10 let my own wife grind grain for another man,
and let other men sleep with[a] her.
11 For that would be a disgrace;
it would be an iniquity deserving punishment.(A)
12 For it is a fire that consumes down to Abaddon;
it would destroy my entire harvest.(B)

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  1. 31:10 Lit men kneel down over

10 then may my wife grind(A) another man’s grain,
    and may other men sleep with her.(B)
11 For that would have been wicked,(C)
    a sin to be judged.(D)
12 It is a fire(E) that burns to Destruction[a];(F)
    it would have uprooted my harvest.(G)

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  1. Job 31:12 Hebrew Abaddon