Job 31:30 — Meaning and Application

This also {were} an iniquity {to be punished by} the judge: for I should have denied the God {that is} above.

If I rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, or lifted up myself when evil found him:

Neither have I suffered my mouth to sin by wishing a curse to his soul. {mouth: Heb. palate}

If the men of my tabernacle said not, Oh that we had of his flesh! we cannot be satisfied.

The stranger did not lodge in the street: {but} I opened my doors to the traveller. {traveller: or, way}