Verse Comparison: Job 29:16
American Standard Version
I was a father to the needy: And the cause of him that I knew not I searched out.
Amplified® Bible
I was a father to the poor {and} needy; the cause of him I did not know I searched out.
Contemporary English Version
I was a father to the needy, and I defended them in court, even if they were strangers.
Darby English Version
I was a father to the needy, and the cause which I knew not I searched out;
Good News Bible
I was like a father to the poor and took the side of strangers in trouble.
King James Version
I was a father to the poor: and the cause which I knew not I searched out.
New American Standard Bible
"I was a father to the needy, And I investigated the case which I did not know.
New International Version
I was a father to the needy;
I took up the case of the stranger.
New King James Version
I was a father to the poor,
And I searched out the case that I did not know.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"I served as a father to the needy, And I investigated the case which I did not know.
Revised Standard Version
I was a father to the poor, and I searched out the cause of him whom I did not know.
Young's Literal Translation
A father I `am' to the needy, And the cause I have not known I search out.