1And Job continued his discourse:
2“How I long for the months gone by,…
3when His lamp shone above my head, and…
4when I was in my prime, when the…
5when the Almighty was still with me and…
6when my steps were bathed in cream and…
7When I went out to the city gate…
8the young men saw me and withdrew, and…
9The princes refrained from speaking and covered their…
10The voices of the nobles were hushed, and…
11For those who heard me called me blessed,…
12because I rescued the poor who cried out…
13The dying man blessed me, and I made…
14I put on righteousness, and it clothed me;…
15I served as eyes to the blind and…
16I was a father to the needy, and…
17I shattered the fangs of the unjust and…
18So I thought: ‘I will die in my…
19My roots will spread out to the waters,…
20My glory is ever new within me, and…
21Men listened to me with expectation, waiting silently…
22After my words, they spoke no more; my…
23They waited for me as for rain and…
24If I smiled at them, they did not…
25I chose their course and presided as chief.…
