Job 29:1-6

The Voice

The great wisdom of the ages begins with fearing God. It is the evil of the world that clouds our understanding and leads us into foolishness.

29 Job continued.

²Job: Ah, that I were as I once was, months ago
        during the time when God oversaw me,
³    When His lamp shone above my head,
        and by His light, I walked through the darkness.
⁴    Ah, to be in the ripest time of life once more—
        when the intimacies of friendship with God enfolded my tent,
⁵    When the Highest One^[a] was with me
        and my children encircled me,
⁶    When my steps were bathed in milk
        and the rock poured out rivers of olive oil, showering my body,