Job 31:16-22
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
16 If I have denied anything that the poor desired,(A)
or allowed the eyes of the widow to languish
17 While I ate my portion alone,
with no share in it for the fatherless,
18 Though like a father he[a] has reared me from my youth,
guiding me even from my mother’s womb—
19 If I have seen a wanderer without clothing,
or a poor man without covering,
20 Whose limbs have not blessed me
when warmed with the fleece of my sheep;
21 If I have raised my hand against the innocent
because I saw that I had supporters at the gate—[b]
22 Then may my arm fall from the shoulder,
my forearm be broken at the elbow!
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