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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.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 31:22 Or back; lit shoulder
  2. Job 31:22 Lit from the bone of the upper arm