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34 because I was terrified[a] of the great multitude,[b]
and the contempt of families terrified me,
so that I remained silent
and would not go outdoors—

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Footnotes

  1. Job 31:34 tn Here too the verb will be the customary imperfect—it explains what he continually did in past time.
  2. Job 31:34 tn Heb “the great multitude.” But some commentators take רַבָּה (rabbah) adverbially: “greatly” (see RSV).