16. “If I have kept the poor from their desire,or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail,
17. or have eaten my morsel by myself,so that the fatherless could not eat of it
18. (but from my youth he was brought up with me, as with a father,and I have guided the widow from my mother’s womb);
19. if I have seen anyone perish for lack of clothing,or any poor without covering;
20. if his body has not blessed me,and if he was not warmed with the fleece of my sheep;
21. if I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless,when I saw I had help in the gate;
22. then let my arm fall from my shoulder blade,and my arm be broken from the bone.
23. For destruction from God is a terror to me,and because of His highness I cannot endure.
24. “If I have made gold my hope,or have said to the fine gold, ‘You are my confidence’;
25. if I rejoiced because my wealth was great,and because my hand had gained much;
26. if I saw the sun when it shined,or the moon moving in brightness;
27. and my heart has been secretly enticed,or my mouth has kissed my hand;
28. this also would be an iniquity to be punished by the judge,for I would have denied the God who is above.
29. “If I rejoiced at the destruction of him who hated me,or lifted up myself when disaster found him