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28 this is also a sin that deserves to be judged,
    since I would have tried to deceive[a] God above.”

No Rejoicing over the Plight of Adversary

29 “Have I rejoiced in the destruction of those who hate me,
    or have I been happy that evil caught up with him?
30 No, I haven’t allowed my mouth to sin
    by asking for his life[b] with a curse.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 31:28 Or have denied
  2. Job 31:30 Lit. soul

28 then these also would be sins to be judged,(A)
    for I would have been unfaithful to God on high.(B)

29 “If I have rejoiced at my enemy’s misfortune(C)
    or gloated over the trouble that came to him(D)
30 I have not allowed my mouth to sin
    by invoking a curse against their life(E)

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