Job 31:30

30 I ^{▼▼ This verse would then be a parenthesis in which he stops to claim his innocence.} have not even permitted my mouth ^{▼▼ Heb “I have not given my palate.”} to sin
by asking ^{▼▼ The infinitive construct with the ל (lamed) preposition (“by asking”) serves in an epexegetical capacity here, explaining the verb of the first colon (“permitted…to sin”). To seek a curse on anyone would be a sin.} for his life through a curse –