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.’
Footnotes
- 29:18 Hebrew after I have counted my days like sand.
Job 29:11-20
New International Version
11 Whoever heard me spoke well of me,
and those who saw me commended me,(A)
12 because I rescued the poor(B) who cried for help,
and the fatherless(C) who had none to assist them.(D)
13 The one who was dying blessed me;(E)
I made the widow’s(F) heart sing.
14 I put on righteousness(G) as my clothing;
justice was my robe and my turban.(H)
15 I was eyes(I) to the blind
and feet to the lame.(J)
16 I was a father to the needy;(K)
I took up the case(L) of the stranger.(M)
17 I broke the fangs of the wicked
and snatched the victims(N) from their teeth.(O)
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