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Job 29:1

Job continued his discourse:

Job 29:1

Job continued his discourse:

Job 29:2

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

Job 29:2

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

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

Job 29:3

when his lamp shone on my head and by his light I walked through darkness!

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

Job 29:4

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

Job 29:5

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

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

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

Job 29:6

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

Job 29:7

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

Job 29:7

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

Job 29:8

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

Job 29:8

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

Job 29:9

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

Job 29:9

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

Job 29:10

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

Job 29:10

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

Job 29:11

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

Job 29:11

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

Job 29:12

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

Job 29:12

because I rescued the poor who cried for help, and the fatherless who had none to assist them.

Job 29:13

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

Job 29:13

The one who was dying blessed me; I made the widow's heart sing.

Job 29:14

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

Job 29:14

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

Job 29:15

I was eyes to the blind and feet to the lame.

Job 29:15

I was eyes to the blind and feet to the lame.

Job 29:16

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

Job 29:16

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

Job 29:17

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

Job 29:17

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

Job 29:18

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

Job 29:18

"I thought, ‘I will die in my own house, my days as numerous as the grains of sand.

Job 29:19

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

Job 29:19

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

Job 29:20

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

Job 29:20

My glory will not fade; the bow will be ever new in my hand.'

Job 29:21

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

Job 29:21

"People listened to me expectantly, waiting in silence for my counsel.

Job 29:22

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

Job 29:22

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

Job 29:23

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

Job 29:23

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

Job 29:24

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

Job 29:24

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

Job 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.

Job 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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