Because I feared the great multitude, And dreaded the contempt of families, So that I kept silence And did not go out of the door--
Job 31:34
Surrounding context
31:33 If I have covered my transgressions as Adam, By hiding my iniquity in my bosom,
31:34 Because I feared the great multitude, And dreaded the contempt of families, So that I kept silence And did not go out of the door--
31:35 Oh, that I had one to hear me! Here is my mark. Oh, that the Almighty would answer me, That my Prosecutor had written a book!