Job · Job 31
because I feared the great multitude, and the contempt of families terrified me, so that I kept silence, and didn’t go out of the door—
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The verses immediately either side, within Job 31.
Before
33if like Adam I have covered my transgressions, by hiding my iniquity in my heart,
Job 31:34
because I feared the great multitude, and the contempt of families terrified me, so that I kept silence, and didn’t go out of the door—
After
35oh that I had one to hear me! Behold, here is my signature! Let the Almighty answer me! Let the accuser write my indictment!
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