34. Because I feared the great multitude,And dreaded the contempt of families,So that I kept silenceAnd did not go out of the door—
35. Oh, that I had one to hear me!Here is my mark.Oh, that the Almighty would answer me,That my Prosecutor had written a book!
36. Surely I would carry it on my shoulder,And bind it on me 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 caused its owners to lose their lives;
40. Then let thistles grow instead of wheat,And weeds instead of barley.”The words of Job are ended.