Job 29 — GNV
29Verse 1So Iob proceeded and continued his parable, saying,Verse 2Oh that I were as in times past, when God preserued me!Verse 3When his light shined vpon mine head: and when by his light I walked thorowe the darkenesse,Verse 4As I was in the dayes of my youth: when Gods prouidence was vpon my tabernacle:Verse 5When the almightie was yet with me, and my children round about me.Verse 6When I washed my pathes with butter, and when the rocke powred me out riuers of oyle:Verse 7When I went out to the gate, euen to the iudgement seat, and when I caused them to prepare my seate in the streete.Verse 8The yong men saw me, and hid themselues, and the aged arose, and stood vp.Verse 9The princes stayed talke, and layde their hand on their mouth.Verse 10The voyce of princes was hidde, and their tongue cleaued to the roofe of their mouth.Verse 11And when the eare heard me, it blessed me: and when the eye sawe me, it gaue witnesse to me.Verse 12For I deliuered the poore that cryed, and the fatherlesse, and him that had none to helpe him.Verse 13The blessing of him that was ready to perish, came vpon me, and I caused the widowes heart to reioyce.Verse 14I put on iustice, and it couered me: my iudgement was as a robe, and a crowne.Verse 15I was the eyes to the blinde, and I was the feete to the lame.Verse 16I was a father vnto the poore, and when I knewe not the cause, I sought it out diligently.Verse 17I brake also the chawes of the vnrighteous man, and pluckt the praye out of his teeth.Verse 18Then I sayde, I shall die in my nest, and I shall multiplie my dayes as the sand.Verse 19For my roote is spread out by the water, and the dewe shall lye vpon my branche.Verse 20My glory shall renue towarde me, and my bowe shall be restored in mine hand.Verse 21Vnto me men gaue eare, and wayted, and helde their tongue at my counsell.Verse 22After my wordes they replied not, and my talke dropped vpon them.Verse 23And they wayted for me, as for the raine, and they opened their mouth as for the latter rayne.Verse 24If I laughed on them, they beleeued it not: neither did they cause the light of my countenance to fall.Verse 25I appoynted out their way, and did sit as chiefe, and dwelt as a King in the army, and like him that comforteth the mourners.