33 If I covered my transgressions as Adam,
33 if I have concealed my transgressions as others do
33 Did I hide my sin the way Adam did, or conceal my guilt behind closed doors
33 If I have covered my transgressions as Adam, By hiding my iniquity in my bosom,
33 "Have I tried to hide my sins like other people do, concealing my guilt in my heart?
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Job 31:33
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!