Job 29:21-25

Good News Translation

²¹ When I gave advice, people were silent
    and listened carefully to what I said;
²²     they had nothing to add when I had finished.
My words sank in like drops of rain;
²³     everyone welcomed them
    just as farmers welcome rain in spring.
²⁴ I smiled on them when they had lost confidence;
    my cheerful face encouraged them.
²⁵ I took charge and made the decisions;
    I led them as a king leads his troops,
    and gave them comfort in their despair.