Job 31:9–12
9 If nmine heart have been deceived by a woman,
Or if oI have laid wait at my neighbour’s door;
10 Then let my wife pgrind unto another,
And let qothers bow down upon her.
11 For this is an rheinous crime;
Yea, it is san iniquity tto be punished by the judges.
12 For it is ua fire that consumeth to vdestruction,
And would root out all mine increase.
Job 31:9–12 — The New International Version (NIV)
9 “If my heart has been enticed by a woman,
or if I have lurked at my neighbor’s door,
10 then may my wife grind another man’s grain,
and may other men sleep with her.
11 For that would have been wicked,
a sin to be judged.
12 It is a fire that burns to Destruction;
it would have uprooted my harvest.
Job 31:9–12 — English Standard Version (ESV)
9 “If my heart has been enticed toward a woman,
and I have lain in wait at my neighbor’s door,
10 then let my wife grind for another,
and let others bow down on her.
11 For that would be a heinous crime;
that would be an iniquity to be punished by the judges;
12 for that would be a fire that consumes as far as Abaddon,
and it would burn to the root all my increase.
Job 31:9–12 — New Living Translation (NLT)
9 “If my heart has been seduced by a woman,
or if I have lusted for my neighbor’s wife,
10 then let my wife serve another man;
let other men sleep with her.
11 For lust is a shameful sin,
a crime that should be punished.
12 It is a fire that burns all the way to hell.
It would wipe out everything I own.
Job 31:9–12 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
9 “If my heart has been enticed by a woman,
Or if I have lurked at my neighbor’s door,
10 Then let my wife grind for another,
And let others bow down over her.
11 For that would be wickedness;
Yes, it would be iniquity deserving of judgment.
12 For that would be a fire that consumes to destruction,
And would root out all my increase.
Job 31:9–12 — New Century Version (NCV)
9 “If I have desired another woman
or have waited at my neighbor’s door for his wife,
10 then let my wife grind another man’s grain,
and let other men have sexual relations with her.
11 That would be shameful,
a sin to be punished.
12 It is like a fire that burns and destroys;
all I have done would be plowed up.
Job 31:9–12 — American Standard Version (ASV)
9 If my heart hath been enticed unto a woman,
And I have laid wait at my neighbor’s door;
10 Then let my wife grind unto another,
And let others bow down upon her.
11 For that were a heinous crime;
Yea, it were an iniquity to be punished by the judges:
12 For it is a fire that consumeth unto Destruction,
And would root out all mine increase.
Job 31:9–12 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
9 If my heart have been enticed unto a woman, so that I laid wait at my neighbour’s door, 10 Let my wife grind for another, and let others bow down upon her. 11 For this is an infamy; yea, it is an iniquity to be judged by the judges: 12 For it is a fire that consumeth to destruction, and would root out all mine increase.
Job 31:9–12 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
9 “If I have been seduced by a woman
or I have secretly waited near my neighbor’s door,
10 ⸤then⸥ let my wife grind for another ⸤man⸥,
and let other ⸤men⸥ kneel over her.
11 That would be a scandal,
and that would be a criminal offense.
12 It would be a fire that burns even in Abaddon.
It would uproot my entire harvest.
Job 31:9–12 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
9 If my heart has been seduced by my neighbor’s wife
or I have lurked at his door,
10 let my own wife grind grain for another man,
and let other men sleep with her.
11 For that would be a disgrace;
it would be a crime deserving punishment.
12 For it is a fire that consumes down to Abaddon;
it would destroy my entire harvest.
Job 31:9–12 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
9 “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 for another,
and let other men kneel over her.
11 For that would be a heinous crime;
that would be a criminal offense;
12 for that would be a fire consuming down to Abaddon,
and it would burn to the root all my harvest.
Job 31:9–12 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
9 “If my heart has been enticed by a woman,
and at my neighbor’s doorway I have lain in wait,
10 let my wife grind for another,
and let other men kneel over her,
11 for that is a shameful act,
and that is a criminal offense.
12 Indeed, that is a fire that will consume up to Abaddon,
and it would uproot all my crop.
Job 31:9–12 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
9 “Suppose my heart has been tempted by a woman.
Or suppose I’ve prowled around my neighbor’s door.
10 Then may my wife grind another man’s grain.
May other men have sex with her.
11 Wanting another woman would have been a shameful thing.
It would have been a sin that should be judged.
12 It’s like a fire that burns down to the grave.
It would have caused my crops to be pulled up by the roots.
Job 31:9–12 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
9 “If my heart has been enticed by a woman,
Or I have lurked at my neighbor’s doorway,
10 May my wife grind for another,
And let others kneel down over her.
11 “For that would be a lustful crime;
Moreover, it would be an iniquity punishable by judges.
12 “For it would be fire that consumes to Abaddon,
And would uproot all my increase.