5. If I have walked in falsehoodor my foot has rushed to deceit,
6. let God weigh me in accurate scales, and He will recognize my integrity.
7. If my step has turned from the way,my heart has followed my eyes,or impurity has stained my hands,
8. let someone else eat what I have sown,and let my crops be uprooted.
9. If my heart has been seduced by my neighbor’s wifeor I have lurked at his door,
10. let my own wife grind grain for another man,and let other men sleep with her.
11. For that would be a disgrace;it would be a crime deserving punishment.
12. For it is a fire that consumes down to Abaddon;it would destroy my entire harvest.
13. If I have dismissed the case of my male or female servantswhen they made a complaint against me,
14. what could I do when God stands up to judge?How should I answer Him when He calls me to account?
15. Did not the One who made me in the womb also make them?Did not the same God form us both in the womb?
16. If I have refused the wishes of the pooror let the widow’s eyes go blind,
17. if I have eaten my few crumbs alonewithout letting the fatherless eat any of it —