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 if I look at the sun[a] when it shines
    or the moon as it rises in steady splendor,
27 so that in the depths of my deceived heart
    I worshipped them with my mouth and hands,
28 this is also a sin that deserves to be judged,
    since I would have tried to deceive[b] God above.”

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Footnotes

  1. Job 31:26 Lit. light
  2. Job 31:28 Or have denied