30 (A)(Indeed I have not allowed my mouth to sin
By asking for a curse on his [a]soul);
31 If the men of my tent have not said,
‘Who is there that has not been satisfied with his meat?’
32 (B)(But no sojourner had to lodge in the street,
For I have opened my doors to the [b]traveler);

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Footnotes

  1. Job 31:30 Or life
  2. Job 31:32 So with LXX, Syr., Tg., Vg.; MT road

30 I have not allowed my mouth to sin
    by invoking a curse against their life(A)
31 if those of my household have never said,
    ‘Who has not been filled with Job’s meat?’(B)
32 but no stranger had to spend the night in the street,
    for my door was always open to the traveler(C)

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