1Job again took up his parable, and said,
2“Oh that I were as in the months…
3when his lamp shone on my head, and…
4as I was in my prime, when the…
5when the Almighty was yet with me, and…
6when my steps were washed with butter, and…
7when I went out to the city gate,…
8The young men saw me and hid themselves.…
9The princes refrained from talking, and laid their…
10The voice of the nobles was hushed, and…
11For when the ear heard me, then it…
12because I delivered the poor who cried, and…
13the blessing of him who was ready to…
14I put on righteousness, and it clothed me.…
15I was eyes to the blind, and feet…
16I was a father to the needy. I…
17I broke the jaws of the unrighteous and…
18Then I said, ‘I will die in my…
19My root is spread out to the waters.…
20My glory is fresh in me. My bow…
21“Men listened to me, waited, and kept silence…
22After my words they didn’t speak again. My…
23They waited for me as for the rain.…
24I smiled on them when they had no…
25I chose out their way, and sat as…
