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Job 31:16–17

16 “If I have denied the desires of the poorp

or let the eyes of the widowq grow weary,r

17 if I have kept my bread to myself,

not sharing it with the fatherlesss

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Job 31:16–17 — English Standard Version (ESV)

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 fatherless has not eaten of it

Job 31:16–17 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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;

Job 31:16–17 — New Living Translation (NLT)

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?

Job 31:16–17 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

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

Job 31:16–17 — New Century Version (NCV)

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.

Job 31:16–17 — American Standard Version (ASV)

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

Job 31:16–17 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

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,

Job 31:16–17 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

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.… 

Job 31:16–17 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

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—

Job 31:16–17 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

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—

Job 31:16–17 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

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

Job 31:16–17 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

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.

Job 31:16–17 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

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


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