Job 31:1 in Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
I made a covenant with mine eyes; why then should I think upon a maid?
American Standard Version (ASV)
I made a covenant with mine eyes; How then should I look upon a virgin?
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
I made an agreement with my eyes; how then might my eyes be looking on a virgin?
Darby English Bible (DBY)
I made a covenant with mine eyes; and how should I fix my regard upon a maid?
Webster's Bible (WBT)
I Made a covenant with my eyes; why then should I think upon a maid?
World English Bible (WEB)
"I made a covenant with my eyes, How then should I look lustfully at a young woman?
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
A covenant I made for mine eyes, And what -- do I attend to a virgin?
| I made | בְּ֭רִית | bĕrît | BEH-reet |
| a covenant | כָּרַ֣תִּי | kārattî | ka-RA-tee |
| with mine eyes; | לְעֵינָ֑י | lĕʿênāy | leh-ay-NAI |
| why | וּמָ֥ה | ûmâ | oo-MA |
| then should I think | אֶ֝תְבּוֹנֵ֗ן | ʾetbônēn | ET-boh-NANE |
| upon | עַל | ʿal | al |
| a maid? | בְּתוּלָֽה׃ | bĕtûlâ | beh-too-LA |