Job 29
1 and to add: again Job to lift: loud proverb his and to say
And Job again took up his discourse, and said,
2 who? to give: if only! me like/as month front: old like/as day god to keep: guard me
O that I were as in the months of old, as in the days when God watched over me,
3 in/on/with to shine he lamp his upon head my to/for light his to go: walk darkness
when his lamp shone upon my head, and by his light I walked through darkness,
4 like/as as which to be in/on/with day autumn my in/on/with counsel god upon tent my
as I was in the ripeness of my days, when the friendship of God was upon my tent,
5 in/on/with still Almighty with me me around me youth my
when the Almighty was yet with me, and my sons were about me,
6 in/on/with to wash: wash step my in/on/with heat and rock to pour with me me stream oil
when my steps were washed with butter, and the rock poured out streams of oil to me,
7 in/on/with to come out: come I gate upon town in/on/with street/plaza to establish: prepare seat my
when I went forth to the gate to the city, when I prepared my seat in the street.
8 to see: see me youth and to hide and aged to arise: rise to stand: stand
The young men saw me and hid themselves, and the aged rose up and stood.
9 ruler to restrain in/on/with speech and palm to set: put to/for lip their
The rulers refrained from talking, and laid their hand on their mouth.
10 voice leader to hide and tongue their to/for palate their to cleave
The voice of the ranking men was hushed, and their tongue stuck to the roof of their mouth.
11 for ear to hear: hear and to bless me and eye to see: see and to testify me
For when the ear heard me, then it blessed me, and when the eye saw me, it gave witness to me.
12 for to escape afflicted to cry and orphan and not to help to/for him
Because I delivered the poor who cried, also the fatherless who had none to help him.
13 blessing to perish upon me to come (in): come and heart widow to sing
The blessing of him who was ready to perish came upon me, and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.
14 righteousness to clothe and to clothe me like/as robe and turban justice my
I put on righteousness, and it clothed me. My justice was as a robe and a diadem.
15 eye to be to/for blind and foot to/for lame I
I was eyes to the blind, and I was feet to the lame.
16 father I to/for needy and strife not to know to search him
I was a father to the needy, and I searched out the case of him whom I did not know.
17 and to break [emph?] jaw unjust and from tooth his to throw prey
And I broke the jaws of the unrighteous, and plucked the prey out of his teeth.
18 and to say with nest my to die and like/as sand to multiply day
Then I said, I shall die in my nest, and I shall multiply my days as the sand.
19 root my to open to(wards) water and dew to lodge in/on/with foliage my
My root is spread out to the waters, and the dew lays all night upon my branch.
20 glory my new with me me and bow my in/on/with hand my to pass
My glory is fresh in me, and my bow is renewed in my hand.
21 to/for me to hear: hear and to wait: wait and to silence: silent upon counsel my
To me men gave ear, and waited, and kept silence for my counsel.
22 after word: speaking my not to repeat and upon them to drip/prophesy speech my
After my words they spoke not again, and my speech distilled upon them.
23 and to wait: wait like/as rain to/for me and lip their to open to/for spring rain
And they waited for me as for the rain. And they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain.
24 to laugh to(wards) them not be faithful and light face my not to fall: fall [emph?]
I smiled on them when they had no confidence, and they did not cast down the light of my countenance.
25 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
I chose out their way, and sat as chief, and dwelt as a king in the army, as a man who comforts the mourners.
