Saturday, June 15, 2019

Righteous Job clothed the naked

If I have seen any perish for want of cloathing,
then let mine arm fall from my shoulder blade.

-- Job 31:29*
















*So Samuel Johnson's Dictionary.

Johnson's citation combines parts of Job 31:19 and Job 31:22. The citation as Job 31:29 could be a printer's error:

If I have seen any perish for want of clothing, [or any poor without covering]; ... Then let mine arm fall from my shoulder blade, [and mine arm be broken from the bone].