Geneva1599 - Job - 29

29:1  So Iob proceeded and continued his parable, saying,

29:2  Oh that I were as in times past, when God preserued me!

29:3  When his light shined vpon mine head: and when by his light I walked thorowe the darkenesse,

29:4  As I was in the dayes of my youth: when Gods prouidence was vpon my tabernacle:

29:5  When the almightie was yet with me, and my children round about me.

29:6  When I washed my pathes with butter, and when the rocke powred me out riuers of oyle:

29:7  When I went out to the gate, euen to the iudgement seat, and when I caused them to prepare my seate in the streete.

29:8  The yong men saw me, and hid themselues, and the aged arose, and stood vp.

29:9  The princes stayed talke, and layde their hand on their mouth.

29:10  The voyce of princes was hidde, and their tongue cleaued to the roofe of their mouth.

29:11  And when the eare heard me, it blessed me: and when the eye sawe me, it gaue witnesse to me.

29:12  For I deliuered the poore that cryed, and the fatherlesse, and him that had none to helpe him.

29:13  The blessing of him that was ready to perish, came vpon me, and I caused the widowes heart to reioyce.

29:14  I put on iustice, and it couered me: my iudgement was as a robe, and a crowne.

29:15  I was the eyes to the blinde, and I was the feete to the lame.

29:16  I was a father vnto the poore, and when I knewe not the cause, I sought it out diligently.

29:17  I brake also the chawes of the vnrighteous man, and pluckt the praye out of his teeth.

29:18  Then I sayde, I shall die in my nest, and I shall multiplie my dayes as the sand.

29:19  For my roote is spread out by the water, and the dewe shall lye vpon my branche.

29:20  My glory shall renue towarde me, and my bowe shall be restored in mine hand.

29:21  Vnto me men gaue eare, and wayted, and helde their tongue at my counsell.

29:22  After my wordes they replied not, and my talke dropped vpon them.

29:23  And they wayted for me, as for the raine, and they opened their mouth as for the latter rayne.

29:24  If I laughed on them, they beleeued it not: neither did they cause the light of my countenance to fall.

29:25  I appoynted out their way, and did sit as chiefe, and dwelt as a King in the army, and like him that comforteth the mourners.