Job 31:15–20

15 Did not he who made me in the womb make them?

Did not the same one form us both within our mothers?

16 “If I have denied the desires of the poor

or let the eyes of the widow grow weary,

17 if I have kept my bread to myself,

not sharing it with the fatherless—

18 but from my youth I reared them as a father would,

and from my birth I guided the widow—

19 if I have seen anyone perishing for lack of clothing,

or the needy without garments,

20 and their hearts did not bless me

for warming them with the fleece from my sheep,

15 Did not he that made me in the womb make him?

And did not one fashion us in the womb?

16 If I have withheld the poor from their desire,

Or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail;

17 Or have eaten my morsel myself alone,

And the fatherless hath not eaten thereof;

18 (For from my youth he was brought up with me, as with a father,

And I have guided her from my mother’s womb;)

19 If I have seen any perish for want of clothing,

Or any poor without covering;

20 If his loins have not blessed me,

And if he were not warmed with the fleece of my sheep;

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 food

and 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 clothes

and the needy with nothing to wear,

20 did they not praise me

for providing wool clothing to keep them warm?

15 Did not He who made me in the womb make them?

Did not the same One fashion us in the womb?

16 “If I have kept the poor from their desire,

Or caused the eyes of the widow to fail,

17 Or eaten my morsel by myself,

So that the fatherless could not eat of it

18 (But from my youth I reared him as a father,

And from my mother’s womb I guided the widow);

19 If I have seen anyone perish for lack of clothing,

Or any poor man without covering;

20 If his heart has not blessed me,

And if he was not warmed with the fleece of my sheep;

15 God made me in my mother’s womb, and he also made them;

the same God formed both of us in our mothers’ wombs.

16 “I have never refused the appeals of the poor

or let widows give up hope while looking for help.

17 I have not kept my food to myself

but have given it to the orphans.

18 Since I was young, I have been like a father to the orphans.

From my birth I guided the widows.

19 I have not let anyone die for lack of clothes

or let a needy person go without a coat.

20 That person’s heart blessed me,

because I warmed him with the wool of my sheep.

15 Did not he that made me in the womb make him?

And did not one fashion us in the womb?

16 If I have withheld the poor from their desire,

Or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail,

17 Or have eaten my morsel alone,

And the fatherless hath not eaten thereof

18 (Nay, from my youth he grew up with me as with a father,

And her have I guided from my mother’s womb);

19 If I have seen any perish for want of clothing,

Or that the needy had no covering;

20 If his loins have not blessed me,

And if he hath not been warmed with the fleece of my sheep;

15 Did not he that made me in the womb make him? and did not One fashion us in the womb?

16 If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or caused the eyes of the widow to fail; 17 Or have eaten my morsel alone, so that the fatherless ate not thereof, 18 (For from my youth he grew up with me as with a father, and I have guided the widow from my mother’s womb;) 19 If I have seen any perishing for want of clothing, or any needy without covering; 20 If his loins have not blessed me, and if he were not warmed with the fleece of my lambs;

15 Didn’t he who made me in my mother’s belly make them? 

Didn’t the same God form us in the womb? 

16 “If I have refused the requests of the poor 

or made a widow’s eyes stop ⸤looking for help⸥, 

17 or have eaten my food alone 

without letting the orphan eat any of it.… 

18 (From my youth the orphan grew up with me 

as though I were his father, 

and from my birth I treated the widow kindly.) 

19 If I have seen anyone die because he had no clothes 

or a poor person going naked.… 

20 (If his body didn’t bless me, 

or the wool from my sheep didn’t keep him warm.…) 

15 Did not the One who made me in the womb also make them?

Did not the same God form us both in the womb?

16 If I have refused the wishes of the poor

or let the widow’s eyes go blind,

17 if I have eaten my few crumbs alone

without letting the fatherless eat any of it—

18 for from my youth, I raised him as his father,

and since the day I was born I guided the widow—

19 if I have seen anyone dying for lack of clothing

or a needy person without a cloak,

20 if he did not bless me

while warming himself with the fleece from my sheep,

15 Did not he who made me in the womb make them?

And did not one fashion us in the womb?

16 “If I have withheld anything that the poor desired

or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail

17 or have eaten my morsel alone

and the orphan has not eaten from it—

18 for from my youth I reared the orphan like a father,

and from my mother’s womb I guided the widow—

19 if I have seen anyone perish for lack of clothing

or a poor person without covering,

20 whose loins have not blessed me,

and who was not warmed with the fleece of my sheep;

15 Did not he who made me in the womb make them?

And did not one fashion us in the womb?

16 “If I have withheld the desire of the poor from them,

or I have caused the widow’s eyes to fail,

17 or I have eaten my morsel alone,

and the orphan has not eaten from it

18 (for from my childhood he grew up with me like a father,

and from my mother’s womb I guided her),

19 if I have seen the one who perishes because of no clothing

or that there is no covering for the poor,

20 if his loins have not blessed me,

or by means of my sheep’s fleece he has warmed himself,

15 Didn’t he who made me make my servants also?

Didn’t the same God form us inside our mothers?

16 “I haven’t said no to what poor people have wanted.

I haven’t let widows lose their hope.

17 I haven’t kept my bread to myself.

I’ve shared it with children whose fathers had died.

18 From the time I was young, I’ve helped those widows.

I’ve raised those children as a father would.

19 Suppose I’ve seen people dying

because they didn’t have any clothes.

I’ve seen needy people

who had nothing to wear.

20 And they didn’t give me their blessing

when I warmed them with wool from my sheep.

15 “Did not He who made me in the womb make him,

And the same one fashion us in the womb?

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 alone,

And the orphan has not shared it

18 (But from my youth he grew up with me as with a father,

And from infancy I guided her),

19 If I have seen anyone perish for lack of clothing,

Or that the needy had no covering,

20 If his loins have not thanked me,

And if he has not been warmed with the fleece of my sheep,