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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.