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29 : 1 And Job again took up his discourse and said,
29 : 2 Oh that I were as in months gone by, As in the days when God watched over me;
29 : 3 When His lamp shone over my head, And by His light I walked through darkness;
29 : 4 As I was in the prime of my days, When the friendship of God was over my tent;
29 : 5 When the Almighty was yet with me, And my children were around me;
29 : 6 When my steps were bathed in butter, And the rock poured out for me streams of oil!
29 : 7 When I went out to the gate of the city, When I took my seat in the square,
29 : 8 The young men saw me and hid themselves, And the old men arose and stood.
29 : 9 The princes stopped talking And put their hands on their mouths;
29 : 10 The voice of the nobles was hushed, And their tongue stuck to their palate.
29 : 11 For when the ear heard, it called me blessed, And when the eye saw, it gave witness of me,
29 : 12 Because I delivered the poor who cried for help, And the orphan who had no helper.
29 : 13 The blessing of the one ready to perish came upon me, And I made the widow`s heart sing for joy.
29 : 14 I put on righteousness, and it clothed me; My justice was like a robe and a turban.
29 : 15 I was eyes to the blind And feet to the lame.
29 : 16 I was a father to the needy, And I investigated the case which I did not know.
29 : 17 I broke the jaws of the wicked And snatched the prey from his teeth.
29 : 18 Then I thought, `I shall die in my nest, And I shall multiply my days as the sand.
29 : 19 `My root is spread out to the waters, And dew lies all night on my branch.
29 : 20 `My glory is ever new with me, And my bow is renewed in my hand.`
29 : 21 To me they listened and waited, And kept silent for my counsel.
29 : 22 After my words they did not speak again, And my speech dropped on them.
29 : 23 They waited for me as for the rain, And opened their mouth as for the spring rain.
29 : 24 I smiled on them when they did not believe, And the light of my face they did not cast down.
29 : 25 I chose a way for them and sat as chief, And dwelt as a king among the troops, As one who comforted the mourners.