Job 31:16-23
Holman Christian Standard Bible
16 If I have refused the wishes of the poor
or let the widow’s(A) eyes go blind,
17 if I have eaten my few crumbs alone
without letting the fatherless eat any of it—
18 for from my youth, I raised him as his father,
and since the day I was born[a] I guided the widow—
19 if I have seen anyone dying for lack of clothing
or a needy person without a cloak,(B)
20 if he[b] did not bless me
while warming himself with the fleece from my sheep,
21 if I ever cast my vote[c] against a fatherless child
when I saw that I had support in the city gate,(C)
22 then let my shoulder blade fall from my back,
and my arm be pulled from its socket.
23 For disaster from God terrifies me,
and because of His majesty I could not do these things.(D)
Job 31:16-23
International Standard Version
No Injustice on the Poor
16 “If I refused to grant the desire of the poor
or exhausted the eyes of the widow,
17 if I ate my meals by myself
without feeding orphans,
18 (even a poor man had grown up with me as if I were his father,
and even though I had guided the widow[a]
from the time I was born),
19 if I’ve observed someone who is about to die for lack of clothes
or if I have no clothing to give to the poor,
20 if he hadn’t thanked me from the bottom of his heart,[b]
if he had not been warmed by wool from my sheep,
21 if I’ve raised my hand against an orphan
when I thought I would against him in court,[c]
22 then let my arm[d] fall from its socket;
and may my arm be torn off at the shoulder.
23 For I’m terrified of what calamity God may have in store for me;
and I cannot endure his grandeur.”
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