12 Yea, this is a fire that shall devour [a]to destruction, and which shall root out all my increase.

13 If I did contemn the judgment of my servant, and of my maid, when they [b]did contend with me,

14 What then shall I do when [c]God standeth up? and when he shall visit me, what shall I answer?

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Footnotes

  1. Job 31:12 He showeth that albeit man neglect the punishment of adultery, yet the wrath of God will never cease till such be destroyed.
  2. Job 31:13 When they thought themselves evil entreated by me.
  3. Job 31:14 If I had oppressed others, how should I have escaped God’s judgment.

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