job 31:23 For destruction from God was a terror to me, and by reason of his highness I could not endure.

job 31:23 "For calamity from God is a terror to me, And because of His majesty I can do nothing.

23. For--that is, the reason why Job guarded against such sins. Fear of God, though he could escape man's judgment (Ge 39:9). UMBREIT more spiritedly translates, Yea, destruction and terror from God might have befallen me (had I done so): mere fear not being the motive.
highness--majestic might.
endure--I could have availed nothing against it.

job 31:23 "For calamity from God is a terror to me, And because of His majesty I can do nothing.

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