Job 29

1And JobH347 againH3254 tookH5375 upH5375 his parableH4912, and saidH559, 2OhH4310 that I were as in the monthsH3391 of old, as in the daysH3117 when GodH433 watchedH8104 over meH5414; 3When his lampH5216 shined uponH5921 my headH7218, and by his lightH216 I walked throughH5921 darknessH2822; 4As I was in the ripeness of my daysH3117, when the secretH5475 of GodH433 was uponH5921 my tentH168; 5When the AlmightyH7706 was yet with meH5978, and my childrenH5288 were aboutH5439 meH5978; 6When my stepsH1978 were washedH7364 with butterH2529, and the rockH6697 pouredH6694 meH5978 out rivers of oilH8081! 7When I wentH3318 forthH3318 to the gateH8179 unto the cityH7176, when I preparedH3559 my seatH4186 in the streetH7339, 8The youngH5288 menH5288 sawH7200 meH7200 and hidH2244 themselvesH2244, and the agedH3453 roseH6965 upH6965 and stoodH5975; 9The princesH8269 refrained talkingH4405, and laidH7760 their handH3709 on their mouthH6310; 10The voiceH6963 of the noblesH5057 was hushedH2244, and their tongueH3956 cleaved to the roofH2441 of their mouthH2441. 11For when the earH241 heardH8085 meH7200, then it blessedH833 meH7200; and when the eyeH5869 sawH7200 meH7200, it gaveH8085 witnessH8085 unto meH7200: 12BecauseH3588 I deliveredH4422 the poorH6041 that criedH7768, the fatherlessH3490 also, that had noneH3808 to helpH5826 him. 13The blessingH1293 of him that was ready to perishH6 cameH935 uponH5921 meH5921: and I caused the widow’sH490 heartH3820 to singH7442 for joyH7442. 14I putH3847 on righteousnessH6664, and it clothedH3847 meH4941: my justiceH4941 was as a robeH4598 and a diademH6797. 15I was eyesH5869 to the blindH5787, and feetH7272 was I to the lameH6455. 16I was a fatherH1 to the needyH34: and the causeH7379 of him that I knewH3045 notH3808 I searchedH2713 outH3045. 17And I brake the jawsH4973 of the unrighteous, and plucked the preyH2964 outH7993 of his teethH8127. 18Then I saidH559, I shall dieH1478 in my nestH7064, and I shall multiplyH7235 my daysH3117 as the sandH2344: 19My rootH8328 is spread outH413 to the watersH4325, and the dewH2919 lieth all night uponH413 my branch: 20My gloryH3519 is fresh in meH5978, and my bowH7198 is renewedH2498 in my handH3027. 21Unto me men gaveH8085 ear, and waitedH3176, and kept silence for my counselH6098. 22AfterH310 my wordsH1697 they spake notH3808 againH310; and my speechH4405 droppedH5197 uponH5921 them. 23And they waitedH3176 for me as for the rainH4306; and they openedH6473 their mouthH6310 wideH6473 as for the latterH4456 rainH4306. 24If I laughedH7832 on them, they believedH539 it notH3808; and the lightH216 of my countenanceH6440 they castH5307 notH3808 downH5307. 25I choseH977 outH3427 their wayH1870, and satH3427 as chiefH7218, and dweltH3427 as a kingH4428 in the armyH3427, as one that comforteth the mournersH57.