Job 31:36 | NET2full | STEP | Surely I would wear it proudly on my shoulder , I would bind it on me like a crown ;

‏ Job 31:36

36 Surely ^{▼▼tn The clause begins with the positive oath formula, אִם־לֹא (ʾim loʾ).} I would wear it proudly ^{▼▼tn The word “proudly” is not in the Hebrew text, but is implied (note the following line).} on my shoulder,
I would bind ^{▼▼tn This verb is only found in Prov 6:21. But E. Dhorme (Job, 470) suggests that (with metathesis) we have a derivative מַעֲדַנּוֹת (maʿadannot, “bonds; ties”) in 38:31.} it on me like a crown;