11 For this is an heinous crime; yea, it is an iniquity to be punished by the judges.

12 For it is a fire that consumeth to destruction, and would root out all mine increase.

13 If I did despise the cause of my manservant or of my maidservant, when they contended with me;

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11 For that would be a heinous crime;
    that would be an iniquity (A)to be punished by the judges;
12 for that would be a fire (B)that consumes as far as Abaddon,
    and it would burn to the root all my increase.

13 “If I have rejected the cause of my manservant or my maidservant,
    when they brought a complaint against me,

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11 For that would have been wicked,(A)
    a sin to be judged.(B)
12 It is a fire(C) that burns to Destruction[a];(D)
    it would have uprooted my harvest.(E)

13 “If I have denied justice to any of my servants,(F)
    whether male or female,
    when they had a grievance against me,(G)

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Footnotes

  1. Job 31:12 Hebrew Abaddon