Job 31:21
if I lifted my hand against an orphan, trusting that my strength was far superior to his:
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
If I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless, when I saw my help in the gate:
In Context
20and if the poor did not bless me, and their shoulders were not warmed with the fleece of my lambs;
22let then my shoulder start from the blade-bone, and my arm be crushed off from the elbow.
Cross References
Job 22:9But thou hast sent widows away empty, and hast afflicted orphans.
Job 29:12For I saved the poor out of the hand of the oppressor, and helped the fatherless who had no helper.
Proverbs 23:10Remove not the ancient landmarks; and enter not upon the possession of the fatherless:
Ezekiel 22:7In thee they have reviled father and mother; and in thee they have behaved unjustly toward the stranger: they have oppressed the orphan and widow.
Micah 7:3they prepare their hands for mischief, the prince asks a reward, and the judge speaks flattering words; it is the desire of their soul:
Matthew Henry on Job 31:17-24
Job's Compassion to the Poor. ( b. c. 1520.) 16 If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail; 17 Or have eaten my morsel myself alone, and the fatherless hath not eaten thereof; 18 (For from my youth he was brought up with me, as with a father, and I have guided her from my mother's womb;) 19 If I have seen any perish for want of clothing, or any poor without covering; 20 If his loins have not blessed me, and if he were not warmed with the fleece of my sheep; 21 If I… Read the whole commentary →