Job 29 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 Job continued his discourse, saying: And Job again took up his discourse, and said: Job continued his discourse:
2 If only I could be as in months gone by, in the days when God watched over me, “Oh, that I were as in the months of old, as in the days when God watched over me, “How I long for the months gone by, for the days when God watched over me,
3 when His lamp shone above my head, and I walked through darkness by His light! when his lamp shone upon my head, and by his light I walked through darkness, when his lamp shone on my head and by his light I walked through darkness!
4 I would be as I was in the days of my youth when God’s friendship rested on my tent, as I was in my prime, when the friendship of God was upon my tent, Oh, for the days when I was in my prime, when God’s intimate friendship blessed my house,
5 when the Almighty was still with me and my children were around me, when the Almighty was yet with me, when my children were all around me, when the Almighty was still with me and my children were around me,
6 when my feet were bathed in cream and the rock poured out streams of oil for me! when my steps were washed with butter, and the rock poured out for me streams of oil! 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 and took my seat in the town square, When I went out to the gate of the city, when I prepared my seat in the square, “When I went to the gate of the city and took my seat in the public square,
8 the young men saw me and withdrew, while older men stood to their feet. the young men saw me and withdrew, and the aged rose and stood; the young men saw me and stepped aside and the old men rose to their feet;
9 City officials stopped talking and covered their mouths with their hands. the princes refrained from talking and laid their hand on their mouth; the chief men refrained from speaking and covered their mouths with their hands;
10 The noblemen’s voices were hushed, and their tongues stuck to the roof of their mouths. the voice of the nobles was hushed, and their tongue stuck to the roof of their mouth. the voices of the nobles were hushed, and their tongues stuck to the roof of their mouths.
11 When they heard me, they blessed me, and when they saw me, they spoke well of me. When the ear heard, it called me blessed, and when the eye saw, it approved, Whoever heard me spoke well of me, and those who saw me commended me,
12 For I rescued the poor man who cried out for help, and the fatherless child who had no one to support him. because I delivered the poor who cried for help, and the fatherless who had none to help him. because I rescued the poor who cried for help, and the fatherless who had none to assist them.
13 The dying man blessed me, and I made the widow’s heart rejoice. The blessing of him who was about to perish came upon me, and I caused the widow’s heart to sing for joy. The one who was dying blessed me; I made the widow’s heart sing.
14 I clothed myself in righteousness, and it enveloped me; my just decisions were like a robe and a turban. I put on righteousness, and it clothed me; my justice was like a robe and a turban. I put on righteousness as my clothing; justice was my robe and my turban.
15 I was eyes to the blind and feet to the lame. I was eyes to the blind and feet to the lame. I was eyes to the blind and feet to the lame.
16 I was a father to the needy, and I examined the case of the stranger. I was a father to the needy, and I searched out the cause of him whom I did not know. I was a father to the needy; I took up the case of the stranger.
17 I shattered the fangs of the unjust and snatched the prey from his teeth. I broke the fangs of the unrighteous and made him drop his prey from his teeth. I broke the fangs of the wicked and snatched the victims from their teeth.
18 So I thought: I will die in my own nest and multiply my days as the sand. Then I thought, ‘I shall die in my nest, and I shall multiply my days as the sand, “I thought, ‘I will die in my own house, my days as numerous as the grains of sand.
19 My roots will have access to water, and the dew will rest on my branches all night. my roots spread out to the waters, with the dew all night on my branches, My roots will reach to the water, and the dew will lie all night on my branches.
20 My strength will be refreshed within me, and my bow will be renewed in my hand. my glory fresh with me, and my bow ever new in my hand.’ My glory will not fade; the bow will be ever new in my hand.’
21 Men listened to me with expectation, waiting silently for my advice. “Men listened to me and waited and kept silence for my counsel. “People listened to me expectantly, waiting in silence for my counsel.
22 After a word from me they did not speak again; my speech settled on them like dew. After I spoke they did not speak again, and my word dropped upon them. After I had spoken, they spoke no more; my words fell gently on their ears.
23 They waited for me as for the rain and opened their mouths as for spring showers. They waited for me as for the rain, and they opened their mouths as for the spring rain. They waited for me as for showers and drank in my words as the spring rain.
24 If I smiled at them, they couldn’t believe it; they were thrilled at the light of my countenance. I smiled on them when they had no confidence, and the light of my face they did not cast down. When I smiled at them, they scarcely believed it; the light of my face was precious to them.
25 I directed their course and presided as chief. I lived as a king among his troops, like one who comforts those who mourn. I chose their way and sat as chief, and I lived like a king among his troops, like one who comforts mourners. 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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