NASB
""I was a father to the needy, And I investigated the case which I did not know."
— Job 29:16, NASB
“I was a father to the poor: and the cause which I knew not I searched out.”
“I was a father to the needy: And the cause of him that I knew not I searched out. ”
“I was a father to the needy. The cause of him who I didn't know, I searched out.”
“I was a father to the needy, and I investigated the case of the person I did not know;”
“I was the father of the poor: and the cause which I knew not, I searched out most diligently.”
“I was a father to the poor, searching out the cause of him who was strange to me.”
“I was a father to the poor: and the cause which I knew not I searched out.”
"The blessing of the one ready to perish came upon me, And I made the widow's heart sing for joy.
"I put on righteousness, and it clothed me; My justice was like a robe and a turban.
"I was eyes to the blind And feet to the lame.
"I was a father to the needy, And I investigated the case which I did not know.
"I broke the jaws of the wicked And snatched the prey from his teeth.
"Then I thought, 'I shall die in my nest, And I shall multiply my days as the sand.
'My root is spread out to the waters, And dew lies all night on my branch.