Job 29
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Job 29:7-25

7When I went outH3318 to the cityH7176 gateH8179H5921 and tookH3559 my seatH4186 in the public squareH7339,8the young menH5288 saw meH7200 and withdrewH2244, and the old menH3453 roseH6965 to their feetH5975.9The princesH8269 refrainedH6113 from speakingH4405 and coveredH7760 their mouthsH6310 with their handsH3709.10The voicesH6963 of the noblesH5057 were hushedH2244, and their tonguesH3956 stuckH1692 to the roofs of their mouthsH2441.11ForH3588 thoseH241 who heard meH8085 called me blessedH833, and those whoH5869 saw meH7200 commended meH5749,12becauseH3588 I rescuedH4422 the poorH6041 who cried outH7768 and the fatherlessH3490 who had noH3808 helperH5826.13The dying manH6H5921H935 blessed meH1293, and I made the widow’sH490 heartH3820 sing for joyH7442.14I put onH3847 righteousnessH6664, and it clothed meH3847; justiceH4941 was my robeH4598 and my turbanH6797.15IH1961 served as eyesH5869 to the blindH5787 and as feetH7272 to the lameH6455.16IH595 was a fatherH1 to the needyH34, and I took upH2713 the caseH7379 of the strangerH3808H3045.17I shatteredH7665 the fangsH4973 of the unjustH5767 and snatchedH7993 the preyH2964 from his teethH8127.

18So I thoughtH559: ‘I will dieH1478 inH5973 my nestH7064and multiplyH7235 my daysH3117 as the sandH2344.19My rootsH8328 will spread outH6605 toH413 the watersH4325,and the dewH2919 will rest nightlyH3885 on my branchesH7105.20My gloryH3519 is ever newH2319 within meH5978,and my bowH7198 is renewedH2498 in my handH3027.’
21Men listenedH8085 to me with expectationH3176,waiting silentlyH1826 forH3926 my counselH6098.22AfterH310 my wordsH1697, they spokeH8138 no moreH3808;my speechH4405 settledH5197 on them like dewH5921.23They waitedH3176 for me as for rainH4306and drank in my wordsH6473H6310 like spring showersH4456.24If I smiledH7832 at themH413, they did notH3808 believe itH539;the lightH216 of my countenanceH6440 was preciousH3808H5307.25I choseH977 their courseH1870 and presidedH3427 as chiefH7218.So I dweltH7931 as a kingH4428 among his troopsH1416,as a comforterH834H5162 of the mournersH57.
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