Job 31:22-24

Contemporary English Version

²²I hope that arm will fall
    from its socket.
²³I could not have been abusive;
I was terrified at the thought
    that God might punish me.
²⁴^(A) I have never trusted
    the power of wealth,

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Job 31:22-24

New International Version

²²then let my arm fall from the shoulder,
let it be broken off at the joint.^(A)
²³For I dreaded destruction from God,^(B)
and for fear of his splendor^(C) I could not do such things.^(D)