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1611 King James Bible

Job 29

  1. Job 29:1 Moreouer Iob continued his parable, and said,
  2. Job 29:2 O that I were as in moneths past, as in the dayes when God preserued me.
  3. Job 29:3 When his candle shined vpon my head, and when by his light I walked through darkenesse:
  4. Job 29:4 As I was in the dayes of my youth, when the secret of God was vpon my tabernacle:
  5. Job 29:5 When the Almightie was yet with me, when my children were about me:
  6. Job 29:6 When I washed my steps with butter, and the rocke powred me out riuers of oyle:
  7. Job 29:7 When I went out to the gate, through the citie, when I prepared my seate in the street.
  8. Job 29:8 The yong men saw me, and hid themselues: and the aged arose, and stood vp.
  9. Job 29:9 The princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth.
  10. Job 29:10 The Nobles held their peace, and their tongue cleaued to the roofe of their mouth.
  11. Job 29:11 When the eare heard mee, then it blessed me, and when the eye saw me, it gaue witnesse to me:
  12. Job 29:12 Because I deliuered the poore that cried, and the fatherlesse, and him that had none to helpe him.
  13. Job 29:13 The blessing of him that was readie to perish, came vpon me: and I caused the widowes heart to sing for ioy.
  14. Job 29:14 I put on righteousnesse, and it clothed me: my iudgement was as a robe and a diademe.
  15. Job 29:15 I was eyes to the blind, and feet was I to the lame.
  16. Job 29:16 I was a father to the poore: and the cause which I knewe not, I searched out.
  17. Job 29:17 And I brake the iawes of the wicked, and pluckt the spoile out of his teeth.
  18. Job 29:18 Then I said, I shall die in my nest, and I shall multiplie my dayes as the sand.
  19. Job 29:19 My roote was spread out by the waters, and the dew lay all night vpon my branch.
  20. Job 29:20 My glory was fresh in mee, and my bow was renewed in my hand.
  21. Job 29:21 Unto me men gaue eare, and waited, and kept silence at my counsell.
  22. Job 29:22 After my words they spake not againe, & my speach dropped vpon them,
  23. Job 29:23 And they waited for me as for the raine, and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter raine.
  24. Job 29:24 If I laughed on them, they beleeued it not, and the light of my countenance they cast not downe.
  25. Job 29:25 I chose out their way, and sate chiefe, and dwelt as a king in the army, as one that comforteth the mourners.