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Job chapter 29

English Standard Version

2"Oh, that I were as in the months of old, as in the days when God watched over me, 3when his lamp shone upon my head, and by his light I walked through darkness, 4as I was in my prime, when the friendship of God was upon my tent, 5when the Almighty was yet with me, when my children were all around me, 6when my steps were washed with butter, and the rock poured out for me streams of oil! 7When I went out to the gate of the city, when I prepared my seat in the square, 8the young men saw me and withdrew, and the aged rose and stood; 9the princes refrained from talking and laid their hand on their mouth; 10the voice of the nobles was hushed, and their tongue stuck to the roof of their mouth. 11When the ear heard, it called me blessed, and when the eye saw, it approved, 12because I delivered the poor who cried for help, and the fatherless who had none to help him. 13 The blessing of him who was about to perish came upon me, and I caused the widow 's heart to sing for joy. 14I put on righteousness, and it clothed me; my justice was like a robe and a turban. 15I was eyes to the blind and feet to the lame. 16I was a father to the needy, and I searched out the cause of him whom I did not know. 17I broke the fangs of the unrighteous and made him drop his prey from his teeth. 18 Then I thought, ‘I shall die in my nest, and I shall multiply my days as the sand, 19my roots spread out to the waters, with the dew all night on my branches, 20my glory fresh with me, and my bow ever new in my hand.’ 21"Men listened to me and waited and kept silence for my counsel. 22After I spoke they did not speak again, and my word dropped upon them. 23They waited for me as for the rain, and they opened their mouths as for the spring rain. 24I smiled on them when they had no confidence, and the light of my face they did not cast down. 25I chose their way and sat as chief, and I lived like a king among his troops, like one who comforts mourners.
New International Version

New American Standard Bible

2'Oh that I were as in months gone by, As in the days when God watched over me; 3When His lamp shone over my head, And by His light I walked through darkness; 4Just as I was in the days of my youth, When the protection of God was over my tent; 5When the Almighty was still with me, And my children were around me; 6When my steps were bathed in cream, And the rock poured out streams of oil for me! 7When I went out to the gate of the city, When I took my seat in the public square, 8The young men saw me and hid themselves, And the old men arose and stood. 9The leaders stopped talking And put their hands on their mouths; 10The voices of the prominent people were hushed, And their tongues stuck to their palates. 11For when an ear heard, it called me blessed, And when an eye saw, it testified in support of me, 12Because I saved the poor who cried for help, And the orphan who had no helper. 13The blessing of the one who was about to perish came upon me, And I made the widow’s heart sing for joy. 14I put on righteousness, and it clothed me; My justice was like a robe and a headband. 15I was eyes to those who were blind, And feet to those who could not walk. 16I was a father to the poor, And I investigated the case which I did not know. 17I broke the jaws of the wicked And rescued the prey from his teeth. 18Then I thought, ‘I will die with my family, And I will multiply my days as the sand. 19My root is spread out to the waters, And dew lies on my branch all night. 20My glory is ever new with me, And my bow is renewed in my hand.’ 21'To me they listened and waited, And they kept silent for my advice. 22After my words they did not speak again, And my speech dropped on them. 23They waited for me as for the rain, And opened their mouths as for the late rain. 24I smiled at them when they did not believe, And they did not look at my kindness ungraciously. 25I chose a way for them and sat as chief, And lived as a king among the troops, As one who comforted the mourners.
Christian Standard Bible

New Living Translation

King James Version

New King James Version

2“Oh, that I were as in months past, As in the days when God watched over me; 3 When His lamp shone upon my head, And when by His light I walked through darkness; 4Just as I was in the days of my prime, When the friendly counsel of God was over my tent; 5When the Almighty was yet with me, When my children were around me; 6When my steps were bathed with cream, And the rock poured out rivers of oil for me! 7“When I went out to the gate by the city, When I took my seat in the open square, 8The young men saw me and hid, And the aged arose and stood; 9The princes refrained from talking, And put their hand on their mouth; 10The voice of nobles was hushed, And their tongue stuck to the roof of their mouth. 11When the ear heard, then it blessed me, And when the eye saw, then it approved me; 12Because I delivered the poor who cried out, The fatherless and the one who had no helper. 13The blessing of a perishing man came upon me, And I caused the widow’s heart to sing for joy. 14 I put on righteousness, and it clothed me; My justice was like a robe and a turban. 15I was eyes to the blind, And I was feet to the lame. 16I was a father to the poor, And I searched out the case that I did not know. 17I broke the fangs of the wicked, And plucked the victim from his teeth. 18“Then I said, ‘I shall die in my nest, And multiply my days as the sand. 19 My root is spread out to the waters, And the dew lies all night on my branch. 20My glory is fresh within me, And my bow is renewed in my hand.’ 21Men listened to me and waited, And kept silence for my counsel. 22After my words they did not speak again, And my speech settled on them as dew. 23They waited for me as for the rain, And they opened their mouth wide as for the spring rain. 24 If I mocked at them, they did not believe it, And the light of my countenance they did not cast down. 25I chose the way for them, and sat as chief; So I dwelt as a king in the army, As one who comforts mourners.

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