Job 29:18-25 (New International Version)
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"I thought, 'I will die in my own house, my days as numerous as the grains of sand.1
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My roots will reach to the water,2 and the dew will lie all night on my branches.3
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My glory will remain fresh4 in me, the bow5 ever new in my hand.'6
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"Men listened to me expectantly, waiting in silence for my counsel.7
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After I had spoken, they spoke no more;8 my words fell gently on their ears.9
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They waited for me as for showers and drank in my words as the spring rain.10
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When I smiled at them, they scarcely believed it; the light of my face11 was precious to them.a12
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I chose the way for them and sat as their chief;13 I dwelt as a king14 among his troops; I was like one who comforts mourners.15
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