Catholic Public Domain Version
"For this is a crime and a very great injustice. "
— Job 31:11, Catholic Public Domain Version
“For this is an heinous crime; yea, it is an iniquity to be punished by the judges.”
“For that were a heinous crime; Yea, it were an iniquity to be punished by the judges: ”
“For that would be a heinous crime. Yes, it would be an iniquity to be punished by the judges:”
“For I would have committed a shameful act, an iniquity to be judged.”
“For this is a heinous crime, and a most grievous iniquity.”
“For that would be a crime; it would be an act for which punishment would be measured out by the judges:”
“For this is an heinous crime; yea, it is an iniquity to be punished by the judges.”
then may I sow, and let another consume, and let my offspring be eradicated.
If my heart has been deceived over a woman, or if I have waited in ambush at my friend’s door,
then let my wife be the harlot of another, and let other men lean over her.
For this is a crime and a very great injustice.
It is a fire devouring all the way to perdition, and it roots out all that springs forth.
If I have despised being subject to judgment with my servant or my maid, when they had any complaint against me,
then what will I do when God rises to judge, and, when he inquires, how will I respond to him?