Job 29
1 So Iob proceeded and continued his parable, saying,
and to add: again Job to lift: loud proverb his and to say
2 Oh that I were as in times past, when God preserued me!
who? to give: if only! me like/as month front: old like/as day god to keep: guard me
3 When his light shined vpon mine head: and when by his light I walked thorowe the darkenesse,
in/on/with to shine he lamp his upon head my to/for light his to go: walk darkness
4 As I was in the dayes of my youth: when Gods prouidence was vpon my tabernacle:
like/as as which to be in/on/with day autumn my in/on/with counsel god upon tent my
5 When the almightie was yet with me, and my children round about me.
in/on/with still Almighty with me me around me youth my
6 When I washed my pathes with butter, and when the rocke powred me out riuers of oyle:
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 out to the gate, euen to the iudgement seat, and when I caused them to prepare my seate in the streete.
in/on/with to come out: come I gate upon town in/on/with street/plaza to establish: prepare seat my
8 The yong men saw me, and hid themselues, and the aged arose, and stood vp.
to see: see me youth and to hide and aged to arise: rise to stand: stand
9 The princes stayed talke, and layde their hand on their mouth.
ruler to restrain in/on/with speech and palm to set: put to/for lip their
10 The voyce of princes was hidde, and their tongue cleaued to the roofe of their mouth.
voice leader to hide and tongue their to/for palate their to cleave
11 And when the eare heard me, it blessed me: and when the eye sawe me, it gaue witnesse to me.
for ear to hear: hear and to bless me and eye to see: see and to testify me
12 For I deliuered the poore that cryed, and the fatherlesse, and him that had none to helpe him.
for to escape afflicted to cry and orphan and not to help to/for him
13 The blessing of him that was ready to perish, came vpon me, and I caused the widowes heart to reioyce.
blessing to perish upon me to come (in): come and heart widow to sing
14 I put on iustice, and it couered me: my iudgement was as a robe, and a crowne.
righteousness to clothe and to clothe me like/as robe and turban justice my
15 I was the eyes to the blinde, and I was the feete to the lame.
eye to be to/for blind and foot to/for lame I
16 I was a father vnto the poore, and when I knewe not the cause, I sought it out diligently.
father I to/for needy and strife not to know to search him
17 I brake also the chawes of the vnrighteous man, and pluckt the praye out of his teeth.
and to break [emph?] jaw unjust and from tooth his to throw prey
18 Then I sayde, I shall die in my nest, and I shall multiplie my dayes as the sand.
and to say with nest my to die and like/as sand to multiply day
19 For my roote is spread out by the water, and the dewe shall lye vpon my branche.
root my to open to(wards) water and dew to lodge in/on/with foliage my
20 My glory shall renue towarde me, and my bowe shall be restored in mine hand.
glory my new with me me and bow my in/on/with hand my to pass
21 Vnto me men gaue eare, and wayted, and helde their tongue at my counsell.
to/for me to hear: hear and to wait: wait and to silence: silent upon counsel my
22 After my wordes they replied not, and my talke dropped vpon them.
after word: speaking my not to repeat and upon them to drip/prophesy speech my
23 And they wayted for me, as for the raine, and they opened their mouth as for the latter rayne.
and to wait: wait like/as rain to/for me and lip their to open to/for spring rain
24 If I laughed on them, they beleeued it not: neither did they cause the light of my countenance to fall.
to laugh to(wards) them not be faithful and light face my not to fall: fall [emph?]
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.
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
