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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,

Job 29:7

When I went out to the gate through the city, when I prepared my seat in the street!

Job 29:8

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

Job 29:8

The young men saw me, and hid themselves: and the aged arose, and stood up.

Job 29:9

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

Job 29:9

The princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth.

Job 29:10

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

Job 29:10

The nobles held their peace, and their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth.

Job 29:11

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

Job 29:11

When the ear heard me, then it blessed me; and when the eye saw me, it gave witness to me:

Job 29:12

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

Job 29:12

Because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him.

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.

Job 29:13

The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me: and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.

Job 29:14

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

Job 29:14

I put on righteousness, and it clothed me: my judgment was as a robe and a diadem.

Job 29:15

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

Job 29:15

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

Job 29:16

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

Job 29:16

I was a father to the poor: and the cause which I knew not I searched out.

Job 29:17

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

Job 29:17

And I brake the jaws of the wicked, and plucked the spoil out of his teeth.

Job 29:18

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

Job 29:18

Then I said, I shall die in my nest, and I shall multiply my days as the sand.

Job 29:19

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

Job 29:19

My root was spread out by the waters, and the dew lay all night upon my branch.

Job 29:20

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

Job 29:20

My glory was fresh in me, and my bow was renewed in my hand.

Job 29:21

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

Job 29:21

Unto me men gave ear, and waited, and kept silence at my counsel.

Job 29:22

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

Job 29:22

After my words they spake not again; and my speech dropped upon them.

Job 29:23

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

Job 29:23

And they waited for me as for the rain; and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain.

Job 29:24

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

Job 29:24

If I laughed on them, they believed it not; and the light of my countenance they cast not down.

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.

Job 29:25

I chose out their way, and sat chief, and dwelt as a king in the army, as one that comforteth the mourners.

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