Job 29:7-11 ▼

7 When I went out to the city gate and took my seat in the town square,

8 the young men saw me and withdrew, while older men stood to their feet.

9 City officials stopped talking and covered their mouths with their hands.

10 The noblemen’s voices 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.