18 for from my youth, I raised him as his father,
and since the day I was born[a] I guided the widow—
19 if I have seen anyone dying for lack of clothing
or a needy person without a cloak,(A)
20 if he[b] did not bless me
while warming himself with the fleece from my sheep,

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Footnotes

  1. 31:18 Lit and from my mother’s womb
  2. 31:20 Lit his loins

18 but from my youth I reared them as a father would,
    and from my birth I guided the widow(A)
19 if I have seen anyone perishing for lack of clothing,(B)
    or the needy(C) without garments,
20 and their hearts did not bless me(D)
    for warming them with the fleece(E) from my sheep,

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