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Job’s Summary Defense
And Job again took up his discourse, and said:
And Job again took up his discourse, and said:
Job’s Final Defense
Job continued his discourse:
Job continued his discourse:
“Oh, that I were as in the months of old,
as in the days when God watched over me,
as in the days when God watched over me,
“How I long for the months gone by,
for the days when God watched over me,
for the days when God watched over me,
when his lamp shone upon my head,
and by his light I walked through darkness,
and by his light I walked through darkness,
when his lamp shone on my head
and by his light I walked through darkness!
and by his light I walked through darkness!
Oh, for the days when I was in my prime,
when God’s intimate friendship blessed my house,
when God’s intimate friendship blessed my house,
when the Almighty was yet with me,
when my children were all around me,
when my children were all around me,
when the Almighty was still with me
and my children were around me,
and my children were around me,
when my steps were washed with butter,
and the rock poured out for me streams of oil!
and the rock poured out for me streams of oil!
when my path was drenched with cream
and the rock poured out for me streams of olive oil.
and the rock poured out for me streams of olive oil.
When I went out to the gate of the city,
when I prepared my seat in the square,
when I prepared my seat in the square,
“When I went to the gate of the city
and took my seat in the public square,
and took my seat in the public square,
the young men saw me and withdrew,
and the aged rose and stood;
and the aged rose and stood;
the young men saw me and stepped aside
and the old men rose to their feet;
and the old men rose to their feet;
the princes refrained from talking
and laid their hand on their mouth;
and laid their hand on their mouth;
the chief men refrained from speaking
and covered their mouths with their hands;
and covered their mouths with their hands;
the voice of the nobles was hushed,
and their tongue stuck to the roof of their mouth.
and their tongue stuck to the roof of their mouth.
the voices of the nobles were hushed,
and their tongues stuck to the roof of their mouths.
and their tongues stuck to the roof of their mouths.
When the ear heard, it called me blessed,
and when the eye saw, it approved,
and when the eye saw, it approved,
Whoever heard me spoke well of me,
and those who saw me commended me,
and those who saw me commended me,
because I delivered the poor who cried for help,
and the fatherless who had none to help him.
and the fatherless who had none to help him.
because I rescued the poor who cried for help,
and the fatherless who had none to assist them.
and the fatherless who had none to assist them.
The blessing of him who was about to perish came upon me,
and I caused the widow’s heart to sing for joy.
and I caused the widow’s heart to sing for joy.
The one who was dying blessed me;
I made the widow’s heart sing.
I made the widow’s heart sing.
I put on righteousness, and it clothed me;
my justice was like a robe and a turban.
my justice was like a robe and a turban.
I put on righteousness as my clothing;
justice was my robe and my turban.
justice was my robe and my turban.
I was a father to the needy,
and I searched out the cause of him whom I did not know.
and I searched out the cause of him whom I did not know.
I was a father to the needy;
I took up the case of the stranger.
I took up the case of the stranger.
I broke the fangs of the unrighteous
and made him drop his prey from his teeth.
and made him drop his prey from his teeth.
I broke the fangs of the wicked
and snatched the victims from their teeth.
and snatched the victims from their teeth.
Then I thought, ‘I shall die in my nest,
and I shall multiply my days as the sand,
and I shall multiply my days as the sand,
“I thought, ‘I will die in my own house,
my days as numerous as the grains of sand.
my days as numerous as the grains of sand.
my roots spread out to the waters,
with the dew all night on my branches,
with the dew all night on my branches,
My roots will reach to the water,
and the dew will lie all night on my branches.
and the dew will lie all night on my branches.
my glory fresh with me,
and my bow ever new in my hand.’
and my bow ever new in my hand.’
My glory will not fade;
the bow will be ever new in my hand.’
the bow will be ever new in my hand.’
“Men listened to me and waited
and kept silence for my counsel.
and kept silence for my counsel.
“People listened to me expectantly,
waiting in silence for my counsel.
waiting in silence for my counsel.
After I spoke they did not speak again,
and my word dropped upon them.
and my word dropped upon them.
After I had spoken, they spoke no more;
my words fell gently on their ears.
my words fell gently on their ears.
They waited for me as for the rain,
and they opened their mouths as for the spring rain.
and they opened their mouths as for the spring rain.
They waited for me as for showers
and drank in my words as the spring rain.
and drank in my words as the spring rain.
I smiled on them when they had no confidence,
and the light of my face they did not cast down.
and the light of my face they did not cast down.