16 I was a father to the needy;

I took up the case of the stranger.

16 I was a father to the poor:

And the cause which I knew not I searched out.

16 I was a father to the poor

and assisted strangers who needed help.

16 I was a father to the poor,

And I searched out the case that I did not know.

16 I was like a father to needy people,

and I took the side of strangers who were in trouble.

16 I was a father to the needy:

And the cause of him that I knew not I searched out.

16 I was a father to the needy, and the cause which I knew not I searched out;

16 I was father to the needy. 

I carefully investigated cases brought by strangers. 

16 I was a father to the needy,

and I examined the case of the stranger.

16 I was a father to the needy,

and I championed the cause of the stranger.

16 I was a father to the poor,

and I investigated the stranger’s legal dispute.

16 I was like a father to needy people.

I stood up for strangers in court.

16 “I was a father to the needy,

And I investigated the case which I did not know.