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World English Bible Classic
[1] Job again took up his parable, and said,
[2] “Oh that I were as in the months of old,
as in the days when God watched over me;
[3] when his lamp shone on my head,
and by his light I walked through darkness,
[4] as I was in my prime,
when the friendship of God was in my tent,
[5] when the Almighty was yet with me,
and my children were around me,
[6] when my steps were washed with butter,
and the rock poured out streams of oil for me,
[7] when I went out to the city gate,
when I prepared my seat in the street.
[8] The young men saw me and hid themselves.
The aged rose up and stood.
[9] The princes refrained from talking,
and laid their hand on their mouth.
[10] The voice of the nobles was hushed,
and their tongue stuck to the roof of their mouth.
[11] For when the ear heard me, then it blessed me,
and when the eye saw me, it commended me,
[12] because I delivered the poor who cried,
and the fatherless also, who had no one to help him,
[13] the blessing of him who was ready to perish came on me,
and I caused the widow’s heart to sing for joy.
[14] I put on righteousness, and it clothed me.
My justice was as a robe and a diadem.
[15] I was eyes to the blind,
and feet to the lame.
[16] I was a father to the needy.
I researched the cause of him whom I didn’t know.
[17] I broke the jaws of the unrighteous
and plucked the prey out of his teeth.
[18] Then I said, ‘I will die in my own house,
I will count my days as the sand.
[19] My root is spread out to the waters.
The dew lies all night on my branch.
[20] My glory is fresh in me.
My bow is renewed in my hand.’ [21] “Men listened to me, waited,
and kept silence for my counsel.
[22] After my words they didn’t speak again.
My speech fell on them.
[23] They waited for me as for the rain.
Their mouths drank as with the spring rain.
[24] I smiled on them when they had no confidence.
They didn’t reject the light of my face.
[25] I chose out their way, and sat as chief.
I lived as a king in the army,
as one who comforts the mourners.
King James Version
[1] Moreover Job H347 continued H3254§ H5375 his parable, H4912 and said, H559
[2] Oh that H5414 I were as in months H3391 past, H6924
As in the days H3117 when God H433 preserved H8104 me;
[3] When his candle H5216§ shined H1984 upon H5921 my head, H7218
And when by his light H216 I walked H3212 through darkness; H2822
[4] As I was in the days H3117 of my youth, H2779
When the secret H5475 of God H433 was upon my tabernacle; H168
[5] When the Almighty H7706 was yet with me,
When my children H5288 were about H5439 me;
[6] When I washed H7364 my steps H1978 with butter, H2529
And the rock H6697 poured me out H6694§ rivers H6388 of oil; H8081
[7] When I went out H3318 to the gate H8179 through the city, H7176
When I prepared H3559 my seat H4186 in the street! H7339
[8] The young men H5288 saw H7200 me, and hid H2244 themselves:
And the aged H3453 arose, H6965 and stood up. H5975
[9] The princes H8269 refrained H6113 talking, H4405
And laid H7760 their hand H3709 on their mouth. H6310
[10] The nobles H5057 held H2244 their peace, H6963§
And their tongue H3956 cleaved H1692 to the roof of their mouth. H2441
[11] When the ear H241 heard H8085 me, then it blessed H833 me;
And when the eye H5869 saw H7200 me, it gave witness H5749 to me:
[12] Because H3588 I delivered H4422 the poor H6041 that cried, H7768
And the fatherless, H3490 and him that had none to help H5826 him.
[13] The blessing H1293 of him that was ready to perish H6 came H935 upon H5921 me:
And I caused the widow’s H490 heart H3820 to sing for joy. H7442
[14] I put H3847 on righteousness, H6664 and it clothed H3847 me:
My judgment H4941 was as a robe H4598 and a diadem. H6797
[15] I was eyes H5869 to the blind, H5787
And feet H7272 was I to the lame. H6455
[16] I was a father H1 to the poor: H34
And the cause H7379 which I knew H3045 not H3808 I searched out. H2713
[17] And I brake H7665 the jaws H4973§ of the wicked, H5767
And plucked H7993§ the spoil H2964 out of his teeth. H8127
[18] Then I said, H559 I shall die H1478 in my nest, H7064
And I shall multiply H7235 my days H3117 as the sand. H2344
[19] My root H8328 was spread out H6605§ by the waters, H4325
And the dew H2919 lay all night H3885 upon my branch. H7105
[20] My glory H3519 was fresh H2319§ in me, H5978
And my bow H7198 was renewed H2498§ in my hand. H3027
[21] Unto me men gave ear, H8085 and waited, H3176
And kept silence H1826 at H3926 my counsel. H6098
[22] After H310 my words H1697 they spake not again; H8138
And my speech H4405 dropped H5197 upon them.
