en_tn/job/11/14.md

General Information

Zophar asks Job to consider what will happen if he puts iniquity far away from him and does not let righteousness live in his tent.

suppose that iniquity is in your hand

The hand represents what a person does. Alternate translation: "even if you have done some evil things" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy)

but that you put it far away from you

Putting sin behind represents stopping sinning. Alternate translation: "but that you stop doing evil things" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor)

and do not let unrighteousness live in your tents

Unrighteousness living represents people doing unrighteous things. Alternate translation: "and that you do not allow the members of your household to do unrighteous things" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-personification)