| Berean Study Bible | International Standard Version |
| 1And Job continued his discourse: | 1Then Job continued with his discourse: |
| 2“How I long for the months gone by, for the days when God watched over me, | 2"I wish I could go back to how things were a few months ago; when God used to watch over me, |
| 3when His lamp shone above my head, and by His light I walked through the darkness, | 3when his lamp used to shine over my head, so I could walk through the dark, |
| 4when I was in my prime, when the friendship of God rested on my tent, | 4like when I was in my prime and God trusted me with his secrets! |
| 5when the Almighty was still with me and my children were around me, | 5"The Almighty was still with me back then, and my children were still around me. |
| 6when my steps were bathed in cream and the rock poured out for me streams of oil! | 6I was successful wherever I went, and even the rocks poured out streams of olive oil for me." |
| 7When I went out to the city gate and took my seat in the public square, | 7"Whenever I went out to the city gate, a seat had been reserved for me in the plaza. |
| 8the young men saw me and withdrew, and the old men rose to their feet. | 8The young men would see me and withdraw, and the aged would rise and stand. |
| 9The princes refrained from speaking and covered their mouths with their hands. | 9Nobles would refrain from speaking, covering their mouths with their hands. |
| 10The voices of the nobles were hushed, and their tongues stuck to the roofs of their mouths. | 10The voices of the commanders-in-chief were hushed, and their tongues would cling to the roofs of their mouths." |
| 11For those who heard me called me blessed, and those who saw me commended me, | 11"When people heard me speak, they blessed me; when people saw me, they approved me, |
| 12because I rescued the poor who cried out and the fatherless who had no helper. | 12because I delivered the poor who were crying for help, along with orphans who had no one to help them. |
| 13The dying man blessed me, and I made the widow’s heart sing for joy. | 13Those who were about to die blessed me, and I made widows sing for joy. |
| 14I put on righteousness, and it clothed me; justice was my robe and my turban. | 14I put on righteousness like clothing; my just decisions were like a robe and a turban. |
| 15I served as eyes to the blind and as feet to the lame. | 15I served as eyes for the blind and feet for the lame. |
| 16I was a father to the needy, and I took up the case of the stranger. | 16I was a father to the needy; I diligently inquired into the case of those I didn't know. |
| 17I shattered the fangs of the unjust and snatched the prey from his teeth. | 17I broke the fangs of the wicked, and made him drop the prey." |
| 18So I thought: ‘I will die in my nest and multiply my days as the sand. | 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. |
| 19My roots will spread out to the waters, and the dew will rest nightly on my branches. | 19My roots have spread out and have found water, and dew settles at night on my branches. |
| 20My glory is ever new within me, and my bow is renewed in my hand.’ | 20My glory renews for me and my bow is as good as new in my hand.' |
| 21Men listened to me with expectation, waiting silently for my counsel. | 21"They listened and waited for me, as they remained in silence for my counsel. |
| 22After my words, they spoke no more; my speech settled on them like dew. | 22After I spoke, they had nothing to say, when what I said hit them. |
| 23They waited for me as for rain and drank in my words like spring showers. | 23They waited for me as one waits for rain, as one opens his mouth to drink in a spring rain shower. |
| 24If I smiled at them, they did not believe it; the light of my countenance was precious. | 24I smiled at them when they had no confidence, and no one could discourage me. |
| 25I chose their course and presided as chief. So I dwelt as a king among his troops, as a comforter of the mourners. | 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." |
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