Job 29:7-25
World English Bible
7 when I went out to the city gate,
when I prepared my seat in the street.
8 The young men saw me and hid themselves.
The aged rose up and stood.
9 The princes refrained from talking,
and laid their hand on their mouth.
10 The voice of the nobles was hushed,
and their tongue stuck to the roof of their mouth.
11 For when the ear heard me, then it blessed me;
and when the eye saw me, it commended me:
12 Because I delivered the poor who cried,
and the fatherless also, who had no one to help him,
13 the blessing of him who was ready to perish came on me,
and I caused the widow’s heart to sing for joy.
14 I put on righteousness, and it clothed me.
My justice was as a robe and a diadem.
15 I was eyes to the blind,
and feet to the lame.
16 I was a father to the needy.
I researched the cause of him whom I didn’t know.
17 I broke the jaws of the unrighteous
and plucked the prey out of his teeth.
18 Then I said, ‘I will die in my own house,
I will count my days as the sand.
19 My root is spread out to the waters.
The dew lies all night on my branch.
20 My glory is fresh in me.
My bow is renewed in my hand.’
21 “Men listened to me, waited,
and kept silence for my counsel.
22 After my words they didn’t speak again.
My speech fell on them.
23 They waited for me as for the rain.
Their mouths drank as with the spring rain.
24 I smiled on them when they had no confidence.
They didn’t reject the light of my face.
25 I chose out their way, and sat as chief.
I lived as a king in the army,
as one who comforts the mourners.
Job 29:7-25
English Standard Version
7 When I went out to (A)the gate of the city,
when I prepared my seat in the square,
8 the young men saw me and withdrew,
and the aged rose and stood;
9 the princes refrained from talking
and (B)laid their hand on their mouth;
10 the voice of the nobles was hushed,
and their (C)tongue stuck to the roof of their mouth.
11 When the ear heard, it called me blessed,
and when the eye saw, it approved,
12 because I (D)delivered the poor who cried for help,
and the fatherless who had none to help him.
13 (E)The blessing of him who was (F)about to perish came upon me,
and I caused (G)the widow's heart to sing for joy.
14 I (H)put on righteousness, and it clothed me;
my justice was like a robe and (I)a turban.
15 I was (J)eyes to the blind
and feet to the lame.
16 I was a father to the needy,
and I searched out (K)the cause of him whom I did not know.
17 I (L)broke (M)the fangs of the unrighteous
and made him drop his prey from his teeth.
18 (N)Then I thought, ‘I shall die in my (O)nest,
and I shall multiply my days as (P)the sand,
19 my (Q)roots spread out to (R)the waters,
with the dew all night on my (S)branches,
20 my glory fresh with me,
and my (T)bow ever (U)new in my hand.’
21 “Men listened to me and waited
and kept silence for my counsel.
22 After I spoke they did not speak again,
and my word (V)dropped upon them.
23 They waited for me as for the rain,
and they (W)opened their mouths as for the (X)spring rain.
24 I smiled on them when they had no confidence,
and (Y)the light of my (Z)face they did not cast down.
25 I chose their way and sat as chief,
and I lived like (AA)a king among his troops,
like one who comforts mourners.
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