Job 31:36

Surely ¹  I would wear it proudly ²  on my shoulder, I would bind ³  it on me like a crown;

Surely I would wear it on my shoulder, I would put it on like a crown.

Surely I would carry it on my shoulder, I would bind it to myself like a crown.

I would face the accusation proudly. I would treasure it like a crown.

Anyone's welcome to read my defense; I'll write it on a poster and carry it around town.

Truly I would take up the book in my hands; it would be to me as a crown;

Surely I would carry it on my shoulder; I would bind it on me like a crown;

Surely I would carry it on my shoulder, And bind it on me like a crown;

Surely ¹  I would wear it proudly ²  on my shoulder, I would bind ³  it on me like a crown;

¹ tn The clause begins with the positive oath formula, אִם־לֹא (’im-lo’).

² tn The word “proudly” is not in the Hebrew text, but is implied (note the following line).

³ tn This verb is only found in Prov 6:21. But E. Dhorme (Job, 470) suggests that (with metathesis) we have a derivative מַעֲדַנּוֹת (ma’adannot, “bonds; ties”) in 38:31.