Job 31:34-36

New Catholic Bible

³⁴ because I feared the gossip that would ensue,
    and I was terrified at the scorn of the multitude?
If so, then I would have remained silent
    and not ventured out of doors.

^35 [b]“Oh, if only I had someone to hear my defense
    and my accuser would write out his indictment!
³⁶ I would wear it on my shoulder
    and place it on my head as a crown.