12. For I rescued the poor man who cried out for help,and the fatherless child who had no one to support him.
13. The dying man blessed me,and I made the widow’s heart rejoice.
14. I clothed myself in righteousness, and it enveloped me;my just decisions were like a robe and a turban.
15. I was eyes to the blindand feet to the lame.
16. I was a father to the needy,and I examined the case of the stranger.
17. I shattered the fangs of the unjust and snatched the prey from his teeth.
18. So I thought: I will die in my own nestand multiply my days as the sand.
19. My roots will have access to water, and the dew will rest on my branches all night.