Job 29:2–30:1

^29:2Oh that I were as in months past, as in the days when God preserved me;

^29:2O that I were as in moneths past, as in the dayes when God preserued me.

^29:3When his candle shined upon my head, and when by his light I walked through darkness;

^29:3When his ^†candle shined vpon my head, and when by his light I walked through darkenesse:

^29:4As I was in the days of my youth, when the secret of God was upon my tabernacle;

^29:4As I was in the dayes of my youth, when the secret of God was vpon my tabernacle:

^29:5When the Almighty was yet with me, when my children were about me;

^29:5When the Almightie was yet with me, when my children were about me:

^29:6When I washed my steps with butter, and the rock poured me out rivers of oil;

^29:6When I washed my steps with butter, and the rocke powred ^†me out riuers of oyle:

^29:7When I went out to the gate through the city, when I prepared my seat in the street!

^29:7When I went out to the gate, through the citie, when I prepared my seate in the street.

^29:8The young men saw me, and hid themselves: and the aged arose, and stood up.

^29:8The yong men saw me, and hid themselues: and the aged arose, and stood vp.

^29:9The princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth.

^29:9The princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth.

^29:10The nobles held their peace, and their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth.

^29:10†The Nobles held their peace, and their tongue cleaued to the roofe of their mouth.

^29:11When the ear heard me, then it blessed me; and when the eye saw me, it gave witness to me:

^29:11When the eare heard mee, then it blessed me, and when the eye saw me, it gaue witnesse to me:

^29:12Because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him.

^29:12Because I deliuered the poore that cried, and the fatherlesse, and him that had none to helpe him.

^29:13The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me: and I caused the widow’s heart to sing for joy.

^29:13The blessing of him that was readie to perish, came vpon me: and I caused the widowes heart to sing for ioy.

^29:14I put on righteousness, and it clothed me: my judgment was as a robe and a diadem.

^29:14I put on righteousnesse, and it clothed me: my iudgement was as a robe and a diademe.

^29:15I was eyes to the blind, and feet was I to the lame.

^29:15I was eyes to the blind, and feet was I to the lame.

^29:16I was a father to the poor: and the cause which I knew not I searched out.

^29:16I was a father to the poore: and the cause which I knewe not, I searched out.

^29:17And I brake the jaws of the wicked, and plucked the spoil out of his teeth.

^29:17And I brake the ^†iawes of the wicked, and ^†pluckt the spoile out of his teeth.

^29:18Then I said, I shall die in my nest, and I shall multiply my days as the sand.

^29:18Then I said, I shall die in my nest, and I shall multiplie my dayes as the sand.

^29:19My root was spread out by the waters, and the dew lay all night upon my branch.

^29:19My roote was ^†spread out by the waters, and the dew lay all night vpon my branch.

^29:20My glory was fresh in me, and my bow was renewed in my hand.

^29:20My glory was ^†fresh in mee, and my bow was ^†renewed in my hand.

^29:21Unto me men gave ear, and waited, and kept silence at my counsel.

^29:21Unto me men gaue eare, and waited, and kept silence at my counsell.

^29:22After my words they spake not again; and my speech dropped upon them.

^29:22After my words they spake not againe, & my speach dropped vpon them,

^29:23And they waited for me as for the rain; and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain.

^29:23And they waited for me as for the raine, and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter raine.

^29:24If I laughed on them, they believed it not; and the light of my countenance they cast not down.

^29:24 If I laughed on them, they beleeued it not, and the light of my countenance they cast not downe.

^29:25I chose out their way, and sat chief, and dwelt as a king in the army, as one that comforteth the mourners.

^29:25I chose out their way, and sate chiefe, and dwelt as a king in the army, as one that comforteth the mourners.

^30:1BUT now they that are younger than I have me in derision, whose fathers I would have disdained to have set with the dogs of my flock.

^30:1¶ But nowe they ^†that are yonger then I, haue mee in derision, whose fathers I would haue disdained to haue set with the dogs of my flocke.