¹⁸ (For I was cared for by God as by a father from my earliest days; he was my guide from the body of my mother;)

^{19 Ref} If I saw one near to death for need of clothing, and that the poor had nothing covering him;

^{20 Ref} If his back did not give me a blessing, and the wool of my sheep did not make him warm;

^{21 Ref} If my hand had been lifted up against him who had done no wrong, when I saw that I was supported by the judges;