Job 29
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1Job continued his discourse:1Job continued his discourse, saying:
2"How I long for the months gone by, for the days when God watched over me,2If only I could be as in months gone by, in the days when God watched over me,
3when his lamp shone on my head and by his light I walked through darkness!3when his lamp shone above my head, and I walked through darkness by his light!
4Oh, for the days when I was in my prime, when God's intimate friendship blessed my house,4I would be as I was in the days of my youth when God's friendship rested on my tent,
5when the Almighty was still with me and my children were around me,5when the Almighty was still with me and my children were around me,
6when my path was drenched with cream and the rock poured out for me streams of olive oil.6when my feet were bathed in curds and the rock poured out streams of oil for me!
7"When I went to the gate of the city and took my seat in the public square,7When I went out to the city gate and took my seat in the town square,
8the young men saw me and stepped aside and the old men rose to their feet;8the young men saw me and withdrew, while older men stood to their feet.
9the chief men refrained from speaking and covered their mouths with their hands;9City officials stopped talking and covered their mouths with their hands.
10the voices of the nobles were hushed, and their tongues stuck to the roof of their mouths.10The noblemen's voices were hushed, and their tongues stuck to the roof of their mouths.
11Whoever heard me spoke well of me, and those who saw me commended me,11When they heard me, they blessed me, and when they saw me, they spoke well of me.
12because I rescued the poor who cried for help, and the fatherless who had none to assist them.12For I rescued the poor who cried out for help, and the fatherless child who had no one to support him.
13The one who was dying blessed me; I made the widow's heart sing.13The dying blessed me, and I made the widow's heart rejoice.
14I put on righteousness as my clothing; justice was my robe and my turban.14I clothed myself in righteousness, and it enveloped me; my just decisions were like a robe and a turban.
15I was eyes to the blind and feet to the lame.15I was eyes to the blind and feet to the lame.
16I was a father to the needy; I took up the case of the stranger.16I was a father to the needy, and I examined the case of the stranger.
17I broke the fangs of the wicked and snatched the victims from their teeth.17I shattered the fangs of the unjust and snatched the prey from his teeth.
18"I thought, 'I will die in my own house, my days as numerous as the grains of sand.18So I thought, "I will die in my own nest and multiply my days as the sand.
19My roots will reach to the water, and the dew will lie all night on my branches.19My roots will have access to water, and the dew will rest on my branches all night.
20My glory will not fade; the bow will be ever new in my hand.'20My whole being will be refreshed within me, and my bow will be renewed in my hand."
21"People listened to me expectantly, waiting in silence for my counsel.21Men listened to me with expectation, waiting silently for my advice.
22After I had spoken, they spoke no more; my words fell gently on their ears.22After a word from me they did not speak again; my speech settled on them like dew.
23They waited for me as for showers and drank in my words as the spring rain.23They waited for me as for the rain and opened their mouths as for spring showers.
24When I smiled at them, they scarcely believed it; the light of my face was precious to them.24If I smiled at them, they couldn't believe it; they were thrilled at the light of my countenance.
25I chose the way for them and sat as their chief; I dwelt as a king among his troops; I was like one who comforts mourners.25I directed their course and presided as chief. I lived as a king among his troops, like one who comforts those who mourn.
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