Job 31:36
36 Surely ▼▼ The clause begins with the positive oath formula, אִם־לֹא (’
im-lo’).
I would wear it proudly ▼▼ The word “proudly” is not in the Hebrew text, but is implied (note the following line).
on my shoulder,
I would bind ▼▼ 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.
it on me like a crown;