Job 29:7-14

7When I went out to the city gate, and secured my seat in the public square,

8young men would see me and hide, old men would rise and stand;

9princes refrained from talking and put their hand over their mouths;

10the voice of the nobles was hushed and their tongue stuck to their palate.

11“When the ear heard, it called me blessed, and when the eye saw me, it commended me;

12for I saved the poor who cried for help, and the orphan who had no one to help him;

13the blessing of the dying man came on me, and I made the widow’s heart sing for joy.

14I put on righteousness as my clothing; justice was as my robe and turban.