I was the father of the poor; and if I lacked knowledge about any case, I investigated very diligently.
I was a father to the poor: And the cause which I knew not I searched out.
I was a father to the poor and needy; the cause of him I did not know 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 case I didn’t know, I examined.
I was the father of the poor: and the cause which I knew not, I searched out most diligently.