| New King James Version | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 1Job further continued his discourse, and said: | 1And Job again took up his discourse and said, |
| 2“Oh, that I were as in months past, As in the days when God watched over me; | 2"Oh that I were as in months gone by, As in the days when God watched over me; |
| 3When His lamp shone upon my head, And when by His light I walked through darkness; | 3When His lamp shone over my head, And by His light I walked through darkness; |
| 4Just as I was in the days of my prime, When the friendly counsel of God was over my tent; | 4As I was in the prime of my days, When the friendship of God was over my tent; |
| 5When the Almighty was yet with me, When my children were around me; | 5When the Almighty was yet with me, And my children were around me; |
| 6When my steps were bathed with cream, And the rock poured out rivers of oil for me! | 6When my steps were bathed in butter, And the rock poured out for me streams of oil! |
| 7“When I went out to the gate by the city, When I took my seat in the open square, | 7"When I went out to the gate of the city, When I took my seat in the square, |
| 8The young men saw me and hid, And the aged arose and stood; | 8The young men saw me and hid themselves, And the old men arose and stood. |
| 9The princes refrained from talking, And put their hand on their mouth; | 9"The princes stopped talking And put their hands on their mouths; |
| 10The voice of nobles was hushed, And their tongue stuck to the roof of their mouth. | 10The voice of the nobles was hushed, And their tongue stuck to their palate. |
| 11When the ear heard, then it blessed me, And when the eye saw, then it 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 cried out, The fatherless and the one who had no helper. | 12Because I delivered the poor who cried for help, And the orphan who had no helper. |
| 13The blessing of a perishing man came upon me, And I caused the widow’s heart to 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, and it clothed me; My justice was 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 was eyes to the blind, And I was feet to the lame. | 15"I was eyes to the blind And feet to the lame. |
| 16I was a father to the poor, And I searched out the case that I did not 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 plucked the victim from his teeth. | 17"I broke the jaws of the wicked And snatched the prey from his teeth. |
| 18“Then I said, ‘I shall die in my nest, And multiply my days as the sand. | 18"Then I thought, 'I shall die in my nest, And I shall multiply my days as the sand. |
| 19My root is spread out to the waters, And the dew lies all night on my branch. | 19'My root is spread out to the waters, And dew lies all night on my branch. |
| 20My glory is fresh within me, And my bow is renewed in my hand.’ | 20My glory is ever new with me, And my bow is renewed in my hand.' |
| 21“Men listened to me and waited, And kept silence for my counsel. | 21"To me they listened and waited, And kept silent for my counsel. |
| 22After my words they did not speak again, And my speech settled on them as dew. | 22"After my words they did not speak again, And my speech dropped on them. |
| 23They waited for me as for the rain, And they opened their mouth wide as for the spring rain. | 23"They waited for me as for the rain, And opened their mouth as for the spring rain. |
| 24If I mocked at them, they did not believe it, And the light of my countenance they did not cast down. | 24"I smiled on them when they did not believe, And the light of my face they did not cast down. |
| 25I chose the way for them, and sat as chief; So I dwelt as a king in the army, As 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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