Chapter 29

Again Job recounteth God's former benefits, as well his grace, whereby he did good works, ℣.5 as temporal prosperity: ℣.9 and wisdom above other Princes.

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   Job also added, taking his parable, and said: according to the former months, according

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   Who will grant me, that I may be to the days in which God kept me?

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   When his lamp shined over my head, & I walked by his light in darkness?

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   As I was in the days of my youth, when God was secretly in my tabernacle?

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   When the Omnipotent was with me: and my servants round about me?

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   When I washed my feet with butter, and the rock poured the rivers of oil?

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   When I went forth to the gate of the city, and in the street they prepared me a chair?

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   Young men saw me, and hid themselves: and old men rising up stood.

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   The Princes ceased to speak, and did put the finger upon their mouth.

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    Dukes held in their voice, and their tongue cleaved to their throat.

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    The ear hearing counted me blessed, and the eye seeing gave testimony to me:

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    For that I had delivered the poor man crying out, and the pupil, that had no helper.

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    The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me, and I comforted the heart of the widow.

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    I was clothed with justice: and I revested me with my judgment, as with a garment and crown.

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    I was an eye to the blind, and a foot to the lame.

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    I was the father of the poor: and the cause which I knew not, I searched most diligently.

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    I brake the jaws of the wicked man, and out of his teeth I took away the prey.

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    And I said: I will die in my little nest, and as a palmtree will multiply days.

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    My root is opened beside the waters, and dew shall continue in my harvest.

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    My glory shall always be renewed, and my bow in my hand shall be repaired.

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    They that heard me, expected sentence, and attent held their peace at my counsel.

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    To my words they durst add nothing, and my speech distilled upon them.

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    They expected me as rain, and they opened their mouth as it were to a lateward shower.

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    If at any time I laughed on them, they believed not, and the light of my countenance fell not on the earth.

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    If I would have gone to them, I sat first, and when I sat as a king with his army standing about him, yet was I a comforter of them that mourned.