When I went out to the gate
Job continued his parable: "If only I were as I was in months past, in the days when God watched over me, when his candle shone upon my head and by his light I walked through darkness, as I was in the days of my youth, when the secret of God was over my tent, when the Almighty was still with me and my children were around me, when I washed my steps with butter and the rock poured me out rivers of oil, When I went out to the gate through the city and prepared my seat in the street, the young men saw me and hid themselves, and the aged rose and stood. The princes stopped talking and laid a hand over their mouths. The nobles held their peace, and their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth. When the ear heard me, it blessed me; when the eye saw me, it gave witness to me. because I delivered the poor who cried out, and orphans who had no one to help him. The blessing of the one ready to perish came upon me, and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy. I put on righteousness, and it clothed me; my judgment was like a robe and a crown. I was eyes to the blind and feet to the lame. I was a father to the poor, and I searched out the cause I did not know. I broke the jaws of the wicked and plucked the prey out of his teeth. Then I said, 'I will die in my nest, and I will multiply my days as the sand.' My root was spread out by the waters, and the dew lay all night upon my branch. My glory was fresh in me, and my bow was renewed in my hand. Men listened to me, waited and kept silence for my counsel. After my words they did not speak again; my speech dropped upon them. They waited for me as for the rain, and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain. When I smiled at them, they could hardly believe it, and they did not cast down the light of my face. I chose their way, sat as chief and lived as a king in the army, as one who comforts mourners."
And Job went on with his saying: If only I were like in the months gone by, in the days when God kept me — when his lamp shone on my head, and when I walked through darkness by his light. The way I was in the days of my youth, when the secret of God was on my tent. When the Almighty was still with me, when my children were round me. When I washed my steps with butter, and the rock poured me out rivers of oil. When I went out to the gate through the town, when I got my seat ready in the street — the young men saw me and hid themselves, and the old men got up and stood. The leading men held back their talking and put their hand on their mouth. The nobles held their peace, and their tongue stuck to the roof of their mouth. When the ear heard me, then it blessed me. And when the eye saw me, it gave witness to me. Because I rescued the poor who cried out, and the orphan and the one who had nobody to help him. The blessing of the one who was ready to die came on me, and I made the widow's heart sing for joy. I put on righteousness, and it dressed me. My judgment was like a robe and a turban. I was eyes to the blind and feet to the lame. I was a father to the poor, and I searched out the case I didn't know. And I broke the jaws of the wicked and pulled the prey out of his teeth. Then I said: I'll die in my nest, and I'll grow my days like the sand. My root was spread out by the waters, and the dew lay all night on my branch. My glory was fresh in me, and my bow was made new in my hand. Men listened to me and waited, and kept silence at my counsel. After my words they didn't speak again. And my speech dropped on them. And they waited for me like for the rain, and they opened their mouth wide like for the late rain. If I laughed at them, they didn't believe it. And they didn't cast down the light of my face. I chose out their way and sat as chief, and lived like a king in the army, like one who comforts the mourners.
Moreover Job continued his parable, and said, Oh that I were as in months past, as in the days when God preserved me; When his candle shined upon my head, and when by his light I walked through darkness; As I was in the days of my youth, when the secret of God was upon my tabernacle; When the Almighty was yet with me, when my children were about me; When I washed my steps with butter, and the rock poured me out rivers of oil; When I went out to the gate through the city, when I prepared my seat in the street! The young men saw me, and hid themselves: and the aged arose, and stood up. The princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth. The nobles held their peace, and their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth. When the ear heard me, then it blessed me; and when the eye saw me, it gave witness to me: Because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him. The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me: and I caused the widow’s heart to sing for joy. I put on righteousness, and it clothed me: my judgment was as a robe and a diadem. I was eyes to the blind, and feet was I to the lame. I was a father to the poor: and the cause which I knew not I searched out. And I brake the jaws of the wicked, and plucked the spoil out of his teeth. Then I said, I shall die in my nest, and I shall multiply my days as the sand. My root was spread out by the waters, and the dew lay all night upon my branch. My glory was fresh in me, and my bow was renewed in my hand. Unto me men gave ear, and waited, and kept silence at my counsel. After my words they spake not again; and my speech dropped upon them. And they waited for me as for the rain; and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain. If I laughed on them, they believed it not; and the light of my countenance they cast not down. I chose out their way, and sat chief, and dwelt as a king in the army, as one that comforteth the mourners.
