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Job Speaks of His Former Blessings
Job continued speaking:
Job continued speaking:
Job's Former Blessings
Moreover Job continued his parable, and said,
Moreover Job continued his parable, and said,
“I long for the years gone by
when God took care of me,
when God took care of me,
Oh that I were as in months past, as in the days when God preserved me;
when he lit up the way before me
and I walked safely through the darkness.
and I walked safely through the darkness.
When his candle shined upon my head, and when by his light I walked through darkness;
When I was in my prime,
God’s friendship was felt in my home.
God’s friendship was felt in my home.
As I was in the days of my youth, when the secret of God was upon my tabernacle;
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, when my children were about me;
My steps were awash in cream,
and the rocks gushed olive oil for me.
and the rocks gushed olive oil for me.
When I washed my steps with butter, and the rock poured me out rivers of oil;
“Those were the days when I went to the city gate
and took my place among the honored leaders.
and took my place among the honored leaders.
When I went out to the gate through the city, when I prepared my seat in the street!
The young stepped aside when they saw me,
and even the aged rose in respect at my coming.
and even the aged rose in respect at my coming.
The young men saw me, and hid themselves: and the aged arose, and stood up.
The princes stood in silence
and put their hands over their mouths.
and put their hands over their mouths.
The princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth.
The highest officials of the city stood quietly,
holding their tongues in respect.
holding their tongues in respect.
The nobles held their peace, and their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth.
“All who heard me praised me.
All who saw me spoke well of me.
All who saw me spoke well of me.
When the ear heard me, then it blessed me; and when the eye saw me, it gave witness to me:
For I assisted the poor in their need
and the orphans who required help.
and the orphans who required help.
Because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him.
I helped those without hope, and they blessed me.
And I caused the widows’ hearts to sing for joy.
And I caused the widows’ hearts to 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.
Everything I did was honest.
Righteousness covered me like a robe,
and I wore justice like a turban.
Righteousness covered me like a robe,
and I wore justice like a turban.
I put on righteousness, and it clothed me: my judgment was as a robe and a diadem.
I served as eyes for the blind
and feet for the lame.
and feet for the lame.
I was eyes to the blind, and feet was I to the lame.
I was a father to the poor
and assisted strangers who needed help.
and assisted strangers who needed help.
I was a father to the poor: and the cause which I knew not I searched out.
I broke the jaws of godless oppressors
and plucked their victims from their teeth.
and plucked their victims from their teeth.
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.
For I am like a tree whose roots reach the water,
whose branches are refreshed with the dew.
whose branches are refreshed with the dew.
My root was spread out by the waters, and the dew lay all night upon my branch.
New honors are constantly bestowed on me,
and my strength is continually renewed.’
and my strength is continually renewed.’
My glory was fresh in me, and my bow was renewed in my hand.
“Everyone listened to my advice.
They were silent as they waited for me to speak.
They were silent as they waited for me to speak.
Unto me men gave ear, and waited, and kept silence at my counsel.
And after I spoke, they had nothing to add,
for my counsel satisfied them.
for my counsel satisfied them.
After my words they spake not again; and my speech dropped upon them.
They longed for me to speak as people long for rain.
They drank my words like a refreshing spring rain.
They drank my words like a refreshing spring rain.
And they waited for me as for the rain; and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain.
When they were discouraged, I smiled at them.
My look of approval was precious to them.
My look of approval was precious to them.
If I laughed on them, they believed it not; and the light of my countenance they cast not down.