Job 31:16-23
New American Standard Bible
16 “If I have kept (A)the poor from their desire,
Or have caused the eyes of (B)the widow to fail,
17 Or have (C)eaten my morsel alone,
And (D)the orphan has not [a]shared it
18 (But from my youth he grew up with me as with a father,
And from [b]my infancy I guided her),
19 If I have seen anyone perish (E)for lack of clothing,
Or that (F)the needy had no covering,
20 If his waist has not [c]thanked me,
And if he has not been warmed with the fleece of my sheep,
21 If I have lifted up my hand against (G)the orphan,
Because I saw [d]I had support (H)in the gate,
22 May my shoulder fall from its [e]socket,
And my (I)arm be broken off [f]at the elbow.
23 For (J)disaster from God is a terror to me,
And because of (K)His majesty I can do nothing.
Job 31:16-23
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
16 “If I have withheld anything that the poor desired
or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail(A)
17 or have eaten my morsel alone
and the orphan has not eaten from it—(B)
18 for from my youth I reared the orphan[a] like a father,
and from my mother’s womb I guided the widow[b]—
19 if I have seen anyone perish for lack of clothing
or a poor person without covering,
20 whose loins have not blessed me,
and who was not warmed with the fleece of my sheep;(C)
21 if I have raised my hand against the orphan
because I saw I had supporters at the gate;(D)
22 then let my shoulder blade fall from my shoulder,
and let my arm be broken from its socket.(E)
23 For I was in terror of calamity from God,
and I could not have faced his majesty.(F)
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