26 if I have regarded the sun in its radiance or the moon moving in splendor,
26 if I have looked at the sun
26 Was I ever so awed by the sun's brilliance and moved by the moon's beauty
26 If I have observed the sun when it shines, Or the moon moving in brightness,
26 "Have I looked at the sun shining in the skies, or the moon walking down its silver pathway,
27 so that my heart was secretly enticed and my hand offered them a kiss of homage,
27 and my heart has been secretly enticed, and my mouth has kissed my hand,
27 That I let myself become seduced by them and worshiped them on the sly?
27 So that my heart has been secretly enticed, And my mouth has kissed my hand;
27 and been secretly enticed in my heart to throw kisses at them in worship?
(Read Job 31:24-32)
Job protests, 1. That he never set his heart upon the wealth of this world. How few prosperous professors can appeal to the Lord, that they have not rejoiced because their gains were great! Through the determination to be rich, numbers ruin their souls, or pierce themselves with many sorrows. 2. He never was guilty of idolatry. The source of idolatry is in the heart, and it corrupts men, and provokes God to send judgments upon a nation. 3. He neither desired nor delighted in the hurt of the worst enemy he had. If others bear malice to us, that will not justify us in bearing malice to them. 4. He had never been unkind to strangers. Hospitality is a Christian duty, 1 Peter 4:9.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Job 31:26
Commentary on Job 31:24-32
(Read Job 31:24-32)
Job protests, 1. That he never set his heart upon the wealth of this world. How few prosperous professors can appeal to the Lord, that they have not rejoiced because their gains were great! Through the determination to be rich, numbers ruin their souls, or pierce themselves with many sorrows. 2. He never was guilty of idolatry. The source of idolatry is in the heart, and it corrupts men, and provokes God to send judgments upon a nation. 3. He neither desired nor delighted in the hurt of the worst enemy he had. If others bear malice to us, that will not justify us in bearing malice to them. 4. He had never been unkind to strangers. Hospitality is a Christian duty, 1 Peter 4:9.