34. Because I feared the great multitude, And the contempt of families terrified me, And kept silent and did not go out of doors?
35. "Oh that I had one to hear me! Behold, here is my signature; Let the Almighty answer me! And the indictment which my adversary has written,
36. Surely I would carry it on my shoulder, I would bind it to myself like a crown.
37. "I would declare to Him the number of my steps; Like a prince I would approach Him.
38. "If my land cries out against me, And its furrows weep together;
39. If I have eaten its fruit without money, Or have caused its owners to lose their lives,