24 (A)“If I have made gold my (B)trust
    or called (C)fine gold my confidence,
25 if I have (D)rejoiced because my wealth was abundant
    or because (E)my hand had found much,
26 (F)if I have looked at the sun[a] when it shone,
    or (G)the moon moving in splendor,
27 and my heart has been secretly enticed,
    and my mouth has kissed my hand,
28 this also would be (H)an iniquity to be punished by the judges,
    for I would have been false to God above.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 31:26 Hebrew the light

24 “If I have put my trust in gold(A)
    or said to pure gold, ‘You are my security,’(B)
25 if I have rejoiced over my great wealth,(C)
    the fortune my hands had gained,(D)
26 if I have regarded the sun(E) in its radiance
    or the moon(F) moving in splendor,
27 so that my heart was secretly enticed(G)
    and my hand offered them a kiss of homage,(H)
28 then these also would be sins to be judged,(I)
    for I would have been unfaithful to God on high.(J)

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