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Job 29

1 Job complaineth of the prosperitie of the time past. 7 21 His autoritie, 12 Justice and equitie.
1.So Job proceded & continued his parable, saying,
2.Oh that I were as ^in times past, when God preserved me!
3.When his alight shined upon mine head: and when by his light I walked through the bdarkenes, Job’s former life. Job.
4.As I was in the dayes of my youth: when cGod’s providence was upon my tabernacle:
5.When the Almightie was yet with me, & my children rounde about me:
6.When I washed my paths dwith butter, and when the rocke powred me out rivers of oyle:
7.When I went out to the gate, even to the judgement seat, and when I caused them to prepare my seat in the strete.
8.The yong men sawe me, & ehid them selves, and the aged arose, and stode up.
9.The princes stayed talke, and laied their hand on their fmouth.
10.The voyce of princes was hid, and their tongue cleaved to the roofe of their mouth.
11.And when the geare heard me, it blessed me: and when the eye sawe me, it gave witness to hme.
12.For I delivered the ipoore that cryed, and the fatherles, and him that had none to helpe him.
13.kThe blessing of him that was ready to perish, came upon me, and I caused the widowe’s heart to rejoyce.
14.I put lon justice, and it covered me: my judgement was as a robe, and a crowne.
15.I was the eyes to the blinde, & I was the fete to the lame.
16.I was a father unto the poore, and when I knewe not the cause, I soght it out diligently.
17.I brake also the chawes of the unrighteous man, and pluckt the praye out of his tethe.
18.Then I said, I shal dye in my mnest, and I shal multiplie my dayes as the sande.
19.For my roote is nspred out by the water, and the dewe shal lye upon my branche.
20.My glorie shal renue toward me, and my bowe shal be restored in mine hand.
21.Unto me men gave eare, and waited, and helde their tongue at my counsel.
22.After my wordes thei replied not, and my talke odropped upon them.
23.And they waited for me, as for the raine, and they opened their mouth pas for the latter raine.
24.If I qlaughed on them, they beleved it not: nether did they cause the light of my countenance rto fall.
25.I appointed out stheir way, & did sit as chief, and dwelt as a King in the armie, & like him that comforteth the mourners.

Notes

2-^.
Ebr., months before.
3-a.
When I felt his favour.
3-b.
I was free from affliction. 9
4-c.
That is, seemed by evident tokens to be more present with me.
6-d.
By these similitudes he declares the great prosperity, that he was in, so that he had none occasion to be such a sinner as they accused him.
8-e.
Being ashamed of their lightness, and afraid of my gravity.
9-f.
Acknowledging my wisdom.
11-g.
All that heard me, praised me.
11-h.
Testifying that I did good justice.
12-i.
Because his adversaries did so much charge him with wicked- ness, he is compelled to render an account of his life.
13-k.
That is, I did succour him that was in distress, and so he had cause to praise me.
14-l.
I delighted to do justice as others did, to wear costly apparel.
18-m.
That is, at home in my bed without all trouble, & unquietness.
19-n.
My felicity does increase.
22-o.
That is, was pleasant unto them.
23-p.
As the dry ground thirsts for the rain.
24-q.
That is, they thought it not to be a jest, or they thought not that I would condescend unto them.
24-r.
They were afraid to offend me, and cause me to be angry.
25-s.
I had them at commandment. 2 Geneva Bible 1560