Job 29

1And Job^H347 again^H3254 took up his parable^H4912, and said^H559, 2Oh that^H5414 I were as in the months^H3391 of old^H6924, As in the days^H3117 when God^H433 watched^H8104 over me; 3When his lamp^H5216 shined^H1984 upon my head^H7218, And by his light^H216 I walked^H3212 through darkness^H2822; 4As I was in the ripeness^H2779 of my days^H3117, When the friendship^H5475 of God^H433 was upon my tent^H168; 5When the Almighty^H7706 was yet with me, And my children^H5288 were about^H5439 me; 6When my steps^H1978 were washed^H7364 with butter^H2529, And the rock^H6697 poured me out^H6694 streams^H6388 of oil^H8081! 7When I went forth^H3318 to the gate^H8179 unto the city^H7176, When I prepared^H3559 my seat^H4186 in the street^H7339, 8The young men^H5288 saw^H7200 me and hid^H2244 themselves, And the aged^H3453 rose up^H6965 and stood^H5975; 9The princes^H8269 refrained^H6113 from talking^H4405, And laid^H7760 their hand^H3709 on their mouth^H6310; 10The voice^H2244 of the nobles^H5057 was hushed^H6963, And their tongue^H3956 cleaved^H1692 to the roof of their mouth^H2441. 11For when the ear^H241 heard^H8085 me, then it blessed^H833 me; And when the eye^H5869 saw^H7200 me, it gave witness^H5749 unto me: 12Because I delivered^H4422 the poor^H6041 that cried^H7768, The fatherless^H3490 also, that had none to help^H5826 him. 13The blessing^H1293 of him that was ready to perish^H6 came^H935 upon me; And I caused the widow's^H490 heart^H3820 to sing for joy^H7442. 14I put^H3847 on righteousness^H6664, and it clothed^H3847 me: My justice^H4941 was as a robe^H4598 and a diadem^H6797. 15I was eyes^H5869 to the blind^H5787, And feet^H7272 was I to the lame^H6455. 16I was a father^H1 to the needy^H34: And the cause^H7379 of him that I knew^H3045 not I searched out^H2713. 17And I brake^H7665 the jaws^H4973 of the unrighteous^H5767, And plucked^H7993 the prey^H2964 out of his teeth^H8127. 18Then I said^H559, I shall die^H1478 in my nest^H7064, And I shall multiply^H7235 my days^H3117 as the sand^H2344: 19My root^H8328 is spread out^H6605 to the waters^H4325, And the dew^H2919 lieth all night^H3885 upon my branch^H7105; 20My glory^H3519 is fresh^H2319 in me^H5978, And my bow^H7198 is renewed^H2498 in my hand^H3027. 21Unto me men gave ear^H8085, and waited^H3176, And kept silence^H1826 for^H3926 my counsel^H6098. 22After^H310 my words^H1697 they spake not again^H8138; And my speech^H4405 distilled^H5197 upon them. 23And they waited^H3176 for me as for the rain^H4306; And they opened^H6473 their mouth^H6310 wide as for the latter rain^H4456. 24I smiled^H7832 on them, when they had no confidence^H539; And the light^H216 of my countenance^H6440 they cast not down^H5307. 25I chose^H977 out their way^H1870, and sat^H3427 as chief^H7218, And dwelt^H7931 as a king^H4428 in the army^H1416, As one that comforteth^H5162 the mourners^H57.