Job 31:13-28
New American Standard Bible
13 “If I have (A)rejected the claim of my male or female slaves
When they filed a complaint against me,
14 What then could I do when God arises?
And when He calls me to account, how am I to answer Him?
15 Did (B)He who made me in the womb not make him,
And the same one create us in the womb?
16 “If I have kept (C)the poor from their desire,
Or have caused the eyes of (D)the widow to fail,
17 Or have (E)eaten my morsel alone,
And (F)the orphan has not [a]shared it
18 (But from my youth he grew up with me as with a father,
And from [b]my infancy I guided her),
19 If I have seen anyone perish (G)for lack of clothing,
Or that (H)the needy had no covering,
20 If his waist has not [c]thanked me,
And if he has not been warmed with the fleece of my sheep,
21 If I have lifted up my hand against (I)the orphan,
Because I saw [d]I had support (J)in the gate,
22 May my shoulder fall from its [e]socket,
And my (K)arm be broken off [f]at the elbow.
23 For (L)disaster from God is a terror to me,
And because of (M)His majesty I can do nothing.
24 “If I have put my confidence in (N)gold,
And called fine gold my trust,
25 If I have (O)gloated because my wealth was great,
And because my hand had obtained so much;
26 If I have (P)looked at the [g]sun when it shone,
Or the moon going in splendor,
27 And my heart was secretly enticed,
And my hand [h]threw a kiss from my mouth,
28 That too would have been (Q)a guilty deed calling for [i]judgment,
For I would have (R)denied God above.
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