[23] 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
[24] If I laughed H7832 on them, they believed H539 it not;
And the light H216 of my countenance H6440 they cast not down. H5307
[25] I chose H977 out their way, H1870 and sat H3427 chief, H7218
And dwelt H7931 as a king H4428 in the army, H1416
As one that comforteth H5162 the mourners. H57

Footnotes

  1. § 29:1 Heb. added to take up
  2. § 29:3 Or, lamp
  3. § 29:6 Heb. with me
  4. § 29:10 Heb. The voice of the nobles was hid
  5. § 29:17a Heb. the jawteeth or the grinders
  6. § 29:17b Heb. I cast
  7. § 29:19 Heb. opened
  8. § 29:20a Heb. new
  9. § 29:20b Heb. changed
Septuaginta
[1] Ἔτι G2089 δὲ G1161 προσθεὶς G4369 Ιωβ G2492 εἶπεν G2036 τῷ G3588 προοιμίῳ [2] Τίς G5101 ἄν G302 με G3165 θείη G5087 κατὰ G2596 μῆνα G3376 ἔμπροσθεν G1715 ἡμερῶν, G2250 ὧν G3739 με G3165 ὁ G3588 θεὸς G2316 ἐφύλαξεν; G5442 [3] Ὡς G5613 ὅτε G3753 ηὔγει ὁ G3588 λύχνος G3088 αὐτοῦ G846 ὑπὲρ G5228 κεφαλῆς G2776 μου, G3450 ὅτε G3753 τῷ G3588 φωτὶ G5457 αὐτοῦ G846 ἐπορευόμην G4198 ἐν G1722 σκότει· G4655 [4] ὅτε G3753 ἤμην G2252 ἐπιβρίθων ὁδοῖς, G3598 ὅτε G3753 ὁ G3588 θεὸς G2316 ἐπισκοπὴν G1984 ἐποιεῖτο G4160 τοῦ G3588 οἴκου G3624 μου· G3450 [5] ὅτε G3753 ἤμην G2252 ὑλώδης λίαν, G3029 κύκλῳ G2945 δέ G1161 μου G3450 οἱ G3588 παῖδες· G3816 [6] ὅτε G3753 ἐχέοντό μου G3450 αἱ G3588 ὁδοὶ G3598 βουτύρῳ, τὰ G3588 δὲ G1161 ὄρη G3735 μου G3450 ἐχέοντο γάλακτι· G1051 [7] ὅτε G3753 ἐξεπορευόμην G1607 ὄρθριος G3721 ἐν G1722 πόλει, G4172 ἐν G1722 δὲ G1161 πλατείαις G4116 ἐτίθετό G5087 μου G3450 ὁ G3588 δίφρος. [8] Ἰδόντες G1492 με G3165 νεανίσκοι G3495 ἐκρύβησαν, G2928 πρεσβῦται G4246 δὲ G1161 πάντες G3956 ἔστησαν· G2476 [9] ἁδροὶ δὲ G1161 ἐπαύσαντο G3973 λαλοῦντες G2980 δάκτυλον G1147 ἐπιθέντες G2007 ἐπὶ G1909 στόματι. G4750 [10] Οἱ G3588 δὲ G1161 ἀκούσαντες G191 ἐμακάρισάν G3106 με, G3165 καὶ G2532 γλῶσσα G1100 αὐτῶν G846 τῷ G3588 λάρυγγι G2995 αὐτῶν G846 ἐκολλήθη· G2853 [11] ὅτι G3754 οὖς G3775 ἤκουσεν G191 καὶ G2532 ἐμακάρισέν G3106 με, G3165 ὀφθαλμὸς G3788 δὲ G1161 ἰδών