KJVIf I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail;
If I have withheld the poor fromtheirdesire, Or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail,
If I have denied the desires of the poor or allowed the widow’s eyes to fail,
If I withhold from pleasure the poor, And the eyes of the widow do consume,
If I have withheld the poor from [their] desire, or caused the eyes of the widow to fail;
Job — Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament).
J O B CHAP. XXXI. Job had often protested his integrity in general; here he does it in particular instances, not in a way of commendation (for he does not here proclaim his good deeds), but in his own just and necessary vindication, to clear himself from those crimes with…