Job continued his parable:
And Job went on with his saying:
Moreover Job continued his parable, and said,
"If only I were as I was in months past, in the days when God watched over me,
If only I were like in the months gone by, in the days when God kept me —
Oh that I were as in months past, as in the days when God preserved me;
when his candle shone upon my head and by his light I walked through darkness,
when his lamp shone on my head, and when I walked through darkness by his light.
When his candle shined upon my head, and when by his light I walked through darkness;
as I was in the days of my youth, when the secret of God was over my tent,
The way I was in the days of my youth, when the secret of God was on my tent.
As I was in the days of my youth, when the secret of God was upon my tabernacle;
when the Almighty was still with me and my children were around me,
When the Almighty was still with me, when my children were round me.
When the Almighty was yet with me, when my children were about me;
when I washed my steps with butter and the rock poured me out rivers of oil,
When I washed my steps with butter, and the rock poured me out rivers of oil.
When I washed my steps with butter, and the rock poured me out rivers of oil;
When I went out to the gate through the city and prepared my seat in the street,
When I went out to the gate through the town, when I got my seat ready in the street —
When I went out to the gate through the city, when I prepared my seat in the street!
the young men saw me and hid themselves, and the aged rose and stood.
the young men saw me and hid themselves, and the old men got up and stood.
The young men saw me, and hid themselves: and the aged arose, and stood up.
The princes stopped talking and laid a hand over their mouths.
The leading men held back their talking and put their hand on their mouth.
The princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth.
The nobles held their peace, and their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth.
The nobles held their peace, and their tongue stuck to the roof of their mouth.
The nobles held their peace, and their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth.
When the ear heard me, it blessed me; when the eye saw me, it gave witness to me.
When the ear heard me, then it blessed me. And when the eye saw me, it gave witness to me.
When the ear heard me, then it blessed me; and when the eye saw me, it gave witness to me:
because I delivered the poor who cried out, and orphans who had no one to help him.
Because I rescued the poor who cried out, and the orphan and the one who had nobody to help him.
Because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him.
The blessing of the one ready to perish came upon me, and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.
The blessing of the one who was ready to die came on me, and I made the widow's heart sing for joy.
The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me: and I caused the widow’s heart to sing for joy.
I put on righteousness, and it clothed me; my judgment was like a robe and a crown.
I put on righteousness, and it dressed me. My judgment was like a robe and a turban.
I put on righteousness, and it clothed me: my judgment was as a robe and a diadem.
I was eyes to the blind and feet to the lame.
I was eyes to the blind, and feet was I to the lame.
I was a father to the poor, and I searched out the cause I did not know.
I was a father to the poor, and I searched out the case I didn't know.
I was a father to the poor: and the cause which I knew not I searched out.
I broke the jaws of the wicked and plucked the prey out of his teeth.
And I broke the jaws of the wicked and pulled the prey out of his teeth.
And I brake the jaws of the wicked, and plucked the spoil out of his teeth.
Then I said, 'I will die in my nest, and I will multiply my days as the sand.'
Then I said: I'll die in my nest, and I'll grow my days like the sand.
Then I said, I shall die in my nest, and I shall multiply my days as the sand.
My root was spread out by the waters, and the dew lay all night upon my branch.
My root was spread out by the waters, and the dew lay all night on my branch.
My root was spread out by the waters, and the dew lay all night upon my branch.
My glory was fresh in me, and my bow was renewed in my hand.
My glory was fresh in me, and my bow was made new in my hand.
My glory was fresh in me, and my bow was renewed in my hand.
Men listened to me, waited and kept silence for my counsel.
Men listened to me and waited, and kept silence at my counsel.
Unto me men gave ear, and waited, and kept silence at my counsel.
After my words they did not speak again; my speech dropped upon them.
After my words they didn't speak again. And my speech dropped on them.
After my words they spake not again; and my speech dropped upon them.
They waited for me as for the rain, and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain.
And they waited for me like for the rain, and they opened their mouth wide like for the late rain.
And they waited for me as for the rain; and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain.
When I smiled at them, they could hardly believe it, and they did not cast down the light of my face.
If I laughed at them, they didn't believe it. And they didn't cast down the light of my face.
If I laughed on them, they believed it not; and the light of my countenance they cast not down.
I chose their way, sat as chief and lived as a king in the army, as one who comforts mourners."
I chose out their way and sat as chief, and lived like a king in the army, like one who comforts the mourners.
I chose out their way, and sat chief, and dwelt as a king in the army, as one that comforteth the mourners.