Job 31:16
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
If I have denied the desires of the poor or allowed the widow’s eyes to fail,

Young's Literal Translation
If I withhold from pleasure the poor, And the eyes of the widow do consume,

King James Bible
If I have withheld the poor from [their] desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail;

Hebrew
If
אִם־ (’im-)
Conjunction
Strong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not

I have denied
אֶ֭מְנַע (’em·na‘)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's 4513: To debar, from benefit, injury

the desires
מֵחֵ֣פֶץ (mê·ḥê·p̄eṣ)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 2656: Pleasure, desire, a valuable thing, a matter

of the poor
דַּלִּ֑ים (dal·lîm)
Adjective - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1800: Dangling, weak, thin

or allowed the widow’s
אַלְמָנָ֣ה (’al·mā·nāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 490: A widow, a desolate place

eyes
וְעֵינֵ֖י (wə·‘ê·nê)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - cdc
Strong's 5869: An eye, a fountain

to fail,
אֲכַלֶּֽה׃ (’ă·ḵal·leh)
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's 3615: To be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, or spent

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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