^{11 Ref} For the ear heard, and declareth me happy, And the eye hath seen, and testifieth `to' me.

^{12 Ref} For I deliver the afflicted who is crying, And the fatherless who hath no helper.

^{13 Ref} The blessing of the perishing cometh on me, And the heart of the widow I cause to sing.

^{14 Ref} Righteousness I have put on, and it clotheth me, As a robe and a diadem my justice.

^{15 Ref} Eyes I have been to the blind, And feet to the lame `am' I.

^{16 Ref} A father I `am' to the needy, And the cause I have not known I search out.

^{17 Ref} And I break the jaw-teeth of the perverse, And from his teeth I cast away prey.

^{18 Ref} And I say, `With my nest I expire, And as the sand I multiply days.'

^{19 Ref} My root is open unto the waters, And dew doth lodge on my branch.

^{20 Ref} My honour `is' fresh with me, And my bow in my hand is renewed.