16 “If I have kept (A)the poor from their desire,
Or have caused the eyes of (B)the widow to fail,

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20 If his loins have not [a]thanked me,
And if he has not been warmed with the fleece of my sheep,

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  1. Job 31:20 Lit blessed

The Psalmist in Sickness Complains of Enemies and False Friends.

For the choir director. A Psalm of David.

41 How blessed is he who (A)considers the [a]helpless;
The Lord will deliver him (B)in a day of [b]trouble.

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  1. Psalm 41:1 Or poor
  2. Psalm 41:1 Or evil

“Is it not to (A)divide your bread [a]with the hungry
And (B)bring the homeless poor into the house;
When you see the (C)naked, to cover him;
And not to (D)hide yourself from your own flesh?

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  1. Isaiah 58:7 Lit for

10 And if you [a](A)give yourself to the hungry
And satisfy the [b]desire of the afflicted,
Then your (B)light will rise in darkness
And your gloom will become like midday.

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  1. Isaiah 58:10 Lit furnish
  2. Isaiah 58:10 Or soul

if a man does not oppress anyone, but (A)restores to the debtor his pledge, (B)does not commit robbery, but (C)gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with clothing,

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