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Job 29:1

Job again took up his discourse and said,

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Job 29:2

"Oh that I were as in months gone by, As in the days when God watched over me;

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Job 29:3

When His lamp shone over my head, And by His light I walked through darkness;

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Job 29:4

Just as I was in the days of my youth, When the protection of God was over my tent;

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Job 29:5

When the Almighty was still with me, And my children were around me;

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Job 29:6

When my steps were bathed in cream, And the rock poured out streams of oil for me!

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Job 29:7

-"When I went out to the gate of the city, When I took my seat in the public square,

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Job 29:8

The young men saw me and hid themselves, And the old men arose and stood.

Job 29:9

-"The leaders stopped talking And put their hands on their mouths;

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Job 29:10

The voices of the prominent people were hushed, And their tongues stuck to their palates.

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Job 29:11

-"For when an ear heard, it called me blessed, And when an eye saw, it testified in support of me,

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Job 29:12

Because I saved the poor who cried for help, And the orphan who had no helper.

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Job 29:13

-"The blessing of the one who was about to perish came upon me, And I made the widow's heart sing for joy.

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Job 29:14

-"I put on righteousness, and it clothed me; My justice was like a robe and a headband.

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Job 29:15

-"I was eyes to those who were blind, And feet to those who could not walk.

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Job 29:16

-"I was a father to the poor, And I investigated the case which I did not know.

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Job 29:17

-"I broke the jaws of the wicked And rescued the prey from his teeth.

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Job 29:18

-"Then I thought, 'I will die with my family, And I will multiply my days as the sand.

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Job 29:19

-'My root is spread out to the waters, And dew lies on my branch all night.

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Job 29:20

-'My glory is ever new with me, And my bow is renewed in my hand.'

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Job 29:21

"To me they listened and waited, And they kept silent for my advice.

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Job 29:22

-"After my words they did not speak again, And my speech dropped on them.

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Job 29:23

-"They waited for me as for the rain, And opened their mouths as for the late rain.

Job 29:24

-"I smiled at them when they did not believe, And they did not look at my kindness ungraciously.

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Job 29:25

-"I chose a way for them and sat as chief, And lived as a king among the troops, As one who comforted the mourners.

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