New Living Translation (NLT)
Job 29
12 For I assisted the poor in their need and the orphans who required help.
13 I helped those without hope, and they blessed me. And I caused the widows’ hearts to sing for joy.
14 Everything I did was honest. Righteousness covered me like a robe, and I wore justice like a turban.
15 I served as eyes for the blind and feet for the lame.
16 I was a father to the poor and assisted strangers who needed help.
17 I broke the jaws of godless oppressors and plucked their victims from their teeth.
18 “I thought, ‘Surely I will die surrounded by my family after a long, good life.
19 For I am like a tree whose roots reach the water, whose branches are refreshed with the dew.
20 New honors are constantly bestowed on me, and my strength is continually renewed.’
21 “Everyone listened to my advice. They were silent as they waited for me to speak.
22 And after I spoke, they had nothing to add, for my counsel satisfied them.
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