35 then, would he grant me a hearing, so that the Almighty would listen to my desire, and he who judges would himself write a book,
36 which I would then carry on my shoulder and wrap around me like a crown?
37 With each of my steps, I would pronounce and offer it, as if to a prince.
38 So, if my land cries out against me, and if its furrows weep with it,
39 if I have used its fruits for nothing but money and have afflicted the souls of its tillers,
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