^{13 Ref} "If I have despised the cause of my man-servant Or of my maid-servant, When they contended with me;

^{14 Ref} What then shall I do when God rises up? When he visits, what shall I answer him?

^{15 Ref} Didn't he who made me in the womb make him? Didn't one fashion us in the womb?

^{16 Ref} "If I have withheld the poor from their desire, Or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail,

^{17 Ref} Or have eaten my morsel alone, And the fatherless has not eaten of it

¹⁸ (No, from my youth he grew up with me as with a father, 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 heart hasn't blessed me, If he hasn't been warmed with my sheep's fleece;

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

^{22 Ref} Then let my shoulder fall from the shoulder-blade, And my arm be broken from the bone.

^{23 Ref} For calamity from God is a terror to me, By reason of his majesty I can do nothing.

^{24 Ref} "If I have made gold my hope, And have said to the fine gold, 'You are my confidence;'

^{25 Ref} If I have rejoiced because my wealth was great, And because my hand had gotten much;