35 (“Oh, that I had someone to hear me!(A)
    I sign now my defense—let the Almighty answer me;
    let my accuser(B) put his indictment in writing.
36 Surely I would wear it on my shoulder,(C)
    I would put it on like a crown.(D)
37 I would give him an account of my every step;(E)
    I would present it to him as to a ruler.(F))—

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Sealing the solemn pledge

35 Oh, that I had someone to hear me!
    Here’s my signature;[a]
    let the Almighty respond,
    and let my accuser write an indictment.
36 Surely I would bear it on my shoulder,
    tie it around me like a wreath.
37 I would give him an account of my steps,
    approach him like a prince.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 31:35 Heb tau, the last letter of the Hebrew alphabet