iniquity? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/31.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Is it not calamity for the unrighteous, and disaster for evildoers?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/31.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Is not destruction to the wicked? and a strange punishment to the workers of iniquity?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/31.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Is it not calamity to the unrighteous, and disaster to the workers of iniquity? <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/31.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Is not calamity to the perverse? And strangeness to workers of iniquity?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/31.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Is not calamity to the perverse? And strangeness to workers of iniquity?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/31.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Is not destruction to the evil one? and strangeness to those working iniquity?<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/31.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Is not destruction to the wicked, and aversion to them that work iniquity? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/31.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Is not destruction held for the wicked and repudiation kept for those who work injustice?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/31.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Is it not calamity for the unrighteous, and woe for evildoers? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/31.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Does not calamity befall the unrighteous, and disaster the workers of iniquity?<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/31.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />For it is destruction to the wicked, and punishment to the workers of iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/31.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />But ruin to the evil and alienation upon the Servants of evil?<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/31.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Is it not calamity to the unrighteous, And disaster to the workers of iniquity?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/31.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Alas! destruction to the unrighteous, and rejection to them that do iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/31-3.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XAwuD5NuZq0?start=4600" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/job/31.htm">Job's Final Appeal</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">2</span>For what is the allotment of God from above, or the heritage from the Almighty on high? <span class="reftext">3</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: hă·lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">Does not</a> <a href="/hebrew/343.htm" title="343: ’êḏ (N-ms) -- Distress, calamity. From the same as 'uwd; oppression; by implication misfortune, ruin.">disaster</a> <a href="/hebrew/5767.htm" title="5767: lə·‘aw·wāl (Prep-l:: N-ms) -- Unjust, unrighteous one. Intensive from aval; evil.">come to the unjust</a> <a href="/hebrew/5235.htm" title="5235: wə·nê·ḵer (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- To act or treat as foreign or strange, to disguise. Or noker; from nakar; something strange, i.e. Unexpected calamity.">and calamity</a> <a href="/hebrew/6466.htm" title="6466: lə·p̄ō·‘ă·lê (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc) -- Do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, especially to practise.">to the workers</a> <a href="/hebrew/205.htm" title="205: ’ā·wen (N-ms) -- From an unused root perhaps meaning properly, to pant; strictly nothingness; also trouble. Vanity, wickedness; specifically an idol.">of iniquity?</a> </span><span class="reftext">4</span>Does He not see my ways and count my every step?…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/11-21.htm">Proverbs 11:21</a></span><br />Be assured that the wicked will not go unpunished, but the offspring of the righteous will escape.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/22-8.htm">Proverbs 22:8</a></span><br />He who sows injustice will reap disaster, and the rod of his fury will be destroyed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/1-6.htm">Psalm 1:6</a></span><br />For the LORD guards the path of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/37-28.htm">Psalm 37:28</a></span><br />For the LORD loves justice and will not forsake His saints. They are preserved forever, but the offspring of the wicked will be cut off.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/73-18.htm">Psalm 73:18-19</a></span><br />Surely You set them on slick ground; You cast them down into ruin. / How suddenly they are laid waste, completely swept away by terrors!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/3-11.htm">Isaiah 3:11</a></span><br />Woe to the wicked; disaster is upon them! For they will be repaid with what their hands have done.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/13-11.htm">Isaiah 13:11</a></span><br />I will punish the world for its evil and the wicked for their iniquity. I will end the haughtiness of the arrogant and lay low the pride of the ruthless.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/57-21.htm">Isaiah 57:21</a></span><br />“There is no peace,” says my God, “for the wicked.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/12-1.htm">Jeremiah 12:1-2</a></span><br />Righteous are You, O LORD, when I plead before You. Yet about Your judgments I wish to contend with You: Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why do all the faithless live at ease? / You planted them, and they have taken root. They have grown and produced fruit. You are ever on their lips, but far from their hearts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/18-20.htm">Ezekiel 18:20</a></span><br />The soul who sins is the one who will die. A son will not bear the iniquity of his father, and a father will not bear the iniquity of his son. The righteousness of the righteous man will fall upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked man will fall upon him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/33-11.htm">Ezekiel 33:11</a></span><br />Say to them: ‘As surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that the wicked should turn from their ways and live. Turn! Turn from your evil ways! For why should you die, O house of Israel?’