Job 31:15-23
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Did not he who made me in the womb make them?
Did not the same one form us both within our mothers?
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“If I have denied the desires of the poor
or let the eyes of the widow grow weary,
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if I have kept my bread to myself,
not sharing it with the fatherless—
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but from my youth I reared him as would a father,
and from my birth I guided the widow—
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if I have seen anyone perishing for lack of clothing,
or a needy man without a garment,
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and his heart did not bless me
for warming him with the fleece from my sheep,
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if I have raised my hand against the fatherless,
knowing that I had influence in court,
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then let my arm fall from the shoulder,
let it be broken off at the joint.
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For I dreaded destruction from God,
and for fear of his splendor I could not do such things.