Job 31:36
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Surely I would carry it on my shoulder and wear it like a crown.

Young's Literal Translation
If not—on my shoulder I take it up, I bind it a crown on myself.

King James Bible
Surely I would take it upon my shoulder, [and] bind it [as] a crown to me.

Hebrew
Surely
אִם־ (’im-)
Conjunction
Strong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not

I would carry it
אֶשָּׂאֶ֑נּוּ (’eś·śā·’en·nū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | third person masculine singular
Strong's 5375: To lift, carry, take

on
עַל־ (‘a·lō·ši-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

my shoulder
שִׁ֭כְמִי (ḵə·mî)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 7926: The neck, as the place of burdens, the spur of a, hill

and wear
אֶֽעֶנְדֶ֖נּוּ (’e·‘en·ḏen·nū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | third person masculine singular
Strong's 6029: To bind (around or upon)

it like a crown.
עֲטָר֣וֹת (‘ă·ṭā·rō·wṯ)
Noun - feminine plural
Strong's 5850: A crown, wreath

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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