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Job 29
Job 29
English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website
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Job continued to speak. He said,
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"How I long for the good old days! That's when God watched over me.
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The light of his lamp shone on me. I walked through darkness by his light.
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Those were the best days of my life. That's when God's friendship blessed my house.
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The Mighty One was still with me. My children were all around me.
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The path in front of me was like sweet cream. It was as if the rock poured out olive oil for me.
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"In those days I went to the city gate. I took my seat as a member of the council.
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Young people who saw me stepped to one side. Old people stood up as I approached.
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The leaders stopped speaking. They covered their mouths with their hands.
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The voices of the nobles became quiet. Their tongues stuck to the roofs of their mouths.
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Everyone who heard me said good things about me. Those who saw me honored me.
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That's because I saved poor people who cried out for help. I saved helpless children whose fathers had died.
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Those who were dying gave me their blessing. I made the hearts of widows sing.
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I put on a godly life as if it were my clothes. Fairness was my robe and my turban.
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I was like eyes for those who were blind. I was like feet for those who couldn't walk.
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I was like a father to needy people. I stood up for strangers in court.
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Sinners are like animals that have powerful teeth. But I took from their mouths the people they had caught.
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"I thought, 'I'll die in my own house. The days of my life will be as many as the grains of sand.
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My roots will reach down to the water. The dew will lie all night on my branches.
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I will remain healthy and strong. My bow will stay as good as new in my hand.'
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"People wanted to hear what I had to say. They waited silently for the advice I gave them.
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After I had spoken, they didn't speak anymore. My words fell gently on their ears.
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They waited for me just as they would wait for showers. They drank my words just as they would drink the spring rain.
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When I smiled at them, they could hardly believe it. The light of my face lifted their spirits.
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I chose the way they should go. I sat as their chief. I lived as a king lives among his troops. I was like someone who comforts those who are sad.
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