Job 31:5

31:5 If I have walked in falsehood,

and if my foot has hastened to deceit –


tn The normal approach is to take this as the protasis, and then have it resumed in v. 7 after a parenthesis in v. 6. But some take v. 6 as the apodosis and a new protasis in v. 7.

tn The “if” is understood by the use of the consecutive verb.

sn The verbs “walk” and “hasten” (referring in the verse to the foot) are used metaphorically for the manner of life Job lived.