34 because I so feared the crowd

and so dreaded the contempt of the clans

that I kept silent and would not go outside—

34 Did I fear a great multitude,

Or did the contempt of families terrify me,

That I kept silence, and went not out of the door?

34 Have I feared the crowd

or the contempt of the masses,

so that I kept quiet and stayed indoors?

34 Because I feared the great multitude,

And dreaded the contempt of families,

So that I kept silence

And did not go out of the door—

34 I was not so afraid of the crowd

that I kept quiet and stayed inside

because I feared being hated by other families.

34 Because I feared the great multitude,

And the contempt of families terrified me,

So that I kept silence, and went not out of the door—

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

34 because I dreaded the large, noisy crowd 

and because the contempt of the ⸤local⸥ mobs terrified me 

so that I kept quiet and didn’t go outside.… 

34 because I greatly feared the crowds,

and the contempt of the clans terrified me,

so I grew silent and would not go outside?

34 because I stood in great fear of the multitude,

and the contempt of families terrified me,

so that I kept silence, and did not go out of doors—

34 because I dreaded the great multitude,

and the contempt of clans terrified me,

so that I kept quiet, I did not go out of the doorway?

34 I was never afraid of the crowd.

I never worried that my relatives might hate me.

I didn’t have to keep quiet or stay inside.

34 Because I feared the great multitude,

And the contempt of families terrified me,

And kept silent and did not go out of doors?