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Job 29

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1 Job took up his subject again:
1 Job continued his discourse:
2 Oh, that life was like it used to be, like days when God watched over me;
2 “How I long for the months gone by, for the days when God watched over me,
3 when his lamp shone on my head, I walked by his light in the dark;
3 when his lamp shone on my head and by his light I walked through darkness!
4 when I was in my prime; when God's counsel was in my tent;
4 Oh, for the days when I was in my prime, when God’s intimate friendship blessed my house,
5 when the Almighty was with me, my children around me;
5 when the Almighty was still with me and my children were around me,
6 when my steps were washed with cream and a rock poured out pools of oil for me.
6 when my path was drenched with cream and the rock poured out for me streams of olive oil.
7 When I went out to the city gate, took my seat in the square,
7 “When I went to the gate of the city and took my seat in the public square,
8 the young saw me and drew back; the old rose and stood;
8 the young men saw me and stepped aside and the old men rose to their feet;
9 princes restrained speech, put their hand on their mouth;
9 the chief men refrained from speaking and covered their mouths with their hands;
10 the voices of officials were hushed, their tongue stuck to their palate.
10 the voices of the nobles were hushed, and their tongues stuck to the roof of their mouths.
11 Indeed, the ear that heard blessed me; the eye that looked commended me,
11 Whoever heard me spoke well of me, and those who saw me commended me,
12 because I rescued the weak who cried out, the orphans who lacked help.
12 because I rescued the poor who cried for help, and the fatherless who had none to assist them.
13 The blessing of the perishing reached me; I made the widow's heart sing;
13 The one who was dying blessed me; I made the widow’s heart sing.
14 I put on justice, and it clothed me, righteousness as my coat and turban;
14 I put on righteousness as my clothing; justice was my robe and my turban.
15 I was eyes to the blind, feet to the lame.
15 I was eyes to the blind and feet to the lame.
16 I was a father to the needy; the case I didn't know, I examined.
16 I was a father to the needy; I took up the case of the stranger.
17 I shattered the fangs of the wicked, rescued prey from their teeth.
17 I broke the fangs of the wicked and snatched the victims from their teeth.
18 I thought, I'll die in my nest, multiply days like sand,
18 “I thought, ‘I will die in my own house, my days as numerous as the grains of sand.
19 my roots opening to water, dew lingering on my branches,
19 My roots will reach to the water, and the dew will lie all night on my branches.
20 my honor newly with me, my bow ever successful in my hand.
20 My glory will not fade; the bow will be ever new in my hand.’
21 People listened to me and waited, were silent for my advice.
21 “People listened to me expectantly, waiting in silence for my counsel.
22 After my speech, they didn't respond. My words fell gently on them;
22 After I had spoken, they spoke no more; my words fell gently on their ears.
23 they waited for me as for rain, opened their mouth as for spring rain.
23 They waited for me as for showers and drank in my words as the spring rain.
24 I smiled on them; they couldn't believe it. They never showed me disfavor.
24 When I smiled at them, they scarcely believed it; the light of my face was precious to them.
25 I decided their path, sat as chief. I lived like a king with his troops, like one who comforts mourners.
25 I 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.
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