Job - douay rheims

Chapter 29

¹ Job also added, taking up his parable, and said:
² Who will grant me, that I might be according to the months past, according to the days in which God kept me?
³ When his lamp shined over my head, and I walked by his light in darkness?
⁴ As I was in the days of my youth, when God was secretly in my tabernacle?
⁵ When the Almighty was with me: and my servants round about me?
⁶ When I washed my feet with butter, and the rock poured me out rivers of oil?
⁷ When I went out to the gate of the city, and in the street they prepared me a chair?
⁸ The young men saw me, and hid themselves: and the old men rose up and stood.
⁹ The princes ceased to speak, and laid the finger on their mouth.
¹⁰ The rulers held their peace, and their tongue cleaved to their throat.
¹¹ The ear that heard me blessed me, and the eye that saw me gave witness to me:
¹² Because I had delivered the poor man that cried out; and the fatherless that had no helper.
¹³ The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me, and I comforted the heart of the widow.
¹⁴ I was clad with justice: and I clothed myself with my judgment, as with a robe and a diadem.
¹⁵ I was an eye to the blind, and a foot to the lame.
¹⁶ I was the father of the poor: and the cause which I knew not, I searched out most diligently.
¹⁷ I broke the jaws of the wicked man, and out of his teeth I took away the prey.
¹⁸ And I said: I shall die in my nest, and as a palm tree shall multiply my days.
¹⁹ My root is opened beside the waters, and dew shall continue in my harvest.
²⁰ My glory shall always be renewed, and my bow in my hand shall be repaired.
²¹ They that heard me, waited for my sentence, and being attentive held their peace at my counsel.
²² To my words they durst add nothing, and my speech dropped upon them.
²³ They waited for me as for rain, and they opened their mouth as for a latter shower.
²⁴ If at any time I laughed on them, they believed not, and the light of my countenance fell not on earth.
²⁵ If I had a mind to go to them, I sat first, and when I sat as a king, with his army standing about him, yet I was a comforter of them that mourned.

Job - webster

Chapter 29

¹ Moreover, Job continued his parable, and said,
² Oh that I were as in months past, as in the days when God preserved me;
³ When his candle shined upon my head, and when by his light I walked through darkness;
⁴ As I was in the days of my youth, when the secret of God was upon my tabernacle;
⁵ When the Almighty was yet with me, when my children were about me;
⁶ When I washed my steps with butter, and the rock poured me out rivers of oil;
⁷ When I went out to the gate through the city, when I prepared my seat in the street!
⁸ The young men saw me, and hid themselves: and the aged arose, and stood up.
⁹ The princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth.
¹⁰ The nobles held their peace, and their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth.
¹¹ When the ear heard me, then it blessed me; and when the eye saw me, it gave witness to me:
¹² Because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him.
¹³ The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me: and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.
¹⁴ I put on righteousness, and it clothed me: my judgment was as a robe and a diadem.
¹⁵ I was eyes to the blind, and feet was I to the lame.
¹⁶ I was a father to the poor: and the cause which I knew not I searched out.
¹⁷ And I broke the jaws of the wicked, and plucked the spoil out of his teeth.
¹⁸ Then I said, I shall die in my nest, and I shall multiply my days as the sand.
¹⁹ My root was spread out by the waters, and the dew lay all night upon my branch.
²⁰ My glory was fresh in me, and my bow was renewed in my hand.
²¹ To me men gave ear, and waited, and kept silence at my counsel.
²² After my words they spoke not again; and my speech dropped upon them.
²³ And they waited for me as for the rain; and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain.
²⁴ If I laughed on them, they believed it not; and the light of my countenance they cast not down.
²⁵ I chose out their way, and sat chief, and dwelt as a king in the army, as one that comforteth the mourners.

Job - world english bible

Chapter 29

¹ again took up his parable, and said,
² that I were as in the months of old, as in the days when God watched over me;
³ his lamp shone on my head, and by his light I walked through darkness,
⁴ I was in the ripeness of my days, when the friendship of God was in my tent,
⁵ the Almighty was yet with me, and my children were around me,
⁶ my steps were washed with butter, and the rock poured out streams of oil for me,
⁷ I went forth to the city gate, when I prepared my seat in the street.
⁸ young men saw me and hid themselves. The aged rose up and stood.
⁹ princes refrained from talking, and laid their hand on their mouth.
¹⁰ voice of the nobles was hushed, and their tongue stuck to the roof of their mouth.
¹¹ when the ear heard me, then it blessed me; and when the eye saw me, it commended me:
¹² I delivered the poor who cried, and the fatherless also, who had none to help him,
¹³ blessing of him who was ready to perish came on me, and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.
¹⁴ put on righteousness, and it clothed me. My justice was as a robe and a diadem.
¹⁵ was eyes to the blind, and feet to the lame.
¹⁶ was a father to the needy. The cause of him who I didn't know, I searched out.
¹⁷ broke the jaws of the unrighteous, and plucked the prey out of his teeth.
¹⁸ I said, 'I shall die in my own house, I shall number my days as the sand.
¹⁹ root is spread out to the waters. The dew lies all night on my branch.
²⁰ glory is fresh in me. My bow is renewed in my hand.'
²¹ listened to me, waited, and kept silence for my counsel.
²² my words they didn't speak again. My speech fell on them.
²³ waited for me as for the rain. Their mouths drank as with the spring rain.
²⁴ smiled on them when they had no confidence. They didn't reject the light of my face.
²⁵ chose out their way, and sat as chief. I lived as a king in the army, as one who comforts the mourners.

