noyes@Job:29:2 @ O that I were as in months past, In the days when God was my guardian;
noyes@Job:29:3 @ When his lamp shined over my head, And when by his light I walked through darkness!
noyes@Job:29:4 @ As I was in the autumn of my days, When the friendship of God was over my tent;
noyes@Job:29:5 @ When the Almighty was yet with me, And my children were around me;
noyes@Job:29:6 @ When I bathed my steps in milk, And the rock poured me out rivers of oil!
noyes@Job:29:7 @ When I went forth to the gate by the city, And took my seat in the market–place,
noyes@Job:29:8 @ The young men saw me and hid themselves, And the aged arose and stood.
noyes@Job:29:9 @ The princes refrained from speaking, And laid their hand upon their mouth.
noyes@Job:29:10 @ The nobles held their peace, And their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth.
noyes@Job:29:11 @ When the ear heard me, then it blessed me; And when the eye saw me, it gave witness to me.
noyes@Job:29:12 @ For I delivered the poor, when they cried; And the fatherless, who had none to help him.
noyes@Job:29:13 @ The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me, And I caused the heart of the widow to sing for joy.
noyes@Job:29:14 @ I clothed myself with righteousness, and it clothed itself with me; And justice was my robe and diadem.
noyes@Job:29:16 @ I was a father to the poor, And the cause of him I knew not I searched out;
noyes@Job:29:17 @ And I broke the teeth of the wicked, And plucked the spoil from his jaws.
noyes@Job:29:18 @ Then said I, "I shall die in my nest; I shall multiply my days as the sand.
noyes@Job:29:19 @ My root is spread abroad to the waters, And the dew abideth on my branches.
noyes@Job:29:20 @ My glory is fresh with me, And my bow gathereth strength in my hand."
noyes@Job:29:21 @ To me men gave ear, and waited, And kept silence for my counsel.
noyes@Job:29:22 @ To my words they made no reply, When my speech dropped down upon them.
noyes@Job:29:23 @ Yea, they waited for me as for the rain; They opened their mouths wide as for the latter rain.
noyes@Job:29:24 @ If I smiled upon them, they believed it not; Nor did they cause the light of my countenance to fall.
noyes@Job:29:25 @ When I came among them, I sat as chief; I dwelt as a king in the midst of an army, As a comforter among mourners.