Job 31:35-37
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
35 [a]Oh, that I had one to hear my case:
here is my signature:[b] let the Almighty answer me!
Let my accuser write out his indictment!(A)
36 Surely, I should wear it on my shoulder[c]
or put it on me like a diadem;
37 Of all my steps I should give him an account;
like a prince[d] I should present myself before him.
Footnotes
- 31:35–37 This concluding bravado fits better after v. 40a.
- 31:35 My signature: lit., “tau,” the last letter of the Hebrew alphabet, shaped like a cross. Job issues a subpoena to God, and challenges him to follow proper legal procedure as well.
- 31:36 On my shoulder: i.e., boldly, proudly.
- 31:37 Like a prince: not as a frightened criminal.
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