Job 29:11-20

New Living Translation

¹¹ “All who heard me praised me.
    All who saw me spoke well of me.
¹² For I assisted the poor in their need
    and the orphans who required help.
¹³ I helped those without hope, and they blessed me.
    And I caused the widows’ hearts to sing for joy.
¹⁴ Everything I did was honest.
    Righteousness covered me like a robe,
    and I wore justice like a turban.
¹⁵ I served as eyes for the blind
    and feet for the lame.
¹⁶ I was a father to the poor
    and assisted strangers who needed help.
¹⁷ I broke the jaws of godless oppressors
    and plucked their victims from their teeth.

¹⁸ “I thought, ‘Surely I will die surrounded by my family
    after a long, good life.^[a]
19 For I am like a tree whose roots reach the water,
    whose branches are refreshed with the dew.
²⁰ New honors are constantly bestowed on me,
    and my strength is continually renewed.’