Księga Hioba 31:13

Biblia Tysiąclecia

Jeźlim stronił od sądu z sługą moim, albo z służebnicą moją, gdy ze mną sprzeczkę mieli,

Parallel Translations

Biblia Brzeska (1563)
Jesliżem zbraniał rozsądku, gdy się ze mną obchodził prawem sługa abo służebnica.

Biblia Gdańska (1632)
Jeźlim stronił od sądu z sługą moim, albo z służebnicą moją, gdy ze mną sprzeczkę mieli,

Nowe Przymierze Zaremba
Jeślibym podeptał prawo mojego sługi lub służącej, gdy wystąpili przeciwko mnie ze skargą,

Nowa Biblia Gdańska (2012)
Jeślibym pomiatał prawem sługi, albo mej służebnicy, gdy prowadzili ze mną spór,

Uwspółcześniona Biblia Gdańska
Jeśli zlekceważyłem sprawę swojego sługi albo swojej służącej, gdy wiedli spór ze mną;

Biblia Warszawska
Gdybym podeptał prawo mojego sługi lub mojej służebnicy, gdy występowali ze skargą przeciwko mnie,

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the cause: Exodus 21:20, Exodus 21:21, Exodus 21:26, Exodus 21:27, Leviticus 25:43, Leviticus 25:46, Deuteronomy 15:12-15, Jeremiah 34:14-17, Ephesians 6:9, Colossians 4:1

when: In ancient times slaves had no action at law against their owners; but Job admitted them to all civil rights, and permitted them to complain even against himself.

Reciprocal: Exodus 18:16 - a matter Exodus 18:21 - men Exodus 23:6 - General Deuteronomy 1:17 - ye shall hear Deuteronomy 24:14 - General 1 Samuel 30:13 - my master 2 Kings 5:14 - went he down Job 20:19 - Because Job 36:5 - despiseth Proverbs 14:21 - that despiseth Proverbs 14:31 - that oppresseth Proverbs 29:7 - considereth Isaiah 33:15 - despiseth Jeremiah 7:6 - oppress Ezekiel 18:7 - hath not Matthew 8:6 - my Romans 12:16 - condescend to men of low estate 1 Thessalonians 4:6 - the Lord

Gill's Notes on the Bible

If I did despise the cause of my manservant, or of my maidservant,.... Whether it was a cause that related to any controversy or quarrel among themselves when it was brought before him, he did not reject it, because of the meanness of the contending parties, and the state of servitude they were in; but he received it and searched into it, heard patiently what each had to say, examined them thoroughly, entered into the merits of the cause, and either reconciled them, or passed a righteous sentence, punished the delinquent, and protected the innocent; or, if it was a cause relating to himself, any complaint of their work, or wages, or food, or clothing, as it seems to be from what follows:

when they contended with me; had anything to complain of, or to object to him on the above account, or any other, where there was any show or colour of foundation for it; otherwise it cannot be thought he would indulge a saucy, impudent, and contradicting behaviour in them towards him: masters in those times and countries had an unlimited, and exercised a despotic power over their servants, and used them with great rigour, and refused to do them justice upon complaints; but Job behaved as if he had had the rules of the apostle before him to act by in his conduct towards his servants, Ephesians 6:9; and even condescended to submit the cause between him and his servants to other judges or arbitrators, or rather took cognizance of it himself, heard patiently and carefully what they had to allege, and did them justice.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

If I did despise the cause of my man-servant - Job turns to another subject, on which he claimed that his life had been upright. It was in reference to the treatment of his servants. The meaning here is, “I never refused to do strict justice to my servants when they brought their cause before me, or when they complained that my dealings with them had been severe.”

When they contended with me - That is, when they brought their cause before me, and complained that I had not provided for them comfortably, or that their task had been too hard. If in any respect they supposed they had cause of complaint, I listened to them attentively, and endeavored to do right. He did not take advantage of his sower to oppress them, nor did he suppose that they had no rights of any kind. It is evident, from this, that Job had those who sustained to him the relation of servants; but whether they were slaves, or hired servants, is not known. The language here will agree with either supposition, though it cannot be doubted that slavery was known as early as the time of Job. There is no certain evidence that he held any slaves, in the proper sense of the term, nor that he regarded slavery as right; compare the notes at Job 1:3. He here refers to the numerous persons that had been in his employ in the days of his prosperity, and says that he had never taken advantage of his power or rank to do them wrong.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Job 31:13. The cause of my man-servant — In ancient times slaves had no action at law against their owners; they might dispose of them as they did of their cattle, or any other property. The slave might complain; and the owner might hear him if he pleased, but he was not compelled to do so. Job states that he had admitted them to all civil rights; and, far from preventing their case from being heard, he was ready to permit them to complain even against himself, if they had a cause of complaint, and to give them all the benefit of the law.