'Fatherless' in the Bible
“But God saves [the innocent] from the sword of the mouth of the devious,And the poor from the hand of the mighty.
“You would cast lots (gamble) over the fatherlessAnd bargain away your friend.
“You have sent widows away empty-handed,And the arms (strength) of the fatherless have been broken.
“They drive away the donkeys of the orphans;They take the widow’s ox for a pledge.
“Others snatch the fatherless [infants] from the breast [to sell or make them slaves],And against the poor they take a pledge [of clothing].
Because I rescued the poor who cried for help,And the orphan who had no helper.
Or have eaten my morsel [of food] alone,And did not share it with the orphan
(But from my youth the orphan grew up with me as with a father,And from my mother’s womb I have been the widow’s guide),
If I have lifted my hand against the orphan,Because I saw [that the judges would be] my help at the [council] gate,