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35 O that[a] I had[b] someone hearing me!
Here is my signature;
let Shaddai answer me!
As for[c] the written communication that my adversary[d] has written,
36 I would surely[e] carry it on my shoulder;
I would bind it on me like a crown.
37 I would give him an account of my steps;
I would approach him like a noble.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 31:35 Literally “Who shall give”
  2. Job 31:35 Literally “for me”
  3. Job 31:35 Hebrew “And,” or “But”
  4. Job 31:35 Literally “the man of my indictment”
  5. Job 31:36 Literally “if not”

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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