Job 29

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¹ Job also added, taking up his parable, and said:	¹ And Job continued his solemn discourse. He said:
² Who will grant me, that I might be according to the months past, according to the days in which God kept me?	² Wil no one bring back to me the months that have gone, and the days when God was my guardian,
³ When his lamp shined over my head, and I walked by his light in darkness?	³ when his lamp shone over my head, and his light was my guide in the darkness?
⁴ As I was in the days of my youth, when God was secretly in my tabernacle?	⁴ Shal I ever see my days of harvest again when God protected my tent;
⁵ When the Almighty was with me: and my servants round about me?	⁵ when Shaddai stil dwelt with me, and my children were around me;
⁶ When I washed my feet with butter, and the rock poured me out rivers of oil?	⁶ when my feet were bathed in milk, and streams of oil poured from the rocks?
⁷ When I went out to the gate of the city, and in the street they prepared me a chair?	⁷ When I went out to the gate of the city, when I took my seat in the square,
⁸ The young men saw me, and hid themselves: and the old men rose up and stood.	⁸ as soon as I appeared, the young men stepped aside, and the old men rose to their feet.
⁹ The princes ceased to speak, and laid the finger on their mouth.	⁹ Men of note broke off their speeches, and put their hands over their mouths;
¹⁰ The rulers held their peace, and their tongue cleaved to their throat.	¹⁰ the voices of rulers were silenced, and their tongues stayed stil in their mouths.
¹¹ The ear that heard me blessed me, and the eye that saw me gave witness to me:	¹¹ On hearing me, people congratulated me, on seeing me, people deferred to me,
¹² Because I had delivered the poor man that cried out; and the fatherless that had no helper.	¹² because I freed the poor in distress and the orphan who had no helper.
¹³ The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me, and I comforted the heart of the widow.	¹³ The dying man's blessing rested on me and I gave the widow's heart cause to rejoice.
¹⁴ I was clad with justice: and I clothed myself with my judgment, as with a robe and a diadem.	¹⁴ Uprightness I wore as a garment, fair judgement was my cloak and my turban.
¹⁵ I was an eye to the blind, and a foot to the lame.	¹⁵ I was eyes for the blind, and feet for the lame.
¹⁶ I was the father of the poor: and the cause which I knew not, I searched out most diligently.	¹⁶ Who but me was father of the poor? The stranger's case had a hearing from me.
¹⁷ I broke the jaws of the wicked man, and out of his teeth I took away the prey.	¹⁷ I used to break the fangs of the wicked, and snatch their prey from their jaws.
¹⁸ And I said: I shall die in my nest, and as a palm tree shall multiply my days.	¹⁸ And I used to say, 'I shall die in honour, after days as numerous as the sand.
¹⁹ My root is opened beside the waters, and dew shall continue in my harvest.	¹⁹ My roots can reach the water, the dews of night settle on my leaves.
²⁰ My glory shall always be renewed, and my bow in my hand shall be repaired.	²⁰ My glory wil be for ever new and the bow in my hand for ever strong.'
²¹ They that heard me, waited for my sentence, and being attentive held their peace at my counsel.	²¹ They waited anxiously to hear me, and listened in silence to what I had to say.
²² To my words they durst add nothing, and my speech dropped upon them.	²² When I had finished, no one contradicted, my words dropping on them, one by one.
²³ They waited for me as for rain, and they opened their mouth as for a latter shower.	²³ They waited for me as though for rain, open-mouthed as though for a late shower.
²⁴ If at any time I laughed on them, they believed not, and the light of my countenance fell not on earth.	²⁴ If I smiled at them, it was too good to be true, they watched my face for the least sign of favour.
²⁵ If I had a mind to go to them, I sat first, and when I sat as a king, with his army standing about him, yet I was a comforter of them that mourned.	²⁵ As their chief, I told them which course to take, like a king living among his troops, and I led themwherever I chose.

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