Job 14:16 | NET2full | STEP | “ Surely now you count my steps ; then you would not mark my sin .

‏ Job 14:16

16 “Surely now you count my steps; ^{▼▼tn If v. 16a continues the previous series, the translation here would be “then” (as in RSV). Others take it as a new beginning to express God’s present watch over Job, and interpret the second half of the verse as a question, or emend it to say God does not pass over his sins.}
then you would not mark ^{▼▼sn Cf. Ps 130:3-4, which says, “If you should mark iniquity O Lord, Lord, who could stand? But with you there is forgiveness, in order that you might be feared.”} my sin. ^{▼▼tn The second colon of the verse can be contrasted with the first, the first being the present reality and the second the hope looked for in the future. This seems to fit the context well without making any changes at all.}