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Job’s Final Defense
Job continued his discourse:
Job continued his discourse:
Job’s Past Was Glorious
And Job again took up his discourse and said,
And Job again took up his discourse and said,
“How I long for the months gone by,
for the days when God watched over me,
for the days when God watched over me,
“Oh that I were as in months gone by,
As in the days when God watched over me;
As in the days when God watched over me;
when his lamp shone on my head
and by his light I walked through darkness!
and by his light I walked through darkness!
When His lamp shone over 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,
As I was in the prime of my days,
When the friendship of God was over my tent;
When the friendship of God was over my tent;
when the Almighty was still with me
and my children were around me,
and my children were around me,
When the Almighty was yet with me,
And my children were around me;
And my children were around me;
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 my steps were bathed in butter,
And the rock poured out for me streams of oil!
And the rock poured out for me streams of oil!
“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,
“When I went out to the gate of the city,
When I took my seat in the square,
When I took my seat in the square,
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 young men saw me and hid themselves,
And the old men arose and stood.
And the old men arose and stood.
the chief men refrained from speaking
and covered their mouths with their hands;
and covered their mouths with their hands;
“The princes stopped talking
And put their hands on their mouths;
And put their hands on their mouths;
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.
The voice of the nobles was hushed,
And their tongue stuck to their palate.
And their tongue stuck to their palate.
Whoever heard me spoke well of me,
and those who saw me commended me,
and those who saw me commended me,
“For when the ear heard, it called me blessed,
And when the eye saw, it gave witness of me,
And when the eye saw, it gave witness of me,
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.
Because I delivered the poor who cried for help,
And the orphan who had no helper.
And the orphan who had no helper.
The one who was dying blessed me;
I made the widow’s heart sing.
I made the widow’s heart sing.
“The blessing of the one ready to perish came upon me,
And I made the widow’s heart sing for joy.
And I made the widow’s heart sing for joy.
I put on righteousness as my clothing;
justice was my robe and my turban.
justice was my robe and my turban.
“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 was a father to the needy;
I took up the case of the stranger.
I took up the case of the stranger.
“I was a father to the needy,
And I investigated the case which I did not know.
And I investigated the case which I did not know.
I broke the fangs of the wicked
and snatched the victims from their teeth.
and snatched the victims from their teeth.
“I broke the jaws of the wicked
And snatched the prey from his teeth.
And snatched the prey from his teeth.
“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.
“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.
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 root is spread out to the waters,
And dew lies all night on my branch.
And dew lies all night on my branch.
My glory will not fade;
the bow will be ever new in my hand.’
the bow will be ever new in my hand.’
‘My glory is ever new with me,
And my bow is renewed in my hand.’
And my bow is renewed in my hand.’
“People listened to me expectantly,
waiting in silence for my counsel.
waiting in silence for my counsel.
“To me they listened and waited,
And kept silent for my counsel.
And kept silent for my counsel.
After I had spoken, they spoke no more;
my words fell gently on their ears.
my words fell gently on their ears.
“After my words they did not speak again,
And my speech dropped on them.
And my speech dropped on them.
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.
“They waited for me as for the rain,
And opened their mouth as for the spring rain.
And opened their mouth as for the spring rain.
“I smiled on them when they did not believe,
And the light of my face they did not cast down.
And the light of my face they did not cast down.