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37 Of all my steps I should give him an account;
    like a prince[a] I should present myself before him.
38 If my land has cried out against me
    till its furrows wept together;
39 If I have eaten its strength without payment
    and grieved the hearts of its tenants;

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  1. 31:37 Like a prince: not as a frightened criminal.

37 I would give him an account of my every step;(A)
    I would present it to him as to a ruler.(B))—

38 “if my land cries out against me(C)
    and all its furrows are wet(D) with tears,
39 if I have devoured its yield without payment(E)
    or broken the spirit of its tenants,(F)

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