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/1-18.htm">Romans 1:18</a></span><br />The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/2-8.htm">Romans 2:8-9</a></span><br />But for those who are self-seeking and who reject the truth and follow wickedness, there will be wrath and anger. / There will be trouble and distress for every human being who does evil, first for the Jew, then for the Greek;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/6-23.htm">Romans 6:23</a></span><br />For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/6-7.htm">Galatians 6:7-8</a></span><br />Do not be deceived: God is not to be mocked. Whatever a man sows, he will reap in return. / The one who sows to please his flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; but the one who sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Is not destruction to the wicked? and a strange punishment to the workers of iniquity?</p><p class="hdg">destruction</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/21-30.htm">Job 21:30</a></b></br> That the wicked is reserved to the day of destruction? they shall be brought forth to the day of wrath.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/55-23.htm">Psalm 55:23</a></b></br> But thou, O God, shalt bring them down into the pit of destruction: bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; but I will trust in thee.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/73-18.htm">Psalm 73:18</a></b></br> Surely thou didst set them in slippery places: thou castedst them down into destruction.</p><p class="hdg">a strange</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/28-21.htm">Isaiah 28:21</a></b></br> For the LORD shall rise up as <i>in</i> mount Perazim, he shall be wroth as <i>in</i> the valley of Gibeon, that he may do his work, his strange work; and bring to pass his act, his strange act.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jude/1-7.htm">Jude 1:7</a></b></br> Even as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/5-19.htm">Befall</a> <a href="/job/30-24.htm">Calamity</a> <a href="/job/30-24.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/job/18-12.htm">Disaster</a> <a href="/job/22-18.htm">Evil-Doers</a> <a href="/job/22-23.htm">Iniquity</a> <a href="/job/12-5.htm">Misfortune</a> <a href="/job/29-17.htm">Perverse</a> <a href="/job/27-13.htm">Punishment</a> <a href="/job/30-14.htm">Ruin</a> <a href="/job/27-8.htm">Sinner</a> <a href="/job/29-16.htm">Strange</a> <a href="/job/30-25.htm">Trouble</a> <a href="/job/27-7.htm">Unjust</a> <a href="/job/29-17.htm">Unrighteous</a> <a href="/job/29-17.htm">Wicked</a> <a href="/job/24-5.htm">Work</a> <a href="/nehemiah/11-35.htm">Workers</a> <a href="/job/22-19.htm">Wrong</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/34-11.htm">Befall</a> <a href="/job/31-23.htm">Calamity</a> <a href="/job/31-12.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/psalms/18-18.htm">Disaster</a> <a href="/job/34-8.htm">Evil-Doers</a> <a href="/job/31-11.htm">Iniquity</a> <a href="/job/31-29.htm">Misfortune</a> <a href="/psalms/18-26.htm">Perverse</a> <a href="/job/31-11.htm">Punishment</a> <a href="/job/31-29.htm">Ruin</a> <a href="/job/36-5.htm">Sinner</a> <a href="/psalms/44-20.htm">Strange</a> <a href="/job/31-29.htm">Trouble</a> <a href="/psalms/43-1.htm">Unjust</a> <a href="/psalms/35-11.htm">Unrighteous</a> <a href="/job/31-11.htm">Wicked</a> <a href="/job/33-17.htm">Work</a> <a href="/job/34-8.htm">Workers</a> <a href="/job/31-13.htm">Wrong</a><div class="vheading2">Job 31</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/31-1.htm">Job makes a solemn protestation of his integrity in several duties</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In the biblical context, the concept of retribution is prevalent, as seen in <a href="/proverbs/11-21.htm">Proverbs 11:21</a>, which states that the wicked will not go unpunished. The term "unjust" refers to those who act contrary to God's laws and moral order. Historically, the Israelites understood that God governed the world with justice, rewarding the righteous and punishing the wicked. This belief is rooted in the covenant relationship between God and His people, where obedience brings blessings and disobedience results in curses, as outlined in <a href="/deuteronomy/28.htm">Deuteronomy 28</a>.<p><b>and calamity to the workers of iniquity?</b><br>The "workers of iniquity" are those who actively engage in sinful behavior, opposing God's will. Calamity, in this context, signifies severe misfortune or disaster as a consequence of sin. This idea is echoed in <a href="/psalms/37-9.htm">Psalm 37:9-10</a>, where it is stated that evildoers will be cut off. The cultural understanding of the time was that sin inevitably leads to suffering, both in this life and the next. This phrase also foreshadows the ultimate judgment and separation of the righteous from the wicked, as seen in the parables of Jesus, such as the wheat and the tares in <a href="/matthew/13-24.htm">Matthew 13:24-30</a>. Theologically, it underscores the holiness of God and His intolerance of sin, pointing to the need for redemption through Christ, who bore the calamity of sin on behalf of humanity.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>A man described as blameless and upright, who feared God and shunned evil. He is the central figure in the Book of Job, known for his immense suffering and unwavering faith.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_unjust.htm">The Unjust</a></b><br>Refers to those who act unrighteously or unfairly, often in opposition to God's laws and principles.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/w/workers_of_iniquity.htm">Workers of Iniquity</a></b><br>Individuals who engage in sinful or immoral behavior, deliberately acting against God's commands.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/d/disaster_and_calamity.htm">Disaster and Calamity</a></b><br>These terms describe the consequences or judgments that befall those who live in opposition to God's righteousness.