Translations
Modern
I was a father to the needy, and I took up the case of the stranger.
Traditional
I was a father to the poor: and the cause which I knew not I searched out.
Literal
I was a father to the poor, and the case I did not know, I searched it out.
Latin
Pater eram pauperum, et causam quam nesciebam diligentissime investigabam.
Original
Hebrew
English
I was a father to the needy, and I took up the case of the stranger.
Notes
Job was active in searching out and helping strangers in need.
Events
Glossary
Topics
Beneficence: Job Liberality: Job Magistrates: Good: Job Magistrates: should Defend the Poor Poor: Kindness To by Job Poor: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To The Poor: Regard For: Job