Job 31:38-40
Christian Standard Bible
38 If my land cries out against me
and its furrows join in weeping,
39 if I have consumed its produce without payment
or shown contempt for its tenants,[a]
40 then let thorns(A) grow instead of wheat
and stinkweed(B) instead of barley.
The words of Job are concluded.
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- 31:39 Lit or caused the breath of its tenants to breathe out
Job 31:38-40
New International Version
38 “if my land cries out against me(A)
and all its furrows are wet(B) with tears,
39 if I have devoured its yield without payment(C)
or broken the spirit of its tenants,(D)
40 then let briers(E) come up instead of wheat
and stinkweed(F) instead of barley.”
The words of Job are ended.(G)
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