16. I was a father to the needy: And the cause of him that I knew not I searched out.
17. And I brake the jaws of the unrighteous, And plucked the prey out of his teeth.
18. Then I said, I shall die in my nest, And I shall multiply my days as the sand:
19. My root is spread out to the waters, And the dew lieth all night upon my branch;
20. My glory is fresh in me, And my bow is renewed in my hand.
21. Unto me men gave ear, and waited, And kept silence for my counsel.