15. Did not He that made me in the womb make him? Yea, prepare us in the womb doth One.
16. If I withhold from pleasure the poor, And the eyes of the widow do consume,
17. And I do eat my morsel by myself, And the orphan hath not eat of it,
18. (But from my youth He grew up with me as [with] a father, And from the belly of my mother I am led.)
19. If I see [any] perishing without clothing, And there is no covering to the needy,
20. If his loins have not blessed me, And from the fleece of my sheep He doth not warm himself,
21. If I have waved at the fatherless my hand, When I see in [him] the gate of my court,
22. My shoulder from its blade let fall, And mine arm from the bone be broken.
23. For a dread unto me [is] calamity [from] God, And because of His excellency I am not able.
24. If I have made gold my confidence, And to the pure gold have said, `My trust,'
25. If I rejoice because great [is] my wealth, And because abundance hath my hand found,
26. If I see the light when it shineth, And the precious moon walking,