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23 But I didn’t do any of these bad things.
    I fear God’s punishment too much.
    His majesty scares me.[a]

24 “I have never trusted in riches.
    I never said even to pure gold, ‘You are my hope.’
25 I have been wealthy,
    but that didn’t make me proud.
I earned a lot of money,
    but that is not what made me happy.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 31:23 His majesty … me Or “I could not stand before his majesty.”

23 For I dreaded destruction from God,(A)
    and for fear of his splendor(B) I could not do such things.(C)

24 “If I have put my trust in gold(D)
    or said to pure gold, ‘You are my security,’(E)
25 if I have rejoiced over my great wealth,(F)
    the fortune my hands had gained,(G)

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