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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "//www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="//www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>Job 29 GNT</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/job/29.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" 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30">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Good News Translation</div><div class="chap"><h3 class="s">Job's Final Statement of His Case</h3><p class="par"><span class="v18_29_1"><span class="reftext" id="Job.29.1" class="v18_29_1">1</span>Job began speaking again.</span></p><h5 class="sp">Job</h5><p class="q1"><span class="v18_29_2"><span class="reftext" id="Job.29.2" class="v18_29_2">2</span>If only my life could once again</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_29_2">be as it was when God watched over me.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_29_3"><span class="reftext" id="Job.29.3" class="v18_29_3">3</span>God was always with me then</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_29_3">and gave me light as I walked through the darkness.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_29_4"><span class="reftext" id="Job.29.4" class="v18_29_4">4</span>Those were the days when I was prosperous,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_29_4">and the friendship of God protected my home.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_29_5"><span class="reftext" id="Job.29.5" class="v18_29_5">5</span>Almighty God was with me then,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_29_5">and I was surrounded by all my children.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_29_6"><span class="reftext" id="Job.29.6" class="v18_29_6">6</span>My cows and goats gave plenty of milk,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_29_6">and my olive trees grew in the rockiest soil.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_29_7"><span class="reftext" id="Job.29.7" class="v18_29_7">7</span>Whenever the city elders met</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_29_7">and I took my place among them,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_29_8"><span class="reftext" id="Job.29.8" class="v18_29_8">8</span>young men stepped aside as soon as they saw me,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_29_8">and old men stood up to show me respect.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_29_9"><span class="reftext" id="Job.29.9" class="v18_29_9">9</span>The leaders of the people would stop talking;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_29_10"><span class="reftext" id="Job.29.10" class="v18_29_10">10</span>even the most important men kept silent.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_29_11"><span class="reftext" id="Job.29.11" class="v18_29_11">11</span>Everyone who saw me or heard of me</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_29_11">had good things to say about what I had done.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_29_12"><span class="reftext" id="Job.29.12" class="v18_29_12">12</span>When the poor cried out, I helped them;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_29_12">I gave help to orphans who had nowhere to turn.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_29_13"><span class="reftext" id="Job.29.13" class="v18_29_13">13</span>People who were in deepest misery praised me,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_29_13">and I helped widows find security.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_29_14"><span class="reftext" id="Job.29.14" class="v18_29_14">14</span>I have always acted justly and fairly.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_29_15"><span class="reftext" id="Job.29.15" class="v18_29_15">15</span>I was eyes for the blind,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_29_15">and feet for the lame.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_29_16"><span class="reftext" id="Job.29.16" class="v18_29_16">16</span>I was like a father to the poor</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_29_16">and took the side of strangers in trouble.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_29_17"><span class="reftext" id="Job.29.17" class="v18_29_17">17</span>I destroyed the power of cruel men</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_29_17">and rescued their victims.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_29_18"><span class="reftext" id="Job.29.18" class="v18_29_18">18</span>I always expected to live a long life</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_29_18">and to die at home in comfort.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_29_19"><span class="reftext" id="Job.29.19" class="v18_29_19">19</span>I was like a tree whose roots always have water</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_29_19">and whose branches are wet with dew.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_29_20"><span class="reftext" id="Job.29.20" class="v18_29_20">20</span>Everyone was always praising me,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_29_20">and my strength never failed me.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_29_21"><span class="reftext" id="Job.29.21" class="v18_29_21">21</span>When I gave advice, people were silent</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_29_21">and listened carefully to what I said;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_29_22"><span class="reftext" id="Job.29.22" class="v18_29_22">22</span>they had nothing to add when I had finished.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_29_22">My words sank in like drops of rain;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_29_23"><span class="reftext" id="Job.29.23" class="v18_29_23">23</span>everyone welcomed them</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_29_23">just as farmers welcome rain in spring.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_29_24"><span class="reftext" id="Job.29.24" class="v18_29_24">24</span>I smiled on them when they had lost confidence;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_29_24">my cheerful face encouraged them.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_29_25"><span class="reftext" id="Job.29.25" class="v18_29_25">25</span>I took charge and made the decisions;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_29_25">I led them as a king leads his troops,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_29_25">and gave them comfort in their 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