And Job{H347} again{H3254} took up his parable,{H4912} and said,{H559}

Oh that{H5414} I were as in the months{H3391} of old,{H6924} As in the days{H3117} when God{H433} watched{H8104} over me;

When his lamp{H5216} shined{H1984} upon my head,{H7218} And by his light{H216} I walked{H3212} through darkness;{H2822}

As I was in the ripeness{H2779} of my days,{H3117} When the friendship{H5475} of God{H433} was upon my tent;{H168}

When the Almighty{H7706} was yet with me, And my children{H5288} were about{H5439} me;

When my steps{H1978} were washed{H7364} with butter,{H2529} And the rock{H6697} poured me out{H6694} streams{H6388} of oil!{H8081}

When I went forth{H3318} to the gate{H8179} unto the city,{H7176} When I prepared{H3559} my seat{H4186} in the street,{H7339}

The young men{H5288} saw{H7200} me and hid{H2244} themselves, And the aged{H3453} rose up{H6965} and stood;{H5975}

The princes{H8269} refrained{H6113} from talking,{H4405} And laid{H7760} their hand{H3709} on their mouth;{H6310}

The voice{H2244} of the nobles{H5057} was hushed,{H6963} And their tongue{H3956} cleaved{H1692} to the roof of their mouth.{H2441}

For when the ear{H241} heard{H8085} [me], then it blessed{H833} me; And when the eye{H5869} saw{H7200} [me], it gave witness{H5749} unto me:

Because I delivered{H4422} the poor{H6041} that cried,{H7768} The fatherless{H3490} also, that had none to help{H5826} him.

The blessing{H1293} of him that was ready to perish{H6} came{H935} upon me; And I caused the widow's{H490} heart{H3820} to sing for joy.{H7442}

I put{H3847} on righteousness,{H6664} and it clothed{H3847} me: My justice{H4941} was as a robe{H4598} and a diadem.{H6797}

I was eyes{H5869} to the blind,{H5787} And feet{H7272} was I to the lame.{H6455}

I was a father{H1} to the needy:{H34} And the cause{H7379} of him that I knew{H3045} not I searched out.{H2713}

And I brake{H7665} the jaws{H4973} of the unrighteous,{H5767} And plucked{H7993} the prey{H2964} out of his teeth.{H8127}

Then I said,{H559} I shall die{H1478} in my nest,{H7064} And I shall multiply{H7235} my days{H3117} as the sand:{H2344}

My root{H8328} is spread out{H6605} to the waters,{H4325} And the dew{H2919} lieth all night{H3885} upon my branch;{H7105}

My glory{H3519} is fresh{H2319} in me,{H5978} And my bow{H7198} is renewed{H2498} in my hand.{H3027}

Unto me men gave ear,{H8085} and waited,{H3176} And kept silence{H1826} for{H3926} my counsel.{H6098}

After{H310} my words{H1697} they spake not again;{H8138} And my speech{H4405} distilled{H5197} upon them.

And they waited{H3176} for me as for the rain;{H4306} And they opened{H6473} their mouth{H6310} wide [as] for the latter rain.{H4456}

I smiled{H7832} on them, when they had no confidence;{H539} And the light{H216} of my countenance{H6440} they cast not down.{H5307}

I chose{H977} out their way,{H1870} and sat{H3427} [as] chief,{H7218} And dwelt{H7931} as a king{H4428} in the army,{H1416} As one that comforteth{H5162} the mourners.{H57}