Holy Scripture
Job 31:35
A church father on this verse
“Since he had been driven to the confession of his virtues both by the accusations of his friends and his pious devotion to God [and from the fear of God his virtues had proceeded], he now chooses to add the testimony of the sentence of the Judge in support of his words, so that, after God had declared that he had said…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
35(Oh that I had a hearer), And if I had not feared the hand of the Lord; And as to the written charge which I had against anyone,
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In context
33Or if too having sinned unintentionally, I hid my sin
34(For I did not stand in awe of a great multitude, so as not to declare boldly before them): And if too I permitted a poor man to go out of my door with an empty bosom
— Job 31:35 —
36I would place it as a chaplet on my shoulders, and read it.
37And if not, tearing it up I would return it, Having taken nothing from the debtor.