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were as I was in the monethes by past, and in the daies when God preserued me:<p> <A name="4"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/29-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>When his light shined vpon my head, when I went after the same light and shining, euen through the darknesse:<p> <A name="5"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/29-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>As it stoode with me when I was young, when God prospered my house:<p> <A name="6"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/29-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>When the almightie was yet with me, when my children stoode about me:<p> <A name="7"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/29-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>When my wayes ranne ouer with butter, and when the stonie rockes gaue me riuers of oyle:<p> <A name="8"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/29-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>When I went out to the gate, euen to the iudgement seate, and when I prepared my seate in the streete:<p> <A name="9"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/29-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>The young men saw me and hid them selues, and the aged arose, and stoode vp.<p> <A name="10"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/29-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>The princes left of their talking, and layed their hand to their mouth:<p> <A name="11"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/29-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>The mightie kept still their voyce, and their tongue cleaued to the roofe of their mouth.<p> <A name="12"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/29-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>When the eare heard me, it blessed me: & when the eye sawe me, it gaue witnesse to me:<p> <A name="13"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/29-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>For I deliuered the poore when he cryed, and the fatherlesse, and hym that had none to helpe hym.<p> <A name="14"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/29-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>The blessing of him that was redy to perishe came vpon me, and I caused the widowes heart to reioyce.<p> <A name="15"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/29-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>And why? I put vpon me righteousnesse, which couered me as a garment, and equitie was my crowne.<p> <A name="16"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/29-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>I was an eye to the blinde, and a foote to the lame.<p> <A name="17"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/29-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>I was a father to the poore: and when I knewe not the cause, I sought it out diligently.<p> <A name="18"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/29-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>I brake the iawes of the vnrighteous man, and pluckt the spoyle out of his teeth.<p> <A name="19"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/29-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>Then I sayde, I shall die in my nest: and I shall multiplie my dayes as the sande.<p> <A name="20"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/29-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>For my roote was spread out by the waterside: and the deawe lay vpon my corne.<p> <A name="21"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/29-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>Myne honour encreased more and more, & my bow was euer the stronger in my hande.<p> <A name="22"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/29-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>Unto me men gaue eare, me they regarded, and with scilence they taried for my counsell.<p> <A name="23"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/29-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>After my woordes they replied not, and my talke dropped vpon them.<p> <A name="24"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/29-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>They wayted for me as for the raine: and gaped vpon me, as <FI>the grounde doeth to receaue<Fi> the latter shoure.<p> <A name="25"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/29-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>When I laughed, they beleued it not, & the light of my countenaunce would they not put out.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/job/29-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>When I agreed vnto their way, I was the chiefe, and sate as a king with his armie about him: and when they were in heauinesse, I was their comfortour.<p><br /></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">Bishops' Bible of 1568<br><br>Section Headings Courtesy <a href="https://berean.bible">Berean Bible</i><span class="p"><br /><br /></span></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../job/28.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 28"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 28" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../job/30.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 30"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 30" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchapnoad.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>