Job

¹ And Job continued to lift up his discourse and said,

² As in the days when God kept me,

³ And by His light I walked through darkness,

⁴ When the intimate counsel with God was over my tent,

⁵ And my children were around me,

⁶ And the rock poured out for me streams of oil!

⁷ When I took my seat in the square,

⁸ And the old men arose and stood.

⁹ And put their hands on their mouths;

¹⁰ And their tongue clung to their palate.

¹¹ And the eye saw, and it gave witness of me,

¹² And the orphan who had no helper.

¹³ And I made the widow’s heart sing for joy.

¹⁴ My justice was like a robe and a turban.

¹⁵ And feet to the lame.

¹⁶ And I searched out the case which I did not know.

¹⁷ And snatched the prey from his teeth.

¹⁸ And I shall multiply my days as the sand.

¹⁹ And dew lies all night on my branch.

²⁰ And my bow is renewed in my hand.’

²¹ And kept silent for my counsel.

²² And my speech dropped on them.

²³ And opened their mouth as for the late rain.

²⁴ And the light of my face they did not cast down.

²⁵ And dwelt as their head among the troops, As one who comforted the mourners.