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29:1  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  Just as I was in the days of my youth, When the protection of God was over my tent;
29:5  When the Almighty was still with me, And my children were around me;
29:6  When my steps were bathed in cream, And the rock poured out streams of oil for me!
29:7  When I went out to the gate of the city, When I took my seat in the public square,
29:8  The young men saw me and hid themselves, And the old men arose and stood.
29:9  The leaders stopped talking And put their hands on their mouths;
29:10  The voices of the prominent people were hushed, And their tongues stuck to their palates.
29:11  For when an ear heard, it called me blessed, And when an eye saw, it testified in support of me,
29:12  Because I saved the poor who cried for help, And the orphan who had no helper.
29:13  The blessing of the one who was about 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 headband.
29:15  I was eyes to those who were blind, And feet to those who could not walk.
29:16  I was a father to the poor, And I investigated the case which I did not know.
29:17  I broke the jaws of the wicked And rescued the prey from his teeth.
29:18  Then I thought, ‘I will die with my family, And I will multiply my days as the sand.
29:19  My root is spread out to the waters, And dew lies on my branch all night.
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 they kept silent for my advice.
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 mouths as for the late rain.
29:24  I smiled at them when they did not believe, And they did not look at my kindness ungraciously.
29:25  I chose a way for them and sat as chief, And lived as a king among the troops, As one who comforted the mourners.