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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.