Job 31:16-23
Authorized (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.
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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