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because I greatly feared the crowds and the contempt of the clans terrified me, so that I kept silent and would not go outside—

Did I fear a great multitude, or did the contempt of families terrify me, that I kept silence, [and] went not out of the door?

Because I feared the great multitude, and the most contemptible among families terrified me, so that I kept silence, and went not out of the door.