¹⁸ (Nay, from my youth he grew up with me as with a father, And her have I guided from my mother's womb);

^{19 Ref} If I have seen any perish for want of clothing, Or that the needy had no covering;

^{20 Ref} If his loins have not blessed me, And if he hath not been warmed with the fleece of my sheep;

^{21 Ref} If I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless, Because I saw my help in the gate: