Job 31:17-19

King James Version

¹⁷Or have eaten my morsel myself alone, and the fatherless hath not eaten thereof;

¹⁸(For from my youth he was brought up with me, as with a father, and I have guided her from my mother's womb;)

¹⁹If I have seen any perish for want of clothing, or any poor without covering;

Job 31:17-19

New International Version

¹⁷if I have kept my bread to myself,
    not sharing it with the fatherless^(A)—
¹⁸but from my youth I reared them as a father would,
    and from my birth I guided the widow^(B)—
¹⁹if I have seen anyone perishing for lack of clothing,^(C)
    or the needy^(D) without garments,

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Job 31:17-19

New King James Version

¹⁷Or eaten my morsel by myself,
So that the fatherless could not eat of it
¹⁸(But from my youth I reared him as a father,
And from my mother’s womb I guided ^[a]the widow);
¹⁹If I have seen anyone perish for lack of clothing,
Or any poor man without covering;

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Footnotes

Job 31:18 Lit. her

Job 31:17-19

English Standard Version

¹⁷or 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]),
¹⁹if I have seen anyone ^(A)perish for ^(B)lack of clothing,
    or the needy without ^(C)covering,