29:3 When his {a} candle shined upon my head, [and when] by his light I walked [through] {b} darkness; (a) When I felt his favour. (b) I was free from affliction. 29:4 As I was in the days of my youth, when the {c} secret of God [was] upon my tabernacle; (c) That is, seemed by evident tokens to be more present with me. 29:6 When I washed my steps {d} with butter, and the rock poured me out rivers of oil; (d) By these comparisons he declares the great prosperity that he was in, so that he had no opportunity to be such a sinner as they accused him. 29:8 The young men saw me, and {e} hid themselves: and the aged arose, [and] stood up. (e) Being ashamed of their lightness and afraid of my gravity. 29:9 The princes refrained talking, and laid [their] hand on their {f} mouth. (f) Acknowledging my wisdom. 29:11 When the {g} ear heard [me], then it blessed me; and when the eye saw [me], it gave witness to me: (g) All that heard me, praised me. 29:12 Because I delivered the {i} poor that cried, and the fatherless, and [him that had] none to help him. (i) Because his adversaries did so much charge him with wickedness, he is compelled to render account of his life. 29:13 {k} The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me: and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy. (k) That is, I helped him who was in distress, and so he had cause to praise me. 29:14 I put on {l} righteousness, and it clothed me: my judgment [was] as a robe and a diadem. (l) I delighted to do justice, as others did to wear costly apparel. 29:18 Then I said, I shall die in my {m} nest, and I shall multiply [my] days as the sand. (m) That is, at home in my bed without all trouble and unquietness. 29:19 My root [was] {n} spread out by the waters, and the dew lay all night upon my branch. (n) My happiness increases. 29:22 After my words they spake not again; and my speech {o} dropped upon them. (o) That is, was pleasant to them. 29:23 And they waited for me as for the rain; and they opened their mouth wide {p} [as] for the latter rain. (p) As the dry ground thirsts for the rain. 29:24 [If] I {q} laughed on them, they believed [it] not; and the light of my countenance they {r} cast not down. (q) That is, they thought it not to be a rest, or they did not think that I would condescend to them. (r) They were afraid to offend me and cause me to be angry. 29:25 I chose out {s} their way, and sat chief, and dwelt as a king in the army, as one [that] comforteth the mourners. (s) I had them at commandment. | |