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16 I was a father to the needy; and the cause which I did not know I searched out.

17 And I broke the fangs of the wicked and caused their teeth to release the prey.

18 ¶ Then I said, I shall die in my nest, and I shall multiply my days as the sand.

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16 I was a father to the needy;(A)
    I took up the case(B) of the stranger.(C)
17 I broke the fangs of the wicked
    and snatched the victims(D) from their teeth.(E)

18 “I thought, ‘I will die in my own house,
    my days as numerous as the grains of sand.(F)

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