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32 The sojourner has not lodged outside,
For I have opened my doors to the [a]traveler—
33 If I have (A)covered my transgressions like [b]Adam,
By hiding my iniquity in my bosom,
34 Because I (B)feared the great multitude,
And the contempt of families terrified me,
And I kept silent and did not go out of doors—

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  1. Job 31:32 M.T. way
  2. Job 31:33 Or mankind

32 but no stranger had to spend the night in the street,
    for my door was always open to the traveler(A)
33 if I have concealed(B) my sin as people do,[a]
    by hiding(C) my guilt in my heart
34 because I so feared the crowd(D)
    and so dreaded the contempt of the clans
    that I kept silent(E) and would not go outside—

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  1. Job 31:33 Or as Adam did