31:10 For my life nears its end in pain;
my years draw to a close as I groan. 1
My strength fails me because of 2 my sin,
and my bones become brittle. 3
62:10 Do not trust in what you can gain by oppression! 4
Do not put false confidence in what you can gain by robbery! 5
If wealth increases, do not become attached to it! 6
1 tn Heb “and my years in groaning.”
2 tn Heb “stumbles in.”
3 tn Heb “grow weak.”
4 tn Heb “do not trust in oppression.” Here “oppression” stands by metonymy for the riches that can be gained by oppressive measures, as the final line of the verse indicates.
5 tn Heb “and in robbery do not place vain hope.” Here “robbery” stands by metonymy for the riches that can be gained by theft, as the next line of the verse indicates.
6 tn Heb “[as for] wealth, when it bears fruit, do not set [your] heart [on it].”