15. "Did not He who made me in the womb make him, And the same one fashion us in the womb?
16. "If I have kept the poor from their desire, Or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail,
17. Or have eaten my morsel alone, And the orphan has not shared it
18. (But from my youth he grew up with me as with a father, And from infancy I guided her),
19. If I have seen anyone perish for lack of clothing, Or that the needy had no covering,
20. If his loins have not thanked me, And if he has not been warmed with the fleece of my sheep,
21. If I have lifted up my hand against the orphan, Because I saw I had support in the gate,
22. Let my shoulder fall from the socket, And my arm be broken off at the elbow.
23. "For calamity from God is a terror to me, And because of His majesty I can do nothing.
24. "If I have put my confidence in gold, And called fine gold my trust,
25. If I have gloated because my wealth was great, And because my hand had secured so much;