Job 29:1-9 ▼

1 Then Job continued with his discourse:

2 |I wish I could go back to how things were a few months ago; when God used to watch over me,

3 when his lamp used to shine over my head, so I could walk through the dark,

4 like when I was in my prime and God trusted me with his secrets!

5 |The Almighty was still with me back then, and my children were still around me.

6 I was successful wherever I went, and even the rocks poured out streams of olive oil for me.|

7 |Whenever I went out to the city gate, a seat had been reserved for me in the plaza.

8 The young men would see me and withdraw, and the aged would rise and stand.

9 Nobles would refrain from speaking, covering their mouths with their hands.