Job 31:36

Old Testament Wisdom/Poetry ASV (1901)

Surely I would carry it upon my shoulder; I would bind it unto me as a crown:

Job 31:36 — American Standard Version

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Context — Job 31

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.

33If like Adam I have covered my transgressions, By hiding mine iniquity in my bosom,

34Because I feared the great multitude, And the contempt of families terrified me, So that I kept silence, and went not out of the door-

35Oh that I had one to hear me! (Lo, here is my signature, let the Almighty answer me); And [that I had] the indictment which mine adversary hath written!

36Surely I would carry it upon my shoulder; I would bind it unto me as a crown:

37I would declare unto him the number of my steps; As a prince would I go near unto him.

38If my land crieth out against me, And the furrows thereof weep together;

39If I have eaten the fruits thereof without money, Or have caused the owners thereof to lose their life:

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