13 “If I have
adespised the cause of my male or female servant
When they complained against me,
14 What then shall I do when
aGod rises up?
When He punishes, how shall I answer Him?
15 aDid not He who made me in the womb make them?
Did not the same One fashion us in the womb?
16 “If I have kept the poor from
their desire,
Or caused the eyes of the widow to
afail,
17 Or eaten my morsel by myself,
So that the fatherless could not eat of it
18 (But from my youth I reared him as a father,
And from my mother’s womb I guided
1 the widow);
19 If I have seen anyone perish for lack of clothing,
Or any poor
man without covering;
20 If his
1 heart has not
ablessed me,
And
if he was
not warmed with the fleece of my sheep;
21 If I have raised my hand
aagainst the fatherless,
When I saw I had help in the gate;
22 Then let my arm fall from my shoulder,
Let my arm be torn from the socket.
23 For
adestruction
from God
is a terror to me,
And because of His magnificence I cannot endure.
24 “If
a I have made gold my hope,
Or said to fine gold, ‘
You are my confidence’;
25 aIf I have rejoiced because my wealth
was great,
And because my hand had gained much;
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
