36 Surely I would take it upon my shoulder, and bind it as a crown to me.
36 Surely I would wear it on my shoulder, I would put it on like a crown.
36 Surely I would carry it on my shoulder; I would bind it on me as a crown;
36 Anyone's welcome to read my defense; I'll write it on a poster and carry it around town.
36 Surely I would carry it on my shoulder, And bind it on me like a crown;
36 I would face the accusation proudly. I would wear it like a crown.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Job 31:36
Commentary on Job 31:33-40
(Read Job 31:33-40)
Job clears himself from the charge of hypocrisy. We are loth to confess our faults, willing to excuse them, and to lay the blame upon others. But he that thus covers his sins, shall not prosper, 1 John 1:8. Let us all judge ourselves; wherein we are guilty, let us seek forgiveness in that blood which cleanseth from all sin; and may the Lord have mercy upon us, and write his laws in our hearts!