If my step has turned from the way,
Or (A)my heart walked after my eyes,
Or if any spot adheres to my hands,
Then (B)let me sow, and another eat;
Yes, let my harvest be [a]rooted out.

“If my heart has been enticed by a woman,
Or if I have lurked at my neighbor’s door,

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  1. Job 31:8 uprooted

if my step has turned aside from the way
    and (A)my heart has gone after my eyes,
    and if any (B)spot has stuck to my hands,
then let me (C)sow, and another eat,
    and let what grows for me[a] be rooted out.

“If my heart has been enticed toward a woman,
    and I have (D)lain in wait at my neighbor's door,

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  1. Job 31:8 Or let my descendants

if my steps have turned from the path,(A)
    if my heart has been led by my eyes,
    or if my hands(B) have been defiled,(C)
then may others eat what I have sown,(D)
    and may my crops be uprooted.(E)

“If my heart has been enticed(F) by a woman,(G)
    or if I have lurked at my neighbor’s door,

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