32 I invited travellers into my homeand never let them sleep in the streets.
33 Others try to hide their sins,but I have never concealed mine.
34 I have never feared what people would say;I have never kept quiet or stayed indoorsbecause I feared their scorn.
35 Will no one listen to what I am saying?I swear that every word is true.Let Almighty God answer me.If the charges my opponent brings against mewere written down so that I could see them,
36 I would wear them proudly on my shoulderand place them on my head like a crown.
37 I would tell God everything I have done,and hold my head high in his presence.
38 If I have stolen the land I farmand taken it from its rightful owners —