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.