Bible in Basic English
"For that would be a crime; it would be an act for which punishment would be measured out by the judges:"
— Job 31:11, Bible in Basic English
“For this is an heinous crime; yea, it is an iniquity to be punished by the judges.”
Let me put seed in the earth for another to have the fruit of it, and let my produce be uprooted.
If my heart went after another man's wife, or if I was waiting secretly at my neighbour's door;
Then let my wife give pleasure to another man and let others make use of her body.
For that would be a crime; it would be an act for which punishment would be measured out by the judges:
It would be a fire burning even to destruction, and taking away all my produce.
If I did wrong in the cause of my man-servant, or my woman-servant, when they went to law with me;
What then will I do when God comes as my judge? and what answer may I give to his questions?