12 This was because I saved the poor who cried for help.And I saved the orphan who had no one to help him.
13 The dying person blessed me.And I made the widow’s heart sing.
14 I put on right living as if it were clothing.I wore fairness as if it were my robe and my turban.
15 I tried to be eyes for the blind.And I tried to be feet for those who were crippled.
16 I was like a father to needy people.And I took the side of strangers when they were in trouble.
17 I broke the fangs of evil people.And I snatched from their teeth the people they wanted to hurt.
18 “I thought, ‘I will live for as many days as there are grains of sand.And I will die in my own house.