Job 31:9

"then let me sow, and let another eat. Yes, let the produce of my field be rooted out."

Key Reflection

In Job 31:9, these words reflect a profound self-denial and willingness to endure personal loss if he had wronged his neighbor. By stating that another should eat what he sows and that the produce of his field be rooted out, Job expresses his readiness to face any consequence if his actions were unjust or deceitful, highlighting themes of integrity and trustworthiness in the community.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

If mine heart have been deceived by a woman -If I have been enticed by her beauty. The word rendered “deceived”פתהpâthâhmeans to open, to expand. It is then applied to that which is open or ingenuous; to that which is unsuspicious - like a youth; and thence is used in the sense of being deceived, or enticed;Deuteronomy 11:16;Exodus 22:16;Proverbs 1:10;Proverbs 16:29. The word “woman” here probably means a married woman, and stands opposed to “virgin” in ver. 1. The crime which he here disclaims is adultery, and he says that his heart had never been allured from conjugal fidelity by the charms or the arts of a woman.

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