“If my heart has been (A)enticed by a woman,
Or I have lurked at my neighbor’s doorway,
10 May my wife (B)grind grain for another,
And let (C)others [a]kneel down over her.
11 For that would be a (D)lustful crime;
Moreover, it would be (E)wrongdoing punishable by judges.
12 For it would be (F)fire that consumes to [b](G)Abaddon,
And would (H)uproot all my [c]increase.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 31:10 I.e., have sexual relations with her
  2. Job 31:12 I.e., the place of destruction
  3. Job 31:12 Or yield

If my heart hath been enticed unto a woman,
And I have laid wait at my neighbor’s door;
10 Then let my wife grind unto another,
And let others bow down upon her.
11 For that were a heinous crime;
Yea, it were an iniquity to be punished by the judges:
12 For it is a fire that consumeth unto [a]Destruction,
And would root out all mine increase.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 31:12 Hebrew Abaddon. See 26:6.