Job 29:16

Old Testament Wisdom/Poetry ASV (1901)

I was a father to the needy: And the cause of him that I knew not I searched out.

Job 29:16 — American Standard Version

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Context — Job 29

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13The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me; And I caused the widow`s heart to sing for joy.

14I put on righteousness, and it clothed me: My justice was as a robe and a diadem.

15I was eyes to the blind, And feet was I to the lame.

16I was a father to the needy: And the cause of him that I knew not I searched out.

17And I brake the jaws of the unrighteous, And plucked the prey out of his teeth.

18Then I said, I shall die in my nest, And I shall multiply my days as the sand:

19My root is spread out to the waters, And the dew lieth all night upon my branch;

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