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Job 31:9

World English Bible

“If my heart has been enticed to a woman,
and I have laid wait at my neighbor’s door,

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Job 31:9 in other translations

If my heart hath been enticed unto a woman, And I have laid wait at my neighbor’s door;

Job 31:9 · American Standard Version

Job 31:9 in context

  1. 7if my step has turned out of the way,
    if my heart walked after my eyes,
    if any defilement has stuck to my hands,
  2. 8then let me sow, and let another eat.
    Yes, let the produce of my field be rooted out.
  3. 9“If my heart has been enticed to a woman,
    and I have laid wait at my neighbor’s door,
  4. 10then let my wife grind for another,
    and let others sleep with her.
  5. 11For that would be a heinous crime.
    Yes, it would be an iniquity to be punished by the judges;