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