12. It is a fire that burns all the way to hell.It would wipe out everything I own.
13. “If I have been unfair to my male or female servantswhen they brought their complaints to me,
14. how could I face God?What could I say when he questioned me?
15. For God created both me and my servants.He created us both in the womb.
16. “Have I refused to help the poor,or crushed the hopes of widows?
17. Have I been stingy with my foodand refused to share it with orphans?
18. No, from childhood I have cared for orphans like a father,and all my life I have cared for widows.
19. Whenever I saw the homeless without clothesand the needy with nothing to wear,
20. did they not praise mefor providing wool clothing to keep them warm?
21. “If I raised my hand against an orphan,knowing the judges would take my side,