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33 If I have covered up my sins like some men, or if I have hid my guilt in secret places; 34 If I have trampled upon the rights of the others (but on the contrary, it is the multitude of families which has ruined me. Nor have I turned away anyone at the door; or engaged in gossip) let the provocations of God lay me low! 35 O that one would hear me! If God is present, let him answer me, and let him write the sentence in a book. 36 Surely I would take it upon my shoulder, and make it a crown to me. 37 I would declare to him the number of my steps; as a prince I would go near to him. 38 Let the earth lament over me, let its furrows weep together, 39 If I have eaten its fruits without money; or if I have grieved one whose life is bitter, 40 Then let thistles grow instead of wheat and thorns instead of barley. The words of Job are ended. Job 31:33-40, Lamsa Bible. Public domain.
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