¹³ “If I have rejected the cause of my manservant or my maidservant,
    when they brought a complaint against me,
¹⁴ what then shall I do when God rises up?
    When he ^(A)makes inquiry, what shall I answer him?
¹⁵ Did ^(B)not he who made me in the womb make him?
    And did not one fashion us in the womb?

¹⁶ “If I have ^(C)withheld anything that the poor desired,
    or have ^(D)caused the eyes of the widow to fail,
¹⁷ or have eaten my morsel alone,
    and the fatherless has not eaten of it
¹⁸ (for from my youth the fatherless^[a] grew up with me as with a father,
    and from my mother's womb I guided the widow^[b]),
¹⁹ if I have seen anyone ^(E)perish for ^(F)lack of clothing,
    or the needy without ^(G)covering,
²⁰ if his body has not ^(H)blessed me,^[c]
    and if he was not warmed with the fleece of my sheep,
²¹ if I have raised my hand against ^(I)the fatherless,
    because I saw my help in ^(J)the gate,
²² then let my shoulder blade fall from my shoulder,
    and let my arm be broken from its socket.
²³ For I was ^(K)in terror of calamity from God,
    and I could not have faced his ^(L)majesty.

^24 (M)“If I have made gold my ^(N)trust
    or called ^(O)fine gold my confidence,
²⁵ if I have ^(P)rejoiced because my wealth was abundant
    or because ^(Q)my hand had found much,
^26 (R)if I have looked at the sun^[d] when it shone,
    or ^(S)the moon moving in splendor,
²⁷ and my heart has been secretly enticed,
    and my mouth has kissed my hand,
²⁸ this also would be ^(T)an iniquity to be punished by the judges,
    for I would have been false to God above.

²⁹ “If I have ^(U)rejoiced at the ruin of him who hated me,
    or exulted when evil overtook him
³⁰ (^(V)I have not let my mouth sin
    by asking for his life with a curse),
³¹ if the men of my tent have not said,
    ‘Who is there that has not been filled with his ^(W)meat?’
³² (^(X)the sojourner has not lodged in the street;
    I have opened my doors to the traveler),
³³ if I ^(Y)have concealed my transgressions ^(Z)as others do^[e]
    by hiding my iniquity in my heart,
³⁴ because I stood in great fear of ^(AA)the multitude,
    and the contempt of families terrified me,
    so that I kept silence, and did not go out of doors—
³⁵ Oh, that I had one to hear me!
    (Here is my signature! Let the Almighty ^(AB)answer me!)
    Oh, that I had ^(AC)the indictment written by my adversary!
³⁶ Surely I would carry it on my ^(AD)shoulder;
    I would ^(AE)bind it on me as ^(AF)a crown;
³⁷ I would give him an account of all my steps;
    like a prince I would approach him.

³⁸ “If my land has cried out against me
    and its furrows have wept together,
^39 (AG)if I have eaten its yield without payment
    and made its owners ^(AH)breathe their last,
⁴⁰ let ^(AI)thorns grow instead of wheat,
    and foul weeds instead of barley.”

“I am young in years,
    and you are ^(AN)aged;
therefore I was timid and afraid
    to declare my opinion to you.
⁷ I said, ‘Let days speak,
    and many years teach wisdom.’
⁸ But it is ^(AO)the spirit in man,
    ^(AP)the breath of the Almighty, that makes him ^(AQ)understand.
^9 (AR)It is not the old^[f] who are wise,
    nor the aged who understand what is right.
¹⁰ Therefore I say, ‘Listen to me;
    let me also declare my opinion.’

³ Know that ^(E)the Lord, he is God!
    It is he who ^(F)made us, and ^(G)we are his;^[a]
    we are his ^(H)people, and ^(I)the sheep of his pasture.

^4 (J)Enter his gates with thanksgiving,
    and his ^(K)courts with praise!
    Give thanks to him; ^(L)bless his name!

^5 (M)For the Lord is good;
    his steadfast love endures forever,
    and his ^(N)faithfulness to all generations.