32 No stranger ever had to spend the night in the street,because I always let travelers stay in my home.
33 I have not hidden my sin as others do,secretly keeping my guilt to myself.
34 I was not so afraid of the crowdthat I kept quiet and stayed insidebecause I feared being hated by other families.
35 (“How I wish a court would hear my case!Here I sign my name to show I have told the truth.Now let the Almighty answer me;let the one who accuses me write it down.
36 I would wear the writing on my shoulder;I would put it on like a crown.
37 I would explain to God every step I took,and I would come near to him like a prince.)
38 “If my land cries out against meand its plowed rows are not wet with tears,