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“If my heart has been enticed by a woman
    and I have lain in wait at my neighbor’s door,
10 then let my wife grind grain[a] for another
    and let other men enjoy her.
11 For that would be a heinous crime
    and judged as a criminal offense.
12 It would be a fire that leads to Destruction[b]
    until it consumes all my possessions completely.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 31:10 Grind grain: slaves were used for grinding grain.
  2. Job 31:12 Destruction: literally, “Abaddon”; see note on Job 26:6.