Job 29:7-14

7When I went out to the gate of the city, When I took my seat [as a city father] in the square,

8The young men saw me and hid themselves, The aged arose and stood [respectfully];

9The princes stopped talking And put their hands on their mouths;

10The voices of the nobles were hushed, And their tongues stuck to the roof of their mouths.

11For when an ear heard [my name mentioned], it called me happy and fortunate; And when an eye saw [me], it testified for me [approvingly],

12Because I rescued the poor who cried for help, And the orphan who had no helper.

13The blessing of him 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 turban!