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Job 29:16

New King James Version

16 I was a father to the poor, And I searched out the case that I did not know.

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American Standard Version

I was a father to the needy: And the cause of him that I knew not I searched out.

Christian Standard Bible

I was a father to the needy, and I examined the case of the stranger.

English Standard Version

I was a father to the needy, and I searched out the cause of him whom I did not know.

King James Version

I was a father to the poor: and the cause which I knew not I searched out.

New American Standard Bible

“I was a father to the poor, And I investigated the case which I did not know.

New International Version

I was a father to the needy; I took up the case of the stranger.

New Living Translation

I was a father to the poor and assisted strangers who needed help.

World English Bible

I was a father to the needy. I researched the cause of him whom I didn’t know.