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Job continued his discourse: |
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"How I long for the months gone by, for the days when God watched over me, |
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when his lamp shone upon my head and by his light I walked through darkness! |
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Oh, for the days when I was in my prime, when God's intimate friendship blessed my house, |
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when the Almighty was still with me and my children were around me, |
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when my path was drenched with cream and the rock poured out for me streams of olive oil. |
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"When I went to the gate of the city and took my seat in the public square, |
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the young men saw me and stepped aside and the old men rose to their feet; |
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the chief men refrained from speaking and covered their mouths with their hands; |
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the voices of the nobles were hushed, and their tongues stuck to the roof of their mouths. |
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Whoever heard me spoke well of me, and those who saw me commended me, |
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because I rescued the poor who cried for help, and the fatherless who had none to assist him. |
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The man who was dying blessed me; I made the widow's heart sing. |
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I put on righteousness as my clothing; justice was my robe and my turban. |
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I was eyes to the blind and feet to the lame. |
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I was a father to the needy; I took up the case of the stranger. |
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I broke the fangs of the wicked and snatched the victims from their teeth. |
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"I thought,`I shall die in my own house, my days as numerous as the grains of sand. |
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My roots will reach to the water, and the dew will lie all night on my branches. |
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My glory will remain fresh in me, the bow ever new in my hand.' |
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"Men listened to me expectantly, waiting in silence for my counsel. |
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After I had spoken, they spoke no more; my words fell gently on their ears. |
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They waited for me as for showers and drank in my words as the spring rain. |
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When I smiled at them, they scarcely believed it; the light of my face was precious to them. |
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I chose the way for them and sat as their chief; I dwelt as a king among his troops; I was like one who comforts mourners. |
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