Let me (A)sow and another eat,
And let my [a](B)crops be uprooted.

“If my heart has been (C)enticed by a woman,
Or I have lurked at my neighbor’s doorway,
10 May my wife (D)grind for another,
And let (E)others [b]kneel down over her.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 31:8 Or offspring
  2. Job 31:10 I.e. sexual relations

then may others eat what I have sown,(A)
    and may my crops be uprooted.(B)

“If my heart has been enticed(C) by a woman,(D)
    or if I have lurked at my neighbor’s door,
10 then may my wife grind(E) another man’s grain,
    and may other men sleep with her.(F)

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