Job 31:15–17

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—

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;

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?

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

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.

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

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,

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.… 

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—

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—

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

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.

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