6 You demanded security from your relatives for no reason;

you stripped people of their clothing, leaving them naked.

7 You gave no water to the weary

and you withheld food from the hungry,

8 though you were a powerful man, owning land—

an honored man, living on it.

9 And you sent widows away empty-handed

and broke the strength of the fatherless.

6 For thou hast taken a pledge from thy brother for nought,

And stripped the naked of their clothing.

7 Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink,

And thou hast withholden bread from the hungry.

8 But as for the mighty man, he had the earth;

And the honourable man dwelt in it.

9 Thou hast sent widows away empty,

And the arms of the fatherless have been broken.

6 “For example, you must have lent money to your friend

and demanded clothing as security.

Yes, you stripped him to the bone.

7 You must have refused water for the thirsty

and food for the hungry.

8 You probably think the land belongs to the powerful

and only the privileged have a right to it!

9 You must have sent widows away empty-handed

and crushed the hopes of orphans.

6 For you have taken pledges from your brother for no reason,

And stripped the naked of their clothing.

7 You have not given the weary water to drink,

And you have withheld bread from the hungry.

8 But the mighty man possessed the land,

And the honorable man dwelt in it.

9 You have sent widows away empty,

And the strength of the fatherless was crushed.

6 You took your brothers’ things for a debt they didn’t owe;

you took clothes from people and left them naked.

7 You did not give water to tired people,

and you kept food from the hungry.

8 You were a powerful man who owned land;

you were honored and lived in the land.

9 But you sent widows away empty-handed,

and you mistreated orphans.

6 For thou hast taken pledges of thy brother for nought,

And stripped the naked of their clothing.

7 Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink,

And thou hast withholden bread from the hungry.

8 But as for the mighty man, he had the earth;

And the honorable man, he dwelt in it.

9 Thou hast sent widows away empty,

And the arms of the fatherless have been broken.

6 For thou hast taken a pledge of thy brother for nought, and stripped off the clothing of the naked. 7 Thou hast not given water to the fainting to drink, and thou hast withholden bread from the hungry. 8 But the powerful man, he had the land; and the man of high rank dwelt in it. 9 Widows hast thou sent empty away, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken.

6 For no reason you take your brothers’ goods as security for a loan 

and strip them of their clothes.

7 You don’t even give a tired person a drink of water, 

and you take food away from hungry people. 

8 A strong person owns the land. 

A privileged person lives in it. 

9 You send widows away empty-handed, 

and the arms of orphans are broken. 

6 For you took collateral from your brothers without cause,

stripping off their clothes and leaving them naked.

7 You gave no water to the thirsty

and withheld food from the famished,

8 while the land belonged to a powerful man

and an influential man lived on it.

9 You sent widows away empty-handed,

and the strength of the fatherless was crushed.

6 For you have exacted pledges from your family for no reason,

and stripped the naked of their clothing.

7 You have given no water to the weary to drink,

and you have withheld bread from the hungry.

8 The powerful possess the land,

and the favored live in it.

9 You have sent widows away empty-handed,

and the arms of the orphans you have crushed.

6 “Indeed, you have required a pledge from your family for nothing,

and you have stripped off the clothes of the naked.

7 You have given no water for the weary to drink,

and you withheld food from the hungry.

8 And the land belongs to the man of power,

and the favored lives in it.

9 You have sent widows away empty-handed,

and the arms of orphans were crushed.

6 You took clothes away from your relatives

just because they owed you some money.

You left them naked for no reason at all.

7 You didn’t give any water to people who were tired.

You held food back from those who were hungry.

8 You did it even though you were honored and powerful.

You owned land and lived on it.

9 But you sent widows away without anything.

You mistreated children whose fathers had died.

6 “For you have taken pledges of your brothers without cause,

And stripped men naked.

7 “To the weary you have given no water to drink,

And from the hungry you have withheld bread.

8 “But the earth belongs to the mighty man,

And the honorable man dwells in it.

9 “You have sent widows away empty,

And the strength of the orphans has been crushed.