1 Job also added to this, using figures of speech, and he said:
2 Who will grant to me that I might be as I was in former months, according to the days when God kept watch over me?
3 At that time, his lamp shined over my head, and by his light, I walked through the darkness.
4 I was then just as in the days of my youth, when God was privately in my tabernacle.
5 At that time, the Almighty was with me and my children surrounded me.
6 Then, I washed my feet with butter, and a boulder poured out rivers of oil for me.
7 When I went to the gate of the city, or to the main street, they prepared a chair for me.
8 The youths saw me and hid themselves, and the elders, rising up, remained standing.
9 The leaders stopped talking, and they placed a finder over their mouth.
10 The commanders subdued their voice, and their tongue adhered to their throat.
11 The ear that heard me, blessed me, and the eye that saw me, gave testimony for me.
12 This was because I had freed the poor, who cried out, and the orphan, who had no helper.
13 The blessing of him who would have been destroyed came upon me, and I consoled the heart of the widow.
14 I put on justice, and I clothed myself with my judgment, like a robe and a diadem.
15 I was an eye for the blind and a foot for the lame.
16 I was the father of the poor; and if I lacked knowledge about any case, I investigated very diligently.
17 I crushed the jaws of the impious, and I took away prey from his teeth.
18 And I said, “I will die in my little nest, and like a palm tree, I will multiply my days.
19 My root has been spread beside the waters, and the dew will remain with my harvest.
20 My glory will always be restored, and my bow will be restored to my hand.”
21 Those who heard me, expected vindication, and they listened closely in silence to my counsel.
22 To my words, they dared to add nothing, and my eloquence poured over them.
23 They waited for me as for rain, and they opened their mouth as for belated rains.
24 If I had ever laughed at them, they would not have believed it, and the light of my face was not cast down towards the ground.
25 If I wished to go to them, I sat down first, and, though I sat like a king surrounded by an army, yet I was a comforter to whose who mourned.
Versículos relacionados com Job, 29:
Job 29 is a chapter in which Job remembers his days of prosperity when he was respected and admired by all around him. He talks about his reputation, his wealth and the honors he received. The verses below were chosen for addressing topics related to these memories and the prominent position that Job had in society:
Proverbs 22:1: "More worthy of being chosen is the good name than the many riches; and good fame is worth more than silver and gold." Job had a respected name and a good fame, which were worth more than any material wealth.
Psalm 112:1-3: "Blessed is the man who fears to the Lord and is pleased in his commandments. His offspring will be powerful on earth; the generation of the straights will be blessed. In his house there is prosperity and richness, and his own Justice remains forever. " Job was a righteous and fearful man to God, which brought him prosperity and wealth in his life.
Ecclesiastes 7:1: "Better fame is better than the best perfume, and the day of death than the day of birth." Job's good fame was more valuable than any perfume or material good.
Job 12:4: "I am laughing at my friends; I, who invoke God, and He responds to me; I am a source of mocking, a righteous, a righteous man." Job, even though he was fair and righteous, has become a source of laughter to his friends after losing everything.
Psalm 25:14: "The secret of the Lord is for those who fear him, and he will make them know his concert." Job had a deep relationship with God and knew that his righteousness and righteousness were recognized by him, even if his friends did not understand.
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