G1492 με G3165 ἐξέκλινεν. G1578 [12] Διέσωσα G1295 γὰρ G1063 πτωχὸν G4434 ἐκ G1537 χειρὸς G5495 δυνάστου G1413 καὶ G2532 ὀρφανῷ, G3737 ᾧ G3739 οὐκ G3756 ἦν G2258 βοηθός, G998 ἐβοήθησα· G997 [13] εὐλογία G2129 ἀπολλυμένου G622 ἐπ’ G1909 ἐμὲ G1691 ἔλθοι, G2064 στόμα G4750 δὲ G1161 χήρας G5503 με G3165 εὐλόγησεν. G2127 [14] Δικαιοσύνην G1343 δὲ G1161 ἐνεδεδύκειν, G1746 ἠμφιασάμην δὲ G1161 κρίμα G2917 ἴσα G2470 διπλοίδι. [15] Ὀφθαλμὸς G3788 ἤμην G2252 τυφλῶν, G5185 ποὺς G4228 δὲ G1161 χωλῶν. G5560 [16] Ἐγὼ G1473 ἤμην G2252 πατὴρ G3962 ἀδυνάτων, G102 δίκην G1349 δέ, G1161 ἣν G3739 οὐκ G3756 ᾔδειν, G1492 ἐξιχνίασα· [17] συνέτριψα G4937 δὲ G1161 μύλας ἀδίκων, G94 ἐκ G1537 δὲ G1161 μέσου G3319 τῶν G3588 ὀδόντων G3599 αὐτῶν G846 ἅρπαγμα ἐξέσπασα. [18] Εἶπα G2036 δέ G1161 Ἡ G3588 ἡλικία G2244 μου G3450 γηράσει, G1095 ὥσπερ G5618 στέλεχος φοίνικος G5404 πολὺν G4183 χρόνον G5550 βιώσω· G980 [19] ἡ G3588 ῥίζα G4491 μου G3450 διήνοικται G1272 ἐπὶ G1909 ὕδατος, G5204 καὶ G2532 δρόσος αὐλισθήσεται G835 ἐν G1722 τῷ G3588 θερισμῷ G2326 μου· G3450 [20] ἡ G3588 δόξα G1391 μου G3450 καινὴ G2537 μετ’ G3326 ἐμοῦ, G1699 καὶ G2532 τὸ G3588 τόξον G5115 μου G3450 ἐν G1722 χειρὶ G5495 αὐτοῦ G846 πορεύσεται. G4198 [21] Ἐμοῦ G1699 ἀκούσαντες G191 προσέσχον, G4337 ἐσιώπησαν G4623 δὲ G1161 ἐπὶ G1909 τῇ G3588 ἐμῇ G1699 βουλῇ· G1012 [22] ἐπὶ G1909 δὲ G1161 τῷ G3588 ἐμῷ G1699 ῥήματι G4487 οὐ G3756 προσέθεντο, G4369 περιχαρεῖς δὲ G1161 ἐγίνοντο, G1096 ὁπόταν αὐτοῖς G846 ἐλάλουν· G2980 [23] ὥσπερ G5618 γῆ G1093 διψῶσα G1372 προσδεχομένη G4327 τὸν G3588 ὑετόν, G5205 οὕτως G3779 οὗτοι G3778 τὴν G3588 ἐμὴν G1699 λαλιάν. G2981 [24] Ἐὰν G1437 γελάσω G1070 πρὸς G4314 αὐτούς, G846 οὐ G3756 μὴ G3361 πιστεύσωσιν, G4100 καὶ G2532 φῶς G5457 τοῦ G3588 προσώπου G4383 μου G3450 οὐκ G3756 ἀπέπιπτεν· G634 [25] ἐξελεξάμην G1586 ὁδὸν G3598 αὐτῶν G846 καὶ G2532 ἐκάθισα G2523 ἄρχων G758 καὶ G2532 κατεσκήνουν G2681 ὡσεὶ G5616 βασιλεὺς G935 ἐν G1722 μονοζώνοις ὃν G3739 τρόπον G5158 παθεινοὺς παρακαλῶν. G3870
Septuaginta, in place of Byzantine Greek New Testament