A moment in scripture
Job 31:23
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For destruction from God was a terror to me, and by reason of his highness I could not endure.
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The surrounding passage
- Job 31:21
If I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless, when I saw my help in the gate:
- Job 31:22
Then let mine arm fall from my shoulder blade, and mine arm be broken from the bone.
- Job 31:24
If I have made gold my hope, or have said to the fine gold, Thou art my confidence;
- Job 31:25
If I rejoiced because my wealth was great, and because mine hand had gotten much;
Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.