33. I have not hidden my sin as other men do.I did not hide my guilt in my heart.
34. I was not so afraid of the crowd.I did not keep quiet and stay insidebecause I feared being hated by other families.
35. (“How I wish a court would hear my case!Here I sign my name to show I have told the truth.Now let God All-Powerful answer me.Let the one who is against me write down what he accuses me of.
36. I would surely wear the writing on my shoulder.I would put it on like a crown.
37. I would explain to God every step I took.I would come near to God like a prince.)
38. “My land did not cry out against me.Its plowed rows were not wet with tears.
39. I did not take the land’s harvest without paying.I did not break the spirit of those who took care of the land.
40. If I did, then let thorns come up instead of wheat.And let weeds come up instead of barley.”The words of Job are finished.