Job 31:16-23

New Century Version

¹⁶ “I have never refused the appeals of the poor
    or let widows give up hope while looking for help.
¹⁷ I have not kept my food to myself
    but have given it to the orphans.
¹⁸ Since I was young, I have been like a father to the orphans.
    From my birth I guided the widows.
¹⁹ I have not let anyone die for lack of clothes
    or let a needy person go without a coat.
²⁰ That person’s heart blessed me,
    because I warmed him with the wool of my sheep.
²¹ I have never hurt an orphan
    even when I knew I could win in court.
²² If I have, then let my arm fall off my shoulder
    and be broken at the joint.
²³ I fear destruction from God,
    and I fear his majesty, so I could not do such things.