18 (But from my youth I reared him as a father,And from my mother’s womb I guided the widow);
19 If I have seen anyone perish for lack of clothing,Or any poor man without covering;
20 If his heart has not blessed me,And if he was not warmed with the fleece of my sheep;
21 If I have raised my hand against the fatherless,When I saw I had help in the gate;
22 Then let my arm fall from my shoulder,Let my arm be torn from the socket.
23 For destruction from God is a terror to me,And because of His magnificence I cannot endure.
24 “If I have made gold my hope,Or said to fine gold, ‘You are my confidence’;