Job 31:36 meaning and explanation

Surely I would carry it on my shoulder and wear it like a crown.

Job 31:36, Berean Standard Bible

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Job has finished a long oath of innocence, swearing that he has not committed the sins he lists and inviting God to answer. In verse 35 he imagines his accuser writing out an indictment, and here he says he would carry that document on his shoulder and wear it like a crown.

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