Job 29
1 And Job continued and said in his parable,
and to add: again Job to lift: loud proverb his and to say
2 Oh that I were as in months past, wherein God preserved me!
who? to give: if only! me like/as month front: old like/as day god to keep: guard me
3 As when his lamp shone over my head; when by his light I walked through darkness.
in/on/with to shine he lamp his upon head my to/for light his to go: walk darkness
4 [As] when I steadfastly pursued my ways, when God took care of my house.
like/as as which to be in/on/with day autumn my in/on/with counsel god upon tent my
5 When I was very fruitful, and my children were about me;
in/on/with still Almighty with me me around me youth my
6 when my ways were moistened with butter, and the mountains flowed for me with milk.
in/on/with to wash: wash step my in/on/with heat and rock to pour with me me stream oil
7 When I went forth early in the city, and the seat was placed for me in the streets.
in/on/with to come out: come I gate upon town in/on/with street/plaza to establish: prepare seat my
8 The young men saw me, and hid themselves: and all the old men stood up.
to see: see me youth and to hide and aged to arise: rise to stand: stand
9 And the great men ceased speaking, and laid their finger on their mouth.
ruler to restrain in/on/with speech and palm to set: put to/for lip their
10 And they that heard [me] blessed me, and their tongue clave to their throat.
voice leader to hide and tongue their to/for palate their to cleave
11 For the ear heard, and blessed me; and the eye saw me, and turned aside.
for ear to hear: hear and to bless me and eye to see: see and to testify me
12 For I saved the poor out of the hand of the oppressor, and helped the fatherless who had no helper.
for to escape afflicted to cry and orphan and not to help to/for him
13 Let the blessing of the perishing one come upon me; yea, the mouth of the widow has blessed me.
blessing to perish upon me to come (in): come and heart widow to sing
14 Also I put on righteousness, and clothed myself with judgment like a mantle.
righteousness to clothe and to clothe me like/as robe and turban justice my
15 I was the eye of the blind, and the foot of the lame.
eye to be to/for blind and foot to/for lame I
16 I was the father of the helpless; and I searched out the cause which I knew not.
father I to/for needy and strife not to know to search him
17 And I broke the jaw-teeth of the unrighteous; I plucked the spoil out of the midst of their teeth.
and to break [emph?] jaw unjust and from tooth his to throw prey
18 And I said, My age shall continue as the stem of a palm-tree; I shall live a long while.
and to say with nest my to die and like/as sand to multiply day
19 [My] root was spread out by the water, and the dew would lodge on my crop.
root my to open to(wards) water and dew to lodge in/on/with foliage my
20 My glory was fresh in me, and by bow prospered in his hand.
glory my new with me me and bow my in/on/with hand my to pass
21 [Men] heard me, and gave heed, and they were silent at my counsel.
to/for me to hear: hear and to wait: wait and to silence: silent upon counsel my
22 At my word they spoke not again, and they were very gland whenever I spoke to them.
after word: speaking my not to repeat and upon them to drip/prophesy speech my
23 As the thirsty earth expecting the rain, so they [waited for] my speech.
and to wait: wait like/as rain to/for me and lip their to open to/for spring rain
24 Were I to laugh on them, they would not believe [it]; and the light of my face has not failed.
to laugh to(wards) them not be faithful and light face my not to fall: fall [emph?]
25 I chose out their way, and sat chief, and dwelt as a king in the midst of warriors, as one comforting mourners.
to choose way: conduct their and to dwell head: leader and to dwell like/as king in/on/with band like/as as which mourning to be sorry: comfort
