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Job 31:27-29
New Catholic Bible
Job 31:27-29
New Catholic Bible
27 and ever found my heart to be secretly enticed
so that I blew them a kiss in homage?
28 Any of these would be a serious offense,
for I would have been unfaithful to God above.
29 [a]“Have I ever rejoiced at the ruin of my enemy
or exulted when evil overtook him—
Footnotes
- Job 31:29 Job has never succumbed to gloating over enemies, which had been condemned by Moses (Ex 23:4f) and would later also be ruled out by Christ (Mt 5:43-47).