Job 29
1Moreover Iyov continued his mashal, 1 and said, 1
2Oh that I were as in months past, 1 as in the days when Eloah was shomer over me; 1
3When His ner (lamp) shined upon my rosh, 1 and when by His ohr I walked through choshech; 1
4As I was in the days of my prime, 1 when the Sod Eloah (friendship, counsel of G-d) was over my ohel; 1
5When Shaddai was yet with me, 1 when my children were around me; 1
6When I washed my steps with khemah, 1 and the tzur poured me out streams of shemen; 1
7When I went out to the sha'ar through the city, 1 when I took my moshav in the rekhov! 1
8The ne'arim saw me, and stepped aside, 1 and the aged arose, and stood up. 1
9The sarim (nobles) refrained from talking, 1 and laid their hand on their mouth. 1
10The nobles held their peace, 1 and their leshon cleaved to the roof of their mouth. 1
11When the ozen heard me, then it commended me; 1 and when the ayin saw me, it did bear witness of me, 1
12Because I delivered the oni that cried out, 1 and the yatom that had no ozer (helper) for him. 1
13The birkat oved (blessing of the oppressed) came upon me, 1 and I caused the lev almanah to sing for joy. 1
14I put on tzedek, and it clothed me; 1 my mishpat was as a robe and a tzanif (turban). 1
15I was eyes to the ivver, 1 and feet was I to the pisei'ach. 1
16I was an av to the evyonim (needy); 1 and the cause which I knew not 1 I investigated. 1
17And I broke the fangs of the wicked, 1 and plucked the prey out of his shinayim. 1
18Then I said, I shall die in my ken (nest, house), 1 and I shall multiply my yamim like the chol (sand). 1
19My shoresh was spread out to the mayim, 1 and the tal lay all night upon my branch. 1
20My kavod was fresh with me, 1 and my keshet was ever new in my yad. 1
21Unto me men gave ear, and waited, 1 and kept silence at my etzah (counsel). 1
22Acharei (after) my words they spoke not again; 1 and my speech fell upon them. 1
23And they waited for me as for the matar; 1 and they opened their mouth wide as for the malkosh (spring, late rain). 1
24I smiled on them when they did not believe; 1 and the ohr of my countenance they did not cast down. 1
25I chose out their derech, 1 and sat as Rosh, 1 and dwelt as a melech with his army, 1 as one that comforteth the avelim (mourners).