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# General Information:
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Job continues speaking.
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# If I have
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In 31:5-40 Job describes different situations in which he would deserve God's punishment. But, he knows that they are not true and he is innocent. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-hypo]])
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# walked with falsehood, if my foot has hurried to deceit
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Here "walked" and "hurried" are metaphors that represent how Job lived. AT: "done anything false or purposely deceived anyone" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# let me be weighed in an even balance
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People used balances to weigh items and to determine their value. This image represents judging honestly. It can be stated in active form. AT: "let me be judged honestly" or "let God judge me honestly" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
# translationWords
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/walk]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/deceive]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/integrity]]