Job 31:11

Job’s Final Appeal

10then may my own wife grind grain for another, and may other men sleep with her. 11For that would be a heinous crime, an iniquity to be judged. 12For it is a fire that burns down to Abaddon; it would root out my entire harvest.

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Berean Standard Bible
For that would be a heinous crime, an iniquity to be judged.
American Standard Version (1901)
For that were a heinous crime; Yea, it were an iniquity to be punished by the judges:
Bible in Basic English
For that would be a crime; it would be an act for which punishment would be measured out by the judges:
Free Bible Version
For that would be wicked, a sin deserving punishment,
King James (Authorized) Version
For this is an heinous crime; yea, it is an iniquity to be punished by the judges.
Translation for Translators
For me to do that would be a terrible sin, and the judges would decide that I should be punished.
Unlocked Literal Bible
For that would be a terrible crime; indeed, it would be a crime to be punished by judges.
Noah Webster Bible
For this is a hainous crime; yea, it is an iniquity to be punished by the judges.
World English Bible
For that would be a heinous crime. Yes, it would be an iniquity to be punished by the judges,
Young's Literal Translation
For it [is] a wicked thing, and a judicial iniquity;