Job 31:16-23

International Children’s Bible

¹⁶ “I have never refused anything the poor wanted.
    I have never let widows give up hope while looking for help.
¹⁷ I have not kept my food to myself.
    I have also given it to the orphans.
¹⁸ Since I was young, I have been like a father to the orphans.
    And from my birth I guided the widows.
¹⁹ I have not let a person die because he had no clothes.
    I have not let a needy person go without a coat.
²⁰ That person’s heart blessed me.
    This was 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.
    Let it be broken at the joint.
²³ This is because I dread destruction from God.
    I could not do such things because I fear his majesty.