Hugh:> Ignoring the taboo against saying such a
> thing in the first place, I would think only
> the first one. I would likely write the
> second as {jIluj 'e' vIHaj}.
I'd probably use a sao too, to express the "I'm afraid (that) I'll fail".
But I can't stop wondering, whether the {jIlajvIp} would/could mean, both of the options of the original message.
~ gha'cher qIj