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33 I have not hidden my sin as others do,
    secretly keeping my guilt to myself.
34 I was not so afraid of the crowd
that I kept quiet and stayed inside
    because I feared being hated by other families.

35 (“How I wish a court would hear my case!
    Here I sign my name to show I have told the truth.
Now let the Almighty answer me;
    let the one who accuses me write it down.

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33 if I have concealed(A) my sin as people do,[a]
    by hiding(B) my guilt in my heart
34 because I so feared the crowd(C)
    and so dreaded the contempt of the clans
    that I kept silent(D) and would not go outside—

35 (“Oh, that I had someone to hear me!(E)
    I sign now my defense—let the Almighty answer me;
    let my accuser(F) put his indictment in writing.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 31:33 Or as Adam did