Job 31:34 meaning and explanation

because I greatly feared the crowds and the contempt of the clans terrified me, so that I kept silent and would not go outside—

Job 31:34, Berean Standard Bible

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Job is finishing his final defense speech, a long oath in which he lists sins he has not committed and calls down curses on himself if he is lying. Here he admits one failure: fear of public opinion.

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