33 if I (A)have concealed my transgressions (B)as others do[a]
    by hiding my iniquity in my heart,
34 because I stood in great fear of (C)the multitude,
    and the contempt of families terrified me,
    so that I kept silence, and did not go out of doors—
35 Oh, that I had one to hear me!
    (Here is my signature! Let the Almighty (D)answer me!)
    Oh, that I had (E)the indictment written by my adversary!

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  1. Job 31:33 Or as Adam did

33 if I have concealed(A) my sin as people do,[a]
    by hiding(B) my guilt in my heart
34 because I so feared the crowd(C)
    and so dreaded the contempt of the clans
    that I kept silent(D) and would not go outside—

35 (“Oh, that I had someone to hear me!(E)
    I sign now my defense—let the Almighty answer me;
    let my accuser(F) put his indictment in writing.

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  1. Job 31:33 Or as Adam did