21. If I have lifted up my hand against the orphan, Because I saw I had support in the gate,
22. Let my shoulder fall from the socket, And my arm be broken off at the elbow.
23. "For calamity from God is a terror to me, And because of His majesty I can do nothing.
24. "If I have put my confidence in gold, And called fine gold my trust,
25. If I have gloated because my wealth was great, And because my hand had secured so much;
26. If I have looked at the sun when it shone Or the moon going in splendor,
27. And my heart became secretly enticed, And my hand threw a kiss from my mouth,
28. That too would have been an iniquity calling for judgment, For I would have denied God above.
29. "Have I rejoiced at the extinction of my enemy, Or exulted when evil befell him?
30. "No, I have not allowed my mouth to sin By asking for his life in a curse.
31. "Have the men of my tent not said, 'Who can find one who has not been satisfied with his meat'?
32. "The alien has not lodged outside, For I have opened my doors to the traveler.
33. "Have I covered my transgressions like Adam, By hiding my iniquity in my bosom,
34. Because I feared the great multitude, And the contempt of families terrified me, And kept silent and did not go out of doors?
35. "Oh that I had one to hear me! Behold, here is my signature; Let the Almighty answer me! And the indictment which my adversary has written,
36. Surely I would carry it on my shoulder, I would bind it to myself like a crown.
37. "I would declare to Him the number of my steps; Like a prince I would approach Him.
38. "If my land cries out against me, And its furrows weep together;
39. If I have eaten its fruit without money, Or have caused its owners to lose their lives,