Job 29:18-20

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¹⁸“I always thought I would live a long life,
    growing old with my family around me.
¹⁹I was like a healthy plant with roots that have plenty of water
    and branches that are wet with dew.
²⁰I thought each new day would bring more honor
    and be full of new possibilities.^[a]

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Footnotes

Job 29:20 Literally, “My glory is new with me and my bow in my hand renewed.” The words “glory” and “bow” might both refer to a rainbow—the promise of good weather after a storm. Or this might be understood as, “My soul feels new every day, my hand always strong enough to shoot a new bow.”