- 1. Moreouer Iob continued his parable, and said,
- 2. O that I were as in moneths past, as in the dayes when God preserued me.
- 3. When his candle shined vpon my head, and when by his light I walked through darkenesse:
- 4. As I was in the dayes of my youth, when the secret of God was vpon my tabernacle:
- 5. When the Almightie was yet with me, when my children were about me:
- 6. When I washed my steps with butter, and the rocke powred me out riuers of oyle:
- 7. When I went out to the gate, through the citie, when I prepared my seate in the street.
- 8. The yong men saw me, and hid themselues: and the aged arose, and stood vp.
- 9. The princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth.
- 10. The Nobles held their peace, and their tongue cleaued to the roofe of their mouth.
- 11. When the eare heard mee, then it blessed me, and when the eye saw me, it gaue witnesse to me:
- 12. Because I deliuered the poore that cried, and the fatherlesse, and him that had none to helpe him.
- 13. The blessing of him that was readie to perish, came vpon me: and I caused the widowes heart to sing for ioy.
- 14. I put on righteousnesse, and it clothed me: my iudgement was as a robe and a diademe.
- 15. I was eyes to the blind, and feet was I to the lame.
- 16. I was a father to the poore: and the cause which I knewe not, I searched out.
- 17. And I brake the iawes of the wicked, and pluckt the spoile out of his teeth.
- 18. Then I said, I shall die in my nest, and I shall multiplie my dayes as the sand.
- 19. My roote was spread out by the waters, and the dew lay all night vpon my branch.
- 20. My glory was fresh in mee, and my bow was renewed in my hand.
- 21. Unto me men gaue eare, and waited, and kept silence at my counsell.
- 22. After my words they spake not againe, & my speach dropped vpon them,
- 23. And they waited for me as for the raine, and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter raine.
- 24. If I laughed on them, they beleeued it not, and the light of my countenance they cast not downe.
- 25. I chose out their way, and sate chiefe, and dwelt as a king in the army, as one that comforteth the mourners.
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