New Living Translation (NLT)
Job 31
29 “Have I ever rejoiced when disaster struck my enemies, or become excited when harm came their way?
30 No, I have never sinned by cursing anyone or by asking for revenge.
31 “My servants have never said, ‘He let others go hungry.’
32 I have never turned away a stranger but have opened my doors to everyone.
33 “Have I tried to hide my sins like other people do, concealing my guilt in my heart?
34 Have I feared the crowd or the contempt of the masses, so that I kept quiet and stayed indoors?
35 “If only someone would listen to me! Look, I will sign my name to my defense. Let the Almighty answer me. Let my accuser write out the charges against me.
36 I would face the accusation proudly. I would wear it like a crown.
37 For I would tell him exactly what I have done. I would come before him like a prince.
38 “If my land accuses me and all its furrows cry out together,
39 or if I have stolen its crops or murdered its owners,
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