Bible verse
For calamity from God terrifies me, and His splendor I cannot overpower.
Job 31:23 · BSB
The verses around it, from Job 31.
19 if I have seen one perish for lack of clothing, or a needy man without a cloak,
20 if his heart has not blessed me for warming him with the fleece of my sheep,
21 if I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless because I saw that I had support in the gate,
22 then may my arm fall from my shoulder and be torn from its socket.
23 For calamity from God terrifies me, and His splendor I cannot overpower.
24 If I have put my trust in gold or called pure gold my security,
25 if I have rejoiced in my great wealth because my hand had gained so much,
26 if I have beheld the sun in its radiance or the moon moving in splendor,
27 so that my heart was secretly enticed and my hand threw a kiss from my mouth,
KJV
For destruction [from] God [was] a terror to me, and by reason of his highness I could not endure.
ASV
For calamity from God is a terror to me, And by reason of his majesty I can do nothing.
ERV
For calamity from God was a terror to me, and by reason of his excellency I could do nothing.
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