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37 And with my head held high,
I would tell him everything
    I have ever done.

38 I have never mistreated
the land I farmed
    and made it mourn.[a]
39 Nor have I cheated
my workers
    and caused them pain.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. 31.38 mourn: In biblical times there were strict regulations for proper use of the land, and land that was abused was said to “mourn” and become no longer productive.
  2. 31.39 pain: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text of verse 39.

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