And Job again
took
up his adiscourse
and said
,
"Oh that I were as in months
gone
by, As in the days
when God
awatched
over me;
When aHis lamp shone
over
my head
, And bby His light
I walked
through darkness
;
As I was in 1the prime of my days
, When the 2 afriendship
of God
was over
my tent
;
When 1the Almighty was yet
with me, And my children
were around
me;
When my steps were bathed
in abutter
, And the brock
poured
out for me streams
of oil
!
"When I went out to athe gate
of the city
, When I 1took
my seat
in the square
,
The young men
saw
me and hid
themselves, And the old
men
arose
and stood
.
"The princes astopped
talking
And bput
their hands
on their mouths
;
The voice of the nobles
was 1 ahushed
, And their btongue
stuck
to their palate
.
"For when athe ear heard
, it called
me blessed
, And when the eye
saw
, it gave
witness
of me,
Because I delivered
athe poor
who cried
for help
, And the borphan
who had no
helper
.
"The blessing of the one aready to perish
came
upon me, And I made the bwidow's
heart
sing
for joy
.
"I aput on righteousness
, and it clothed
me; My justice
was like a robe
and a turban
.
"I was aeyes to the blind
And feet
to the lame
.
"I was a father to athe needy
, And I investigated
the case
which I did not know
.
"I abroke the jaws
of the wicked
And snatched
the prey
from his teeth
.
"Then I 1thought, `I shall die
2in my nest
, And I shall multiply
my days
as the sand
.
`My aroot is spread
out to the waters
, And bdew
lies
all night
on my branch
.
`My glory is ever new
with me, And my abow
is renewed
in my hand
.'
"To me athey listened and waited
, And kept
silent
for my counsel
.
"After my words
they did not aspeak
again
, And bmy speech
dropped
on them.
"They waited for me as for the rain
, And opened
their mouth
as for the spring
rain
.
"I smiled on them when they did not believe
, And the light
of my face
they did not cast
down
.
"I chose a way
for them and sat
as achief
, And dwelt
as a king
among the troops
, As one who
bcomforted
the mourners
.