^{13 Ref} If I despise the cause of my man-servant, And of my handmaid, In their contending with me,

^{14 Ref} Then what do I do when God ariseth? And when He doth inspect, What do I answer Him?

^{15 Ref} Did not He that made me in the womb make him? Yea, prepare us in the womb doth One.

^{16 Ref} If I withhold from pleasure the poor, And the eyes of the widow do consume,

^{17 Ref} And I do eat my morsel by myself, And the orphan hath not eat of it,

¹⁸ (But from my youth He grew up with me as `with' a father, And from the belly of my mother I am led.)

^{19 Ref} If I see `any' perishing without clothing, And there is no covering to the needy,

^{20 Ref} If his loins have not blessed me, And from the fleece of my sheep He doth not warm himself,

^{21 Ref} If I have waved at the fatherless my hand, When I see in `him' the gate of my court,

^{22 Ref} My shoulder from its blade let fall, And mine arm from the bone be broken.

^{23 Ref} For a dread unto me `is' calamity `from' God, And because of His excellency I am not able.

^{24 Ref} If I have made gold my confidence, And to the pure gold have said, `My trust,'

^{25 Ref} If I rejoice because great `is' my wealth, And because abundance hath my hand found,