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_book_of_job.htm">The Book of Job</a></b><br>A poetic and philosophical text in the Old Testament that explores themes of suffering, justice, and the sovereignty of God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_certainty_of_divine_justice.htm">The Certainty of Divine Justice</a></b><br>God's justice is inevitable. The verse assures believers that God will bring disaster upon the unjust and workers of iniquity, affirming His righteous nature.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_sin.htm">The Consequences of Sin</a></b><br>Sin has real and often severe consequences. This verse serves as a warning to avoid unrighteousness and iniquity, as they lead to disaster and calamity.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_righteous_living.htm">The Importance of Righteous Living</a></b><br>Believers are called to live righteously, trusting that God sees and will reward their faithfulness while dealing justly with the wicked.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_sovereignty.htm">Trust in God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>Even when it seems like the wicked prosper, believers can trust that God is sovereign and will ultimately bring justice.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/self-examination.htm">Self-Examination</a></b><br>This verse encourages self-reflection to ensure one's actions align with God's standards, avoiding the path of the unjust and workers of iniquity.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_31.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 31</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_god_create_both_good_and_evil.htm">Does God create both good and evil?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_can_job_claim_purity_in_job_31_1-4.htm">In Job 31:1-4, how can Job claim such purity given other scriptures teach no one is entirely sinless?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_proverbs_19_3_explain_suffering.htm">Proverbs 19:3 implies misfortune is always self-inflicted--how does this reconcile with natural disasters or innocent suffering?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_innocents_suffer_if_god_is_just.htm">Job 34:10 - If God never does wrong, why do the innocent still suffer without clear divine intervention?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/job/31.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(3) <span class= "bld">Is</span> <span class= "bld">not</span>--<span class= "ital">i.e., </span>Is not this the <span class= "ital">portion </span>of <a href="/job/31-2.htm" title="For what portion of God is there from above? and what inheritance of the Almighty from on high?">Job 31:2</a>?<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/31.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 3.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Is not destruction to the wicked?</span> The inheritance of the wicked is "destruction" - ruin both of soul and body. This is what I should have to expect if I yielded myself to the bondage of lust and concupiscence<span class="cmt_word">. And a strange punishment to the workers of iniquity?</span> The rare word <span class="accented">neker</span> (<span class="hebrew">גכר</span>), translated here by "strange punishment," seems to mean "alienation from God" - being turned from God's friend into his enemy (comp. Buxtorf, 'Lexicon Hebraicum et Chaldaicum,' who explains <span class="hebrew">גכר</span> by "alienatio;" and the comment of Schultens on <a href="/job/31-3.htm">Job 31:3</a>, "<span class="accented">Necer</span>, a Deo alienatio"). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/31-3.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Does not</span><br /><span class="heb">הֲלֹא־</span> <span class="translit">(hă·lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">disaster</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵ֥יד</span> <span class="translit">(’êḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_343.htm">Strong's 343: </a> </span><span class="str2">Oppression, misfortune, ruin</span><br /><br /><span class="word">come to the unjust</span><br /><span class="heb">לְעַוָּ֑ל</span> <span class="translit">(lə·‘aw·wāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5767.htm">Strong's 5767: </a> </span><span class="str2">Unjust, unrighteous one</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and calamity</span><br /><span class="heb">וְ֝נֵ֗כֶר</span> <span class="translit">(wə·nê·ḵer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5235.htm">Strong's 5235: </a> </span><span class="str2">To act or treat as foreign or strange, to disguise</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to workers</span><br /><span class="heb">לְפֹ֣עֲלֵי</span> <span class="translit">(lə·p̄ō·‘ă·lê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6466.htm">Strong's 6466: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make, to practise</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of iniquity?</span><br /><span class="heb">אָֽוֶן׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·wen)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_205.htm">Strong's 205: </a> </span><span class="str2">Strictly nothingness, trouble, vanity, wickedness, an idol</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/31-3.htm">Job 31:3 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/31-3.htm">Job 31:3 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/31-3.htm">Job 31:3 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/31-3.htm">Job 31:3 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/31-3.htm">Job 31:3 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/31-3.htm">Job 31:3 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/31-3.htm">Job 31:3 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/31-3.htm">Job 31:3 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/31-3.htm">Job 31:3 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/31-3.htm">Job 31:3 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/31-3.htm">OT Poetry: Job 31:3 Is it not calamity to the unrighteous (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/31-2.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 31:2"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 31:2" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/31-4.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 31:4"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 31:4" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>