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24 “Suppose I’ve put my trust in gold.
    I’ve said to pure gold, ‘You make me feel secure.’
25 And I’m happy because I’m so wealthy.
    I’m glad because my hands have earned so much.
26 Suppose I’ve worshiped the sun in all its glory.
    I’ve bowed down to the moon in all its beauty.

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24 “If(A) I have made gold my hope,
Or said to fine gold, ‘You are my confidence’;
25 (B)If I have rejoiced because my wealth was great,
And because my hand had gained much;
26 (C)If I have observed the [a]sun when it shines,
Or the moon moving in brightness,

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  1. Job 31:26 Lit. light

24 If I have made gold my hope, or have said to the fine gold, Thou art my confidence;

25 If I rejoice because my wealth was great, and because mine hand had gotten much;

26 If I beheld the sun when it shined, or the moon walking in brightness;

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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,

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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,

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  1. Job 31:26 Hebrew the light