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1 Job now resumed his response:
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Job continued his discourse:
2 "Oh, how I long for the good old days, when God took such very good care of me.
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“How I long for the months gone by, for the days when God watched over me,
3 He always held a lamp before me and I walked through the dark by its light.
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when his lamp shone on my head and by his light I walked through darkness!
4 Oh, how I miss those golden years when God's friendship graced my home,
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Oh, for the days when I was in my prime, when God’s intimate friendship blessed my house,
5 When the Mighty One was still by my side and my children were all around me,
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when the Almighty was still with me and my children were around me,
6 When everything was going my way, and nothing seemed too difficult.
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when my path was drenched with cream and the rock poured out for me streams of olive oil.
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