I have made a covenant with my eyes; how then could I gaze upon a virgin, establishing Job's affirmation of moral integrity through the metaphor of covenant with his eyes, suggesting that Job has bound himself to avoid lustful looking. The covenant with eyes suggests that vision itself is subject to moral discipline, that looking constitutes a choice requiring ethical commitment. The specific reference to gazing upon virgins indicates that Job has avoided the particular temptation of lustful desire directed at young women. The verse begins Job's comprehensive catalog of moral commitments.

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