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Then may I sow, but another eat,
    and may my produce be rooted up!
If my heart has been enticed toward a woman,
    and I have lain in wait at my neighbor’s door;
10 Then may my wife grind for another,
    and may others kneel over her!

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then may others eat what I have sown,(A)
    and may my crops be uprooted.(B)

“If my heart has been enticed(C) by a woman,(D)
    or if I have lurked at my neighbor’s door,
10 then may my wife grind(E) another man’s grain,
    and may other men sleep with her.(F)

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Then (A)let me sow, and another eat;
Yes, let my harvest be [a]rooted out.

“If my heart has been enticed by a woman,
Or if I have lurked at my neighbor’s door,
10 Then let my wife grind for (B)another,
And let others bow down over her.

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  1. Job 31:8 uprooted

then let me (A)sow, and another eat,
    and let what grows for me[a] be rooted out.

“If my heart has been enticed toward a woman,
    and I have (B)lain in wait at my neighbor's door,
10 then let my wife (C)grind for another,
    and let others (D)bow down on her.

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  1. Job 31:8 Or let my descendants