The Book of Job

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29:1 Job continued his discourse:

29:2 "How I long for the months gone by, for the days when God watched over me,

29:3 when his lamp shone upon my head and by his light I walked through darkness!

29:4 Oh, for the days when I was in my prime, when God's intimate friendship blessed my house,

29:5 when the Almighty was still with me and my children were around me,

29:6 when my path was drenched with cream and the rock poured out for me streams of olive oil.

29:7 "When I went to the gate of the city and took my seat in the public square,

29:8 the young men saw me and stepped aside and the old men rose to their feet;

29:9 the chief men refrained from speaking and covered their mouths with their hands;

29:10 the voices of the nobles were hushed, and their tongues stuck to the roof of their mouths.

29:11 Whoever heard me spoke well of me, and those who saw me commended me,

29:12 because I rescued the poor who cried for help, and the fatherless who had none to assist him.

29:13 The man who was dying blessed me; I made the widow's heart sing.

29:14 I put on righteousness as my clothing; justice was my robe and my turban.

29:15 I was eyes to the blind and feet to the lame.

29:16 I was a father to the needy; I took up the case of the stranger.

29:17 I broke the fangs of the wicked and snatched the victims from their teeth.

29:18 "I thought, 'I will die in my own house, my days as numerous as the grains of sand.

29:19 My roots will reach to the water, and the dew will lie all night on my branches.

29:20 My glory will remain fresh in me, the bow ever new in my hand.'

29:21 "Men listened to me expectantly, waiting in silence for my counsel.

29:22 After I had spoken, they spoke no more; my words fell gently on their ears.

29:23 They waited for me as for showers and drank in my words as the spring rain.

29:24 When I smiled at them, they scarcely believed it; the light of my face was precious to them.

29:25 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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29:1	Job continued his discourse:
29:2	"How I long for the months gone by, for the days when God watched over me,
29:3	when his lamp shone upon my head and by his light I walked through darkness!
29:4	Oh, for the days when I was in my prime, when God's intimate friendship blessed my house,
29:5	when the Almighty was still with me and my children were around me,
29:6	when my path was drenched with cream and the rock poured out for me streams of olive oil.
29:7	"When I went to the gate of the city and took my seat in the public square,
29:8	the young men saw me and stepped aside and the old men rose to their feet;
29:9	the chief men refrained from speaking and covered their mouths with their hands;
29:10	the voices of the nobles were hushed, and their tongues stuck to the roof of their mouths.
29:11	Whoever heard me spoke well of me, and those who saw me commended me,
29:12	because I rescued the poor who cried for help, and the fatherless who had none to assist him.
29:13	The man who was dying blessed me; I made the widow's heart sing.
29:14	I put on righteousness as my clothing; justice was my robe and my turban.
29:15	I was eyes to the blind and feet to the lame.
29:16	I was a father to the needy; I took up the case of the stranger.
29:17	I broke the fangs of the wicked and snatched the victims from their teeth.
29:18	"I thought, 'I will die in my own house, my days as numerous as the grains of sand.
29:19	My roots will reach to the water, and the dew will lie all night on my branches.
29:20	My glory will remain fresh in me, the bow ever new in my hand.'
29:21	"Men listened to me expectantly, waiting in silence for my counsel.
29:22	After I had spoken, they spoke no more; my words fell gently on their ears.
29:23	They waited for me as for showers and drank in my words as the spring rain.
29:24	When I smiled at them, they scarcely believed it; the light of my face was precious to them.
29:25	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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