Job 31:34 | NET2full | STEP | because I was terrified of the great multitude , and the contempt of families terrified me, so that I remained silent and would not go outdoors

‏ Job 31:34

34 because I was terrified ^{▼▼tn Here too the verb will be the customary imperfect—it explains what he continually did in past time.} of the great multitude, ^{▼▼tn Heb “the great multitude.” But some commentators take רַבָּה (rabbah) adverbially: “greatly” (see RSV).}
and the contempt of families terrified me,
so that I remained silent
and would not go outdoors—