Job 31:20

18 though from my youth I reared him as would a father, and from my mother’s womb I guided the widow—

19 if I have seen one perish for lack of clothing, or a needy man without a cloak,

if his heart has not blessed me for warming him with the fleece of my sheep,

21 if I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless because I saw that I had support in the gate,

22 then may my arm fall from my shoulder and be torn from its socket.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB
if his heart has not blessed me for warming him with the fleece of my sheep,
KJV
If his loins have not blessed me, and if he were not warmed with the fleece of my sheep;
WEB
if his heart hasn’t blessed me, if he hasn’t been warmed with my sheep’s fleece;
ASV
If his loins have not blessed me, And if he hath not been warmed with the fleece of my sheep;
DARBY
If his loins have not blessed me, and if he were not warmed with the fleece of my lambs;
BLB
if his loins have not blessed me for warming him by the fleece of my sheep,
ÅB
Måtte ikke hans lender velsigne meg, fordi han fikk varme seg med ull fra mine sauer?
OTB
Hvis hans midje ikke har velsignet meg,
Eller han ikke har blitt varmet med min saues ull,
B1930
Måtte ikke hans lender velsigne mig, fordi han fikk varme sig med ull av mine får?

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Deuteronomy 24:13

    be sure to return it to him by sunset, so that he may sleep in his own cloak and bless you, and this will be credited to you as righteousness before the LORD your God.

    Read in context
  • Job 29:11

    For those who heard me called me blessed, and those who saw me commended me,

    Read in context