# General Information:

Job continues describing situations in which he would deserve God's punishment, but he knows they are not true. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-hypo]])

# For that would be a terrible crime

The word "that" refers to Job sleeping with another woman.

# it would be a crime to be punished by judges

This can be stated in active form. AT: "it would be a crime for which judges would be right to punish me" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])

# For that is a fire that consumes everything for Sheol

The word "that" refers to Job sleeping with another woman.

# For that is a fire that consumes everything for Sheol and that would burn up all my harvest

Job speaks of the harm that sleeping with another woman causes as if it were a fire that destroys everything. AT: "For adultery is like a fire that burns up everything for Sheol and that would burn up all my harvest" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/criminal]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/punish]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/judgeposition]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/fire]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/consume]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/hades]]