Job 31:16-23

Amplified Bible

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“If I have withheld from the poor what they desired,
Or have caused the eyes of the widow to look in vain [for relief],
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Or have eaten my morsel [of food] alone,
And did not share it with the orphan
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(But from my youth the orphan grew up with me as with a father,
And from my mother’s womb I have been the widow’s guide),
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If I have seen anyone perish for lack of clothing,
Or any poor person without covering,
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If his loins have not thanked and blessed me [for clothing them],
And if he was not warmed with the fleece of my sheep,
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If I have lifted my hand against the orphan,
Because I saw [that the judges would be] my help at the [council] gate,
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Then let my shoulder fall away from its socket,
And my arm be broken off at the elbow.
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“For tragedy from God is a terror to me,
And because of His majesty and exaltation I can do nothing [nor endure facing Him].^(A)