24 If I made gold mine hope, or have said to the wedge of gold, Thou art my confidence,

25 If I rejoiced because my substance was great, or because mine hand had gotten much,

26 If I did behold the [a]sun, when it shined, or the moon walking in her brightness,

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Footnotes

  1. Job 31:26 If I was proud of my worldly prosperity and felicity, which is meant by the shining of the sun, and brightness of the moon.

24 “If I have put my trust in gold(A)
    or said to pure gold, ‘You are my security,’(B)
25 if I have rejoiced over my great wealth,(C)
    the fortune my hands had gained,(D)
26 if I have regarded the sun(E) in its radiance
    or the moon(F) moving in splendor,

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