Job 31:16-23
Legacy Standard Bible
16 “If I have held back (A)the poor from their desire,
Or have caused the eyes of (B)the widow to fail,
17 Or have (C)eaten my morsel alone,
And (D)the orphan has not eaten from it
18 (But from my youth he grew up with me as with a father,
And from the womb of my mother I guided her),
19 If I have seen anyone perish (E)for lack of clothing,
Or that (F)the needy had no covering,
20 If his loins have not blessed me,
And if he has not been warmed with the fleece of my sheep,
21 If I have waved my hand against (G)the orphan
Because I saw my help (H)in the gate,
22 Let my shoulder fall from the [a]socket,
And my (I)arm be broken off [b]at the elbow.
23 For (J)disaster from God is a dread to me,
And because of (K)His exaltedness I can do nothing.
Job 31:16-23
New American Standard Bible 1995
16 “If I have kept (A)the poor from their desire,
Or have caused the eyes of (B)the widow to fail,
17 Or have (C)eaten my morsel alone,
And (D)the orphan has not [a]shared it
18 (But from my youth he grew up with me as with a father,
And from [b]infancy I guided her),
19 If I have seen anyone perish (E)for lack of clothing,
Or that (F)the needy had no covering,
20 If his loins have 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 (G)the orphan,
Because I saw [d]I had support (H)in the gate,
22 Let my shoulder fall from the [e]socket,
And my (I)arm be broken off [f]at the elbow.
23 “For (J)calamity from God is a terror to me,
And because of (K)His [g]majesty I can do nothing.
Job 31:16-23
New International Version
16 “If I have denied the desires of the poor(A)
or let the eyes of the widow(B) grow weary,(C)
17 if I have kept my bread to myself,
not sharing it with the fatherless(D)—
18 but from my youth I reared them as a father would,
and from my birth I guided the widow(E)—
19 if I have seen anyone perishing for lack of clothing,(F)
or the needy(G) without garments,
20 and their hearts did not bless me(H)
for warming them with the fleece(I) from my sheep,
21 if I have raised my hand against the fatherless,(J)
knowing that I had influence in court,(K)
22 then let my arm fall from the shoulder,
let it be broken off at the joint.(L)
23 For I dreaded destruction from God,(M)
and for fear of his splendor(N) I could not do such things.(O)
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