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16 (A)I have never refused to help the poor;
    never have I let widows live in despair
17     or let orphans go hungry while I ate.
18 All my life I have taken care of them.[a]

19 When I found someone in need,
    too poor to buy clothes,
20     I would give him clothing made of wool
    that had come from my own flock of sheep.
Then he would praise me with all his heart.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 31:18 All my life … them; Hebrew unclear.

16 “If I have denied the desires of the poor(A)
    or let the eyes of the widow(B) grow weary,(C)
17 if I have kept my bread to myself,
    not sharing it with the fatherless(D)
18 but from my youth I reared them as a father would,
    and from my birth I guided the widow(E)
19 if I have seen anyone perishing for lack of clothing,(F)
    or the needy(G) without garments,
20 and their hearts did not bless me(H)
    for warming them with the fleece(I) from my sheep,

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