And dreaded the contempt of families,
So that I kept silence
And did not go out of the door—
Here is my mark.
Oh, bthat the Almighty would answer me,
That my1 Prosecutor had written a book!
| << Job 31:35 | Job 31:37 >> |
American Standard Version
Surely I would carry it upon my shoulder; I would bind it unto me as a crown:
Amplified® Bible
Surely I would [proudly] bear it on my shoulder and wind the scroll about my head as a diadem.
Contemporary English Version
Then I would wear his charges on my clothes and forehead.
Darby English Version
Would I not take it upon my shoulder? I would bind it on to me [as] a crown;
Good News Bible
I would wear them proudly on my shoulder and place them on my head like a crown.
King James Version
Surely I would take it upon my shoulder, and bind it as a crown to me.
New American Standard Bible
Surely I would carry it on my shoulder, I would bind it to myself like a crown.
New International Version
Surely I would wear it on my shoulder,
I would put it on like a crown.
New King James Version
Surely I would carry it on my shoulder,
And bind it on me like a crown;
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Surely I would carry it on my shoulder, I would bind it to myself like a crown.
Revised Standard Version
Surely I would carry it on my shoulder; I would bind it on me as a crown;
Young's Literal Translation
If not -- on my shoulder I take it up, I bind it a crown on myself.
New English Translation
Surely1 I would wear it proudly2 on my shoulder, I would bind3 it on me like a crown;
| << Job 31:35 | Job 31:37 >> |
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