20. (If his body didn’t bless me,or the wool from my sheep didn’t keep him warm. . . .)
21. If I have shaken my fist at an orphanbecause I knew that others would back me up in court,
22. ⌊then⌋ let my shoulder fall out of its socket,and let my arm be broken at the elbow.
23. “A disaster from God terrifies me.In the presence of his majesty I can do nothing.
24. “If I put my confidence in goldor said to fine gold, ‘I trust you’. . . .
25. If I enjoyed being very richbecause my hand had found great ⌊wealth⌋. . . .
26. If I saw the light shineor the moon move along in its splendor
27. so that my heart was secretly tempted,and I threw them a kiss with my hand,
28. then that, too, would be a criminal offense,and I would have denied God above.
29. “If I enjoyed the ruin of my enemyor celebrated when harm came to him
30. (even though I didn’t speak sinfullyby calling down a curse on his life). . . .
31. “If the people who were in my tent had said,‘We wish we had never filled ⌊our stomachs⌋ with his food’. . . .