^{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.'