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12 sending me to destruction
    and my crops to the flames.[a]

13 When my servants
complained against me,
    I was fair to them.
14 Otherwise, what answer
would I give to God
    when he judges me?

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  1. 31.12 flames: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text of verse 12.

12 It is a fire(A) that burns to Destruction[a];(B)
    it would have uprooted my harvest.(C)

13 “If I have denied justice to any of my servants,(D)
    whether male or female,
    when they had a grievance against me,(E)
14 what will I do when God confronts me?(F)
    What will I answer when called to account?(G)

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  1. Job 31:12 Hebrew Abaddon