Job 29:21-25

21“To me 1they listened and waited, And they kept silent for my advice.22After my words 2they did not speak again, And 3my speech dropped on them.23They waited for me as for the rain, And opened their mouths as for the late rain.24I smiled at them when they did not believe, And they did not look at 4my kindness ungraciously.25I chose a way for them and sat as 5chief, And lived as a king among the troops, As one who 6comforted the mourners.