Job 31:22-24

New American Standard Bible 1995

²²Let my shoulder fall from the ^[a]socket,
And my ^(A)arm be broken off ^[b]at the elbow.
²³“For ^(B)calamity from God is a terror to me,
And because of ^(C)His ^[c]majesty I can do nothing.

²⁴“If I have put my confidence in ^(D)gold,
And called fine gold my trust,

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Footnotes

Job 31:22 Lit shoulder; or back
Job 31:22 Lit from the bone of the upper arm
Job 31:23 Lit exaltation

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)