# 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/translate/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/translate/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/translate/figs-personification]])