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Job 31:33–34

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33“Have I acovered my transgressions like 1Adam,

By hiding my iniquity in my bosom,

34Because I afeared the great multitude,

And the contempt of families terrified me,

And kept silent and did not go out of doors?

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Footnotes

  1. 1Or mankind

Cross references

  1. aGen 3:10; Prov 28:13
  2. aEx 23:2

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

if I have concealed my transgressions as others do

by hiding my iniquity in my heart,

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—

NIVNew International Version (2011)

if I have concealed my sin as people do,

by hiding my guilt in my heart

because I so feared the crowd

and so dreaded the contempt of the clans

that I kept silent and would not go outside—

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Have I covered my transgressions as others do

by hiding my iniquity in my heart

because I greatly feared the crowds

and because the contempt of the clans terrified me,

so I grew silent and would not go outside?

NLTNew Living Translation

“Have I tried to hide my sins like other people do,

concealing my guilt in my heart?

Have I feared the crowd

or the contempt of the masses,

so that I kept quiet and stayed indoors?

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Have I concealed my transgressions as other human beings

to hide my iniquity in my bosom

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?

KJV 1900King James Version

If I covered my transgressions as Adam,

By hiding mine iniquity in my bosom:

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?