King James Version (KJV)

Job 31:23

“For destruction [from] God [was] a terror to me, and by reason of his highness I could not endure.”

Verse in context — Job 31

If I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless, when I saw my help in the gate:

[Then] let mine arm fall from my shoulder blade, and mine arm be broken from the bone.

For destruction [from] God [was] a terror to me, and by reason of his highness I could not endure.

If I have made gold my hope, or have said to the fine gold, [Thou art] my confidence;

If I rejoiced because my wealth [was] great, and because mine hand had gotten much;

A poetic exploration of suffering, faith, and God’s sovereignty.