10. then let my wife serve another man;let other men sleep with her.
11. For lust is a shameful sin,a crime that should be punished.
12. It is a fire that burns all the way to hell.It would wipe out everything I own.
13. “If I have been unfair to my male or female servantswhen they brought their complaints to me,
14. how could I face God?What could I say when he questioned me?
15. For God created both me and my servants.He created us both in the womb.
16. “Have I refused to help the poor,or crushed the hopes of widows?
17. Have I been stingy with my foodand refused to share it with orphans?
18. No, from childhood I have cared for orphans like a father,and all my life I have cared for widows.
19. Whenever I saw the homeless without clothesand the needy with nothing to wear,
20. did they not praise mefor providing wool clothing to keep them warm?
21. “If I raised my hand against an orphan,knowing the judges would take my side,
22. then let my shoulder be wrenched out of place!Let my arm be torn from its socket!
23. That would be better than facing God’s judgment.For if the majesty of God opposes me, what hope is there?