Job 29 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 And Job continued and said in his parable, And Job again took up his discourse, and said: Job continued his discourse:
2 Oh that I were as in months past, wherein God preserved 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 As when his lamp shone over my head; 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 As when I steadfastly pursued my ways, when God took care of my house. 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 I was very fruitful, and my children were about 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 ways were moistened with butter, and the mountains flowed for me with milk. 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 forth early in the city, and the seat was placed for me in the streets. 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 all the old men stood up. 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 And the great men ceased speaking, and laid their finger 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 And they that heard me blessed me, and their tongue clave to their throat. 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 the ear heard, and blessed me; and the eye saw me, and turned aside. 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 saved the poor out of the hand of the oppressor, and helped the fatherless who had no helper. 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 Let the blessing of the perishing one come upon me; yea, the mouth of the widow has blessed me. 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 Also I put on righteousness, and clothed myself with judgment like a mantle. 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 the eye of the blind, and the foot of 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 the father of the helpless; and I searched out the cause which I knew not. 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 jaw-teeth of the unrighteous; I plucked the spoil out of the midst of their 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 And I said, My age shall continue as the stem of a palm-tree; I shall live a long while. 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 root was spread out by the water, and the dew would lodge on my crop. 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 glory was fresh in me, and by bow prospered in his 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 heard me, and gave heed, and they were silent at 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 At my word they spoke not again, and they were very gland whenever I spoke 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 As the thirsty earth expecting the rain, so they waited for my speech. 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 Were I to laugh on them, they would not believe it ; and the light of my face has not failed. 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 chose out their way, and sat chief, and dwelt as a king in the midst of warriors, as one comforting 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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