Job 29
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1Then Job continued with his discourse:1And Job again took up his discourse and said,
2"I wish I could go back to how things were a few months ago; when God used to watch over me,2"Oh that I were as in months gone by, As in the days when God watched over me;
3when his lamp used to shine over my head, so I could walk through the dark,3When His lamp shone over my head, And by His light I walked through darkness;
4like when I was in my prime and God trusted me with his secrets! 4As I was in the prime of my days, When the friendship of God was over my tent;
5"The Almighty was still with me back then, and my children were still around me.5When the Almighty was yet with me, And my children were around me;
6I was successful wherever I went, and even the rocks poured out streams of olive oil for me."6When my steps were bathed in butter, And the rock poured out for me streams of oil!
7"Whenever I went out to the city gate, a seat had been reserved for me in the plaza. 7"When I went out to the gate of the city, When I took my seat in the square,
8The young men would see me and withdraw, and the aged would rise and stand.8The young men saw me and hid themselves, And the old men arose and stood.
9Nobles would refrain from speaking, covering their mouths with their hands.9"The princes stopped talking And put their hands on their mouths;
10The voices of the commanders-in-chief were hushed, and their tongues would cling to the roofs of their mouths."10The voice of the nobles was hushed, And their tongue stuck to their palate.
11"When people heard me speak, they blessed me; when people saw me, they approved me,11"For when the ear heard, it called me blessed, And when the eye saw, it gave witness of me,
12because I delivered the poor who were crying for help, along with orphans who had no one to help them.12Because I delivered the poor who cried for help, And the orphan who had no helper.
13Those who were about to die blessed me, and I made widows sing for joy.13"The blessing of the one ready to perish came upon me, And I made the widow's heart sing for joy.
14I put on righteousness like clothing; my just decisions were like a robe and a turban.14"I put on righteousness, and it clothed me; My justice was like a robe and a turban.
15I served as eyes for the blind and feet for the lame.15"I was eyes to the blind And feet to the lame.
16I was a father to the needy; I diligently inquired into the case of those I didn't know.16"I was a father to the needy, And I investigated the case which I did not know.
17I broke the fangs of the wicked, and made him drop the prey."17"I broke the jaws of the wicked And snatched the prey from his teeth.
18"I used to say: 'I will die in my home. I'm going to live as many days as there are grains of sand on the shore. 18"Then I thought, 'I shall die in my nest, And I shall multiply my days as the sand.
19My roots have spread out and have found water, and dew settles at night on my branches.19'My root is spread out to the waters, And dew lies all night on my branch.
20My glory renews for me and my bow is as good as new in my hand.'20My glory is ever new with me, And my bow is renewed in my hand.'
21"They listened and waited for me, as they remained in silence for my counsel.21"To me they listened and waited, And kept silent for my counsel.
22After I spoke, they had nothing to say, when what I said hit them.22"After my words they did not speak again, And my speech dropped on them.
23They waited for me as one waits for rain, as one opens his mouth to drink in a spring rain shower.23"They waited for me as for the rain, And opened their mouth as for the spring rain.
24I smiled at them when they had no confidence, and no one could discourage me.24"I smiled on them when they did not believe, And the light of my face they did not cast down.
25I set an example of the way to live, as a leader would; I lived like a king among his army; like one who comforts mourners."25"I chose a way for them and sat as chief, And dwelt as a king among the troops, As one who comforted the mourners.
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