Job 31:34

"if like Adam I have covered my transgressions, by hiding my iniquity in my heart,"

Key Reflection

In Job 31:34, the phrase suggests that even if one attempts to hide their sins or transgressions within their heart, such efforts are futile and deceptive. This reflects a deep understanding of the inherent flaw in human attempts to cover wrongdoing without genuine repentance or confession.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Did I fear a great multitude -Our translators have rendered this as if Job meant to say that he had not been deterred from doing what he supposed was right by the fear of others; as if he had been independent, and had done what he knew to be right, undeterred by the fear of popular fury, or the loss of the favor of the great. This version is adopted also by the Vulgate, by Herder, and substantially by Coverdale and Luther.

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