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26 I have not thought about worshiping the sun in its brightness
    nor admired the moon moving in glory
27 so that my heart was ·pulled away from God [L enticed in secret].
    My hand has never ·offered the sun and moon a kiss of worship [L passed a kiss from my mouth].
28 If I had, these also would have been ·sins to be punished [a criminal offense; L a guilty thing before the judges],
    because I would have ·been unfaithful to [deceived; defrauded] God [L above].

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26 If I have (A)looked at the [a]sun when it shone,
Or the moon going in splendor,
27 And my heart was secretly enticed,
And my hand [b]threw a kiss from my mouth,
28 That too would have been (B)a guilty deed calling for [c]judgment,
For I would have (C)denied God above.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 31:26 Lit light
  2. Job 31:27 Lit kissed my mouth
  3. Job 31:28 Lit judges