26 if I have gazed at the sun when it was shining
or at the moon moving in splendor,(A)
27 so that my heart was secretly enticed
and I threw them a kiss,[a]
28 this would also be an iniquity deserving punishment,
for I would have denied God above.

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Footnotes

  1. 31:27 Lit and my hand kissed my mouth

26 (A)if I have looked at the sun[a] when it shone,
    or (B)the moon moving in splendor,
27 and my heart has been secretly enticed,
    and my mouth has kissed my hand,
28 this also would be (C)an iniquity to be punished by the judges,
    for I would have been false to God above.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 31:26 Hebrew the light