Job 29
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1Then Job continued with his discourse:1Moreover Job continued his parable, and said,
2"I wish I could go back to how things were a few months ago; when God used to watch over me,2Oh that I were as in months past, as in the days when God preserved me;
3when his lamp used to shine over my head, so I could walk through the dark,3When his candle shined upon my head, and when by his light I walked through darkness;
4like when I was in my prime and God trusted me with his secrets! 4As I was in the days of my youth, when the secret of God was upon my tabernacle;
5"The Almighty was still with me back then, and my children were still around me.5When the Almighty was yet with me, when my children were about me;
6I was successful wherever I went, and even the rocks poured out streams of olive oil for me."6When I washed my steps with butter, and the rock poured me out rivers of oil;
7"Whenever I went out to the city gate, a seat had been reserved for me in the plaza. 7When I went out to the gate through the city, when I prepared my seat in the street!
8The young men would see me and withdraw, and the aged would rise and stand.8The young men saw me, and hid themselves: and the aged arose, and stood up.
9Nobles would refrain from speaking, covering their mouths with their hands.9The princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth.
10The voices of the commanders-in-chief were hushed, and their tongues would cling to the roofs of their mouths."10The nobles held their peace, and their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth.
11"When people heard me speak, they blessed me; when people saw me, they approved me,11When the ear heard me, then it blessed me; and when the eye saw me, it gave witness to me:
12because I delivered the poor who were crying for help, along with orphans who had no one to help them.12Because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him.
13Those who were about to die blessed me, and I made widows sing for joy.13The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me: and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.
14I put on righteousness like clothing; my just decisions were like a robe and a turban.14I put on righteousness, and it clothed me: my judgment was as a robe and a diadem.
15I served as eyes for the blind and feet for the lame.15I was eyes to the blind, and feet was I to the lame.
16I was a father to the needy; I diligently inquired into the case of those I didn't know.16I was a father to the poor: and the cause which I knew not I searched out.
17I broke the fangs of the wicked, and made him drop the prey."17And I brake the jaws of the wicked, and plucked the spoil out of his teeth.
18"I used to say: 'I will die in my home. I'm going to live as many days as there are grains of sand on the shore. 18Then I said, I shall die in my nest, and I shall multiply my days as the sand.
19My roots have spread out and have found water, and dew settles at night on my branches.19My root was spread out by the waters, and the dew lay all night upon my branch.
20My glory renews for me and my bow is as good as new in my hand.'20My glory was fresh in me, and my bow was renewed in my hand.
21"They listened and waited for me, as they remained in silence for my counsel.21Unto me men gave ear, and waited, and kept silence at my counsel.
22After I spoke, they had nothing to say, when what I said hit them.22After my words they spake not again; and my speech dropped upon them.
23They waited for me as one waits for rain, as one opens his mouth to drink in a spring rain shower.23And they waited for me as for the rain; and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain.
24I smiled at them when they had no confidence, and no one could discourage me.24If I laughed on them, they believed it not; and the light of my countenance they cast not down.
25I set an example of the way to live, as a leader would; I lived like a king among his army; like one who comforts mourners."25I chose out their way, and sat chief, and dwelt as a king in the army, as one that comforteth the mourners.
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Job 28
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