14. how could I tell God what I did?What will I answer when he asks me to explain what I’ve done?
15. God made me in my mother’s womb, and he also made them;the same God formed both of us in our mothers’ wombs.
16. “I have never refused the appeals of the pooror let widows give up hope while looking for help.
17. I have not kept my food to myselfbut have given it to the orphans.
18. Since I was young, I have been like a father to the orphans.From my birth I guided the widows.
19. I have not let anyone die for lack of clothesor let a needy person go without a coat.
20. That person’s heart blessed me,because I warmed him with the wool of my sheep.
21. I have never hurt an orphaneven when I knew I could win in court.
22. If I have, then let my arm fall off my shoulderand be broken at the joint.
23. I fear destruction from God,and I fear his majesty, so I could not do such things.
24. “I have not put my trust in goldor said to pure gold, ‘You are my security.’
25. I have not celebrated my great wealthor the riches my hands had gained.
26. I have not thought about worshiping the sun in its brightnessnor admired the moon moving in glory
27. so that my heart was pulled away from God.My hand has never offered the sun and moon a kiss of worship.