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If I have raised my hand against the fatherless ,
When I saw I had help in the gate ;
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Then let my arm fall from my shoulder ,
Let my arm be torn from the socket .
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For destruction from God is a terror to me ,
And because of His magnificence I cannot endure .
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If I have made gold my hope ,
Or said to fine gold , "
You are my confidence ';
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If I have rejoiced because my wealth was great ,
And because my hand had gained much ;
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If I have observed the sun when it shines ,
Or the moon moving in brightness ,
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So that my heart has been secretly enticed ,
And my mouth has kissed my hand ;
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This also would be an iniquity deserving of judgment ,
For I would have denied God who is above .
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If I have rejoiced at the destruction of him who hated me ,
Or lifted myself up when evil found him
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Indeed I have not allowed my mouth to sin By asking for a curse on his soul );
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If the men of my tent have not said , "
Who is there that has not been satisfied with his meat ?'
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But no sojourner had to lodge in the street ,
For I have opened my doors to the traveler );
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If I have covered my transgressions as Adam ,
By hiding my iniquity in my bosom ,
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Because I feared the great multitude ,
And dreaded the contempt of families ,
So that I kept silence And did not go out of the door --
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Oh ,
that I had one to hear me !
Here is my mark .
Oh ,
that the Almighty would answer me ,
That my Prosecutor had written a book !
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Surely I would carry it on my shoulder ,
And bind it on me like a crown ;
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I would declare to Him the number of my steps ;
Like a prince I would approach Him .
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If my land cries out against me ,
And its furrows weep together ;