Job - darby

Chapter 29

¹ And Job continued his parable and said,
² Oh that I were as in months past, as in the days when +God preserved me;
³ When his lamp shone over my head, [and] by his light I walked through darkness;
⁴ As I was in the days of my youth, when the secret counsel of +God was over my tent,
⁵ When the Almighty was yet with me, my young men round about me;
⁶ When my steps were bathed in milk, and the rock poured out beside me rivers of oil! ...
⁷ When I went out to the gate by the city, when I prepared my seat on the broadway,
⁸ The young men saw me, and hid themselves; and the aged arose [and] stood up;
⁹ Princes refrained from talking, and laid the hand on their mouth;
¹⁰ The voice of the nobles was hushed, and their tongue cleaved to their palate.
¹¹ When the ear heard [me], then it blessed me, and when the eye saw [me], it gave witness to me;
¹² For I delivered the afflicted that cried, and the fatherless who had no helper.
¹³ The blessing of him that was perishing came upon 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 mantle and a turban.
¹⁵ I was eyes to the blind, and feet was I to the lame;
¹⁶ I was a father to the needy, and the cause which I knew not I searched out;
¹⁷ And I broke the jaws of the unrighteous, and plucked the spoil out of his teeth.
¹⁸ And I said, I shall die in my nest, and multiply my days as the sand;
¹⁹ My root shall be spread out to the waters, and the dew will lie all night on my branch;
²⁰ My glory shall be fresh in me, and my bow be renewed in my hand.
²¹ Unto me they listened, and waited, and kept silence for my counsel:
²² After my words they spoke not again, and my speech dropped upon them;
²³ And they waited for me as for the rain, and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain.
²⁴ [If] I laughed on them, they believed [it] not; and they troubled not the serenity of my countenance.
²⁵ I chose their way, and sat as chief, and dwelt as a king in the army, as one that comforteth mourners.

Job - american standard version

Chapter 29

¹ And 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 shined upon my head, And by his light I walked through darkness;
⁴ As I was in the ripeness of my days, When the friendship of God was upon my tent;
⁵ When the Almighty was yet with me, And my children were about me;
⁶ When my steps were washed with butter, And the rock poured me out streams of oil!
⁷ When I went forth to the gate unto the city, When I prepared my seat in the street,
⁸ The young men saw me and hid themselves, And 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 cleaved to the roof of their mouth.
¹¹ For when the ear heard [me], then it blessed me; And when the eye saw [me], it gave witness unto me:
¹² Because I delivered the poor that cried, The fatherless also, that had none to help him.
¹³ The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon 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 was I to the lame.
¹⁶ I was a father to the needy: And the cause of him that I knew not I searched out.
¹⁷ And I brake the jaws of the unrighteous, And plucked the prey out of his teeth.
¹⁸ Then I said, I shall die in my nest, And I shall multiply my days as the sand:
¹⁹ My root is spread out to the waters, And the dew lieth all night upon my branch;
²⁰ My glory is fresh in me, And my bow is renewed in my hand.
²¹ Unto me men gave ear, and waited, And kept silence for my counsel.
²² After my words they spake not again; And my speech distilled upon them.
²³ And they waited for me as for the rain; And they opened their mouth wide [as] for the latter rain.
²⁴ I smiled on them, when they had no confidence; And the light of my countenance they cast not down.
²⁵ I chose out their way, and sat [as] chief, And dwelt as a king in the army, As one that comforteth the mourners.

Job - basic english

Chapter 29

¹ And Job again took up the word and said,
² If only I might again be as I was in the months which are past, in the days when God was watching over me!
³ When his light was shining over my head, and when I went through the dark by his light.
⁴ As I was in my flowering years, when my tent was covered by the hand of God;
⁵ While the Ruler of all was still with me, and my children were round me;
⁶ When my steps were washed with milk, and rivers of oil were flowing out of the rock for me.
⁷ When I went out of my door to go up to the town, and took my seat in the public place,
⁸ The young men saw me, and went away, and the old men got up from their seats;
⁹ The rulers kept quiet, and put their hands on their mouths;
¹⁰ The chiefs kept back their words, and their tongues were joined to the roofs of their mouths.
¹¹ For when it came to their ears, men said that I was truly happy; and when their eyes saw, they gave witness to me;
¹² For I was a saviour to the poor when he was crying for help, to the child with no father, and to him who had no supporter.
¹³ The blessing of him who was near to destruction came on me, and I put a song of joy into the widow's heart.
¹⁴ I put on righteousness as my clothing, and was full of it; right decisions were to me a robe and a head-dress.
¹⁵ I was eyes to the blind, and feet to him who had no power of walking.
¹⁶ I was a father to the poor, searching out the cause of him who was strange to me.
¹⁷ By me the great teeth of the evil-doer were broken, and I made him give up what he had violently taken away.
¹⁸ Then I said, I will come to my end with my children round me, my days will be as the sand in number;
¹⁹ My root will be open to the waters, and the night mist will be on my branches,
²⁰ My glory will be ever new, and my bow will be readily bent in my hand.
²¹ Men gave ear to me, waiting and keeping quiet for my suggestions.
²² After I had said what was in my mind, they were quiet and let my words go deep into their hearts;
²³ They were waiting for me as for the rain, opening their mouths wide as for the spring rains.
²⁴ I was laughing at them when they had no hope, and the light of my face was never clouded by their fear.
²⁵ I took my place as a chief, guiding them on their way, and I was as a king among his army. ...