Job 29:7-17 Job Remembers His Respected Position“Whenever I went out to the city gate, a seat had been reserved for me in the plaza.

ISV⁽ⁱ⁾ ⁷ Job Remembers His Respected Position“Whenever I went out to the city gate, a seat had been reserved for me in the plaza. ⁸ The young men would see me and withdraw, and the aged would rise and stand. ⁹ Nobles would refrain from speaking, covering their mouths with their hands. ¹⁰ The voices of the commanders-in-chief were hushed, and their tongues would cling to the roofs of their mouths.”
¹¹ Job Remembers His Acts of Kindness“When people heard me speak, they blessed me; when people saw me, they approved me, ¹² because I delivered the poor who were crying for help, along with orphans who had no one to help them. ¹³ Those who were about to die blessed me, and I made widows sing for joy. ¹⁴ I put on righteousness like clothing; my just decisions were like a robe and a turban. ¹⁵ I served as eyes for the blind and feet for the lame. ¹⁶ I was a father to the needy; I diligently inquired into the case of those I didn’t know. ¹⁷ I broke the fangs of the wicked, and made him drop the prey.”