Job 29:7-14

7When I went through the city gate and took my seat in the town square,

8young men saw me and kept out of sight. Old men stood up straight out of respect ⌞for me⌟.

9Princes held back ⌞their⌟ words and put their hands over their mouths.

10The voices of nobles were hushed, and their tongues stuck to the roofs of their mouths.

11“⌞Any⌟ ears that heard me blessed me. ⌞Any⌟ eyes that saw me spoke well of me,

12because I rescued the poor who called ⌞for help⌟ and the orphans who had no one to help them.

13I received a blessing from the dying. I made the widow’s heart sing for joy.

14I put on righteousness, and it was my clothing. I practiced justice, and it was my robe and my turban.