Job 31:16 - Forerunner Commentary

Job 31:16

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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 guided¹ the widow);

19 If I have seen anyone perish for lack of clothing,
Or any poor man without covering;

20 If his¹ 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.

Verse Comparison: Job 31:16

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American Standard Version
If I have withheld the poor from `their' desire, Or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail,

Amplified® Bible
If I have withheld from the poor {and} needy what they desired, or have caused the eyes of the widow to look in vain [for relief],

Contemporary English Version
I have never cheated widows or others in need,

Darby English Version
If I have withheld the poor from [their] desire, or caused the eyes of the widow to fail;

Good News Bible
I have never refused to help the poor; never have I let widows live in despair

King James Version
If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail;

New American Standard Bible
"If I have kept the poor from {their} desire, Or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail,

New International Version
"If I have denied the desires of the poor
or let the eyes of the widow grow weary,

New King James Version
“If I have kept the poor from their desire,
Or caused the eyes of the widow to fail,

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"If I have kept the poor from their desire, Or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail,

Revised Standard Version
"If I have withheld anything that the poor desired, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail,

Young's Literal Translation
If I withhold from pleasure the poor, And the eyes of the widow do consume,

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