Job 31
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Job 31:20-28

20(If his body didn’t bless me, or the wool from my sheep didn’t keep him warm….)

21If I have shaken my fist at an orphan because I knew that others would back me up in court,

22⌞then⌟ let my shoulder fall out of its socket, and let my arm be broken at the elbow.

23“A disaster from God terrifies me. In the presence of his majesty I can do nothing.

24“If I put my confidence in gold or said to fine gold, ‘I trust you’….

25If I enjoyed being very rich because my hand had found great ⌞wealth⌟….

26If I saw the light shine or the moon move along in its splendor

27so that my heart was secretly tempted, and I threw them a kiss with my hand,

28then that, too, would be a criminal offense, and I would have denied God above.

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