Job 31:16-23
21st Century King James Version
16 “If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail;
17 or 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);
19 if I have seen any perish for want of clothing, or any poor without covering;
20 if his loins have not blessed me, and if he were not warmed with the fleece of my sheep;
21 if I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless, when I saw my help in the gate”
22 then let mine arm fall from my shoulder blade, and mine arm be broken from the bone.
23 For destruction from God was a terror to me, and by reason of His highness I could not endure.
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Job 31:16-23
American Standard Version
16 If I have withheld [a]the poor from their desire,
Or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail,
17 Or have eaten my morsel alone,
And the fatherless hath not eaten thereof
18 (Nay, from my youth he grew up with me as with a father,
And her have I guided from my mother’s womb);
19 If I have seen any perish for want of clothing,
Or that the needy had no covering;
20 If his loins have not blessed me,
And if he hath not been warmed with the fleece of my sheep;
21 If I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless,
Because I saw my help in the gate:
22 Then let my shoulder fall from the shoulder-blade,
And mine arm be broken from the bone.
23 For calamity from God is a terror to me,
And by reason of his majesty I can do nothing.
Footnotes
- Job 31:16 Or, aught that the poor desired
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