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Job 29
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752
2If only I might again be as I was in the months which are past, in the days when God was watching over me!
2Who will grant me, that I might be according to the months past, according to the days in which God kept me?
3When his light was shining over my head, and when I went through the dark by his light.
3When his lamp shined over my head, and I walked by his light in darkness?
4As I was in my flowering years, when my tent was covered by the hand of God;
4As I was in the days of my youth, when God was secretly in my tabernacle?
5While the Ruler of all was still with me, and my children were round me;
5When the Almighty was with me: and my servants round about me?
6When my steps were washed with milk, and rivers of oil were flowing out of the rock for me.
6When I washed my feet with butter, and the rock poured me out rivers of oil?
7When I went out of my door to go up to the town, and took my seat in the public place,
7When I went out to the gate of the city, and in the street they prepared me a chair?
8The young men saw me, and went away, and the old men got up from their seats;
8The young men saw me, and hid themselves: and the old men rose up and stood.
9The rulers kept quiet, and put their hands on their mouths;
9The princes ceased to speak, and laid the finger on their mouth.
10The chiefs kept back their words, and their tongues were joined to the roofs of their mouths.
10The rulers held their peace, and their tongue cleaved to their throat.
11For when it came to their ears, men said that I was truly happy; and when their eyes saw, they gave witness to me;
11The ear that heard me blessed me, and the eye that saw me gave witness to me:
12For 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.
12Because I had delivered the poor man that cried out; and the fatherless, that had no helper.
13The blessing of him who was near to destruction came on me, and I put a song of joy into the widow's heart.
13The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me, and I comforted the heart of the widow.
14I put on righteousness as my clothing, and was full of it; right decisions were to me a robe and a head-dress.
14I was clad with justice: and I clothed myself with my judgment, as with a robe and a diadem.
15I was eyes to the blind, and feet to him who had no power of walking.
15I was an eye to the blind, and a foot to the lame.
16I was a father to the poor, searching out the cause of him who was strange to me.
16I was the father of the poor: and the cause which I knew not, I searched out most diligently.
17By me the great teeth of the evil-doer were broken, and I made him give up what he had violently taken away.
17I broke the jaws of the wicked man, and out of his teeth I took away the prey.
18Then I said, I will come to my end with my children round me, my days will be as the sand in number;
18And I said: I shall die in my nest, and as a palm tree shall multiply my days.
19My root will be open to the waters, and the night mist will be on my branches,
19My root is opened beside the waters, and dew shall continue in my harvest.
20My glory will be ever new, and my bow will be readily bent in my hand.
20My glory shall always be renewed, and my bow in my hand shall be repaired.
21Men gave ear to me, waiting and keeping quiet for my suggestions.
21They that heard me, waited for my sentence, and being attentive held their peace at my counsel.
22After I had said what was in my mind, they were quiet and let my words go deep into their hearts;
22To my words they durst add nothing, and my speech dropped upon them.
23They were waiting for me as for the rain, opening their mouths wide as for the spring rains.
23They waited for me as for rain, and they opened their mouth as for a latter shower.