Job 29 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 MOREOVER Job continued his parable, and said, And Job again took up his discourse, and said: Job continued his discourse:
2 O that I were as in months past, as in the days when God took care of 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 he put his worship high upon my head, when his lamp shone over me; and when by his light I walked through darkness. 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 O, that I were as in the days when I was in favor, when God abode in my tabernacle; 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 yet round about me in my youth; 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 I washed my steps with butter, and the rock poured me out rivers of oil; 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 gate of the city and called on the people; and sat down like a poor man in the street, 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 hid themselves; and the aged arose, and respected me. 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 The nobles held their peace, and laid their hands on their mouth. 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 voice of the princes was restrained, and their tongues cleaved to the roof of their mouth. 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 For when the ear heard me, then it praised me; and when the eye saw me, it gave testimony about 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 Because I delivered the poor out of distress, and the fatherless who had none to help 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 blessing of him who was ready to perish came upon me; and I caused the widow's heart to 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 put on righteousness, and it clothed me like a robe and diadem of justice. 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 was I 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 poor; and the cause which I knew not I searched out. 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 And I broke the jaws of the wicked, and snatched the prey out of 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 Then I said, I shall become straight like a reed, I shall deliver the poor and multiply my days like the sand of the seas. 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 are planted by the waters, and the dew lies all night upon my boughs, and at the harvest season I shall be invited to the feast. 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 I shall take my bow with me, and renew it 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, and waited, and hearkened to my counsel. “Men listened to me and waited and kept silence for my counsel. “People listened to me expectantly, waiting in silence for my counsel.
22 And from my words they departed not, and my speech was pleasing to them. 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 they opened their mouths wide as for the spring rain. 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 ridiculed them, they did not take offense; and they did not turn from 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 searched out their ways, and then returned and dwelt as a king in his army, like one who comforts the mourners. 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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