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“If my heart has been enticed by a woman
    and I have lain in wait at my neighbor’s door,(A)
10 then let my wife grind for another,
    and let other men kneel over her.(B)
11 For that would be a heinous crime;
    that would be a criminal offense;(C)
12 for that would be a fire consuming down to Abaddon,
    and it would burn to the root all my harvest.(D)

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“If my heart has been seduced by a woman,
    or if I have lusted for my neighbor’s wife,
10 then let my wife serve[a] another man;
    let other men sleep with her.
11 For lust is a shameful sin,
    a crime that should be punished.
12 It is a fire that burns all the way to hell.[b]
    It would wipe out everything I own.

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Footnotes

  1. 31:10 Hebrew grind for.
  2. 31:12 Hebrew to Abaddon.

“If my heart has been enticed(A) by a woman,(B)
    or if I have lurked at my neighbor’s door,
10 then may my wife grind(C) another man’s grain,
    and may other men sleep with her.(D)
11 For that would have been wicked,(E)
    a sin to be judged.(F)
12 It is a fire(G) that burns to Destruction[a];(H)
    it would have uprooted my harvest.(I)

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Footnotes

  1. Job 31:12 Hebrew Abaddon