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The Book of Job, Chapter 31, Verse 18

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Or have eaten my morsel myself alone, and the fatherless hath not eaten thereof;
King James Version
(For from my youth he was brought up with me, as [with] a father, and I have guided her from my mother's womb;)
American Standard Version
(Nay, from my youth he grew up with me as with a father, And her have I guided from my mother's womb);
New English Translation
but from my youth I raised the orphan like a father, and from my mother’s womb I guided the widow!
World English Bible
(no, from my youth he grew up with me as with a father, her have I guided from my mother's womb);
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If I have seen any perish for want of clothing, or any poor without covering;
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If his loins have not blessed me, and [if] he were [not] warmed with the fleece of my sheep;
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If I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless, when I saw my help in the gate:
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[Then] let mine arm fall from my shoulder blade, and mine arm be broken from the bone.
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For destruction [from] God [was] a terror to me, and by reason of his highness I could not endure.
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If I have made gold my hope, or have said to the fine gold, [Thou art] my confidence;
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If I rejoiced because my wealth [was] great, and because mine hand had gotten much;
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If I beheld the sun when it shined, or the moon walking [in] brightness;
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And my heart hath been secretly enticed, or my mouth hath kissed my hand:
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This also [were] an iniquity [to be punished by] the judge: for I should have denied the God